Nine year old McKenzie Chambers tagged this magnificant mule deer buck on the Quarter Circle Diamond Ranch in Eastern Oregon last weekend using a Mentor Tag supplied by her mother. Oregon has offered the Mentored Youth Hunter Program since 2008 as a way to get youth involved in hunting again and from the looks of […]
Most of the gasoline blends you'll find nowadays contain an additive called E10 (Ethanol) that only has as shelf life about 45 to 60 days. If your boat is operated thru the winter months and you're keeping fresh fuel in it constantly the E10 shouldn't cause too many problems. If steps aren't taken to properly […]
Finally…someone that speaks my language! Check out the hilarious video below from Beattie Productions produced for the Drake Flyfishing Magazine Video Awards. I just couldn't leave this one alone…perfecto!
Guide Bill Meyer with a dime brite silver salmon caught on a twitched jig. Twitching marabou, zonker strip, and hoochie-skirted jigs for fall coho has proven to be a deadly technique on the rivers of Western Washington for fickle, lock-jawed silvers. 1/8 to as large as 1/2 ounce jigs in sizes 1/0 and 2/0 are […]
AND WE WON!!!! The commission made some minor modifications to Option A to underscore the need for better reporting, enforcement and education to increase reporting. Then, by a vote of 7-2 they adopted Option A. Let's give credit to all of the groups that were involved in getting this done. I also want to give […]
The following letter, signed by ten Legislators of the State of Washington expressed what we sportfishers have known for a long, long time. We are getting the short end of the stick and have been for years upon years… The difference now is that we have some political support to aid our cause: The commercial […]
That's right folks, it's almost duck hunting season and if you haven't had your scattergun or your calls out of the closet since last year… you need some help! Luckily, Professor Robert Strong of Duck Calling University and RuckusOutfitters.com is on the case! Join the "Dean of the Duck Call" Robert Strong at Duck Calling […]
With hunting season in full swing my email account is starting to light up with photos from successful big game hunts from folks in the Outdoor Line network. I just recieved this photo and report from northwest angling legend and Yakima Bait Company marketing representative Buzz Ramsey after his recent moose hunt in Northern British […]
I finally got the chance to fish the John's River mouth in Grays Harbor for salmon. In the past, football and lack of knowledge about the fishery have always been in the way of me trying this great and sometimes wide open salmon fishery. That all changed this past weekend when John Keizer of Salt Patrol […]
On my office wall is a European skull mount of a beautiful whitetail that I harvested in Eastern Washington eleven years ago. While my knuckle-dragging friends and I think it's quite attractive, the rest of the folks that spy the antlered skull perched on the wall either give me an "ewww" or they curl a […]
