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Check this blog Saturday afternoon to read about Chester Allen's experiences as he visits Vail to talk to deer hunters about the opening day of modern firearms season. Chester also will write a column on the opener that will appear in The Olympian's print edition Sunday.
Start untangling those decoy anchor lines and patch up those shot holes, as waterfowl season is less than two months away. And a special duck season for youth hunters will happen on Sept. 20 through 21.
I'm here in familiar digs -- Hood River, Ore. -- on my nine-day "Staycation," and the local blueberry crop is coming off the vines and pretty directly into my mouth.
I found myself in the famous Miner's Drive-In hamburger joint right outside of Yakima Monday afternoon, and I couldn't resist going in for a big burger -- a really big burger.
So, I'm on the outdoors road around Oregon and Washington this week, and I'm finding that the reading-- in the form of bumper stickers -- is good while you're driving. Seen on Highway 26 in Oregon: "PMS = Punish Men Severely."
Hunters who applied for a 2008 special-hunt permit can see if they lucked out with a visit to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife website.
The Olympic National Park's first possible case of rabies since 1977 has struck a woman who was in the Ozette campground late last week.
The popular South Fork Hoh Campground will close from July 7 through August 1. The closure will restrict access to the South Fork of the Hoh Trail in Olympic National Park.
Families with foster children just got one big reason to head to a Washington State Park this summer: free campsites.
Memorial Day weekend is almost here, but don’t put away those skis and snowboards just yet.
I wrote an outing story earlier this week about setting aside some time in mid-June to explore a South Sound beach during the lowest tides of the year.