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Outdoors blog archive for May 19, 2014

MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014

Male sage grouse strutting in Montana. (Jaimie Johnson)

Montana may curtail hunting of sage grouse

HUNTING -- Here's some disturbing news from Montana, which we might have considered to be the "last best place" for sage grouse: With preliminary results from Montana’s spring surveys showing a continued population decline of the state’s largest native upland game bird, wildlife officials will…

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Tinelle Bustam starts as Republic District ranger on June 5, 2014. (U.S. Forest Service)

Colville Forest names Republic ranger

PUBLIC LANDS -- Tinelle Bustam, Public Services Staff Officer on the El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico, is heading to Washington to become the Republic District ranger on the Colville National Forest starting June 5. Bustam, has been with the Forest Service for four…

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A family group does some heavy lifting after a successful day of Columbia River salmon fishing with Adventure Guide Service. (Adventure Guide Service)

Columbia Basin fisheries ideas due May 30

FISHING -- People with ideas about how to improve state sportfishing rules in the Columbia River Basin have until May 30 to submit their proposals to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. State fish managers will consider proposed rules submitted by the public for…

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