Fishing/Hunting
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Ephrata Youth Fishing Derby Saturday
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Lions Club will host its annual Youth Fishing Derby from 6 to 8 a.m. this Saturday at Ping P…
The Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
With the freezing weather we are getting right now I am looking for something to do that doesn't require putting my boat in the water. Those who have full canv…
Master Hunter applicants should begin study now
The next open enrollment period for the Master Hunter Permit Program will begin Jan. 1, 2014 and remain open until Feb. 15, 2014.
Fresh News from MarDon
For the last several years ice has been as issue for Potholes Reservoir duck hunters by the end of November. This year we have been lucky to have no ice as of …
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
Anglers have been wondering when the Methow River would close to fishing. Success had been very high in the early season, leading to speculation that the river…
Friends remember Coulee City's 'Big Wally'
COULEE CITY - More than memories are left of late fishing guru, Gordon Steinmetz.
Rich and I discover some turkeys don't have feathers
Hunting seasons continue
If the number of shotgun blasts heard around the Columbia Basin is any indication, hunters are getting opportunities to bag birds. Opportunities is the correct…
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
I have been trying to get up to Rufus Woods for weeks, and I finally got there on Wednesday. Last week by the time I was done fishing for steelhead at Bridgepo…
Rich and I learn about turkeys
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
Fishing for steelhead on the Columbia River has been tough for me this year. I haven't given up, though and made another run to Bridgeport to see if there were…
Late fall turkey season begins next Wednesday
This hunt is another great chance for mentors to take less experienced hunters into the field. Inexperienced hunters include youth, but also older hunters who …
Fresh news from MarDon
Waterfowl are migrating to Central-Eastern Washington daily. New Geese are being reported from Odessa to Vantage and many reports from the Moses Lake and Othel…
Why I hunt part two
This is the last of a two-part series about my reasons for hunting.
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
I just me with my travel partners at Journey Travel and Tours and we have the dates for the next trip to Belize. This will be my fourth trip to Ambergris Caye,…
Is the new dock producing?
We have a new fishing dock at Blue Heron Park, what many of us know as The State Park. We have seen a few people on the dock, some even fishing, but have not r…