FISHING -- Starting Wednesday (Oct. 16), fishing will open for hatchery steelhead on the mainstem upper Columbia, Wenatchee, Icicle, Methow and Okanogan rivers until further notice. In addition, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that the Similkameen River will open to hatchery steelhead…
HUNTING -- California will become the first state to ban lead ammunition for all types of hunting, according to a bill signed into law signed today by Gov. Jerry Brown. The ban is set to be fully phased in by July 1, 2019, in order…
PUBLIC LANDS -- As the federal government shutdown advances to Day 11, I was buoyed by this headline and story today: Utah loans federal gov't $1.7-million to open 5 national parks On Saturday, the five national parks in Utah, as well as Natural Bridges, Glen…
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