Dungeness Derby winner to get Cobra Navigator Kayak

By Mike Mogler
12/22/11 -- Crabbing from a kayak can be interesting and if you enter a derby coming up in January you could win a Cobra Navigator Kayak. I got the good news after visiting the Headwaters Adventure Company in Redding...  Full Story

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Avoiding kayaking injuries

By Marna Powell, Kayak Zak's 
Before You Paddle: Warm up cold muscles with movement and exercise. Do not stretch your cold muscles. Dress for the water. Eat a balanced meal and drink plenty of fluids. Double-check your kayak, gear...  Full Story

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Fishing Humboldt Bay from a sea kayak

By Casey Allen
7/18/11 -- My first experience fishing from a sea kayak came in 2007. The stiff north breeze was not a deterrent according to my guide, Hawk Martin, owner of Humboats Kayak Adventures.“We won’t be...  Full Story

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Drift kayaking on California’s north coast

By John “Hawk” Martin Humboats Kayak Adventures (707) 443-5157
Over the last several years California’s North coast rivers have seen an influx of anglers taking to kayaks to stalk Salmon...  Full Story

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Kayak Crabbing – Set up and rewards

It’s not too late in the season to get out on your yak and pull up pot loads of Dungeness crabs. use this time as an opportunity...  Full Story

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Outdoor Reports News

Slingshot hunting

California DFG Outdoor Q&As by Carrie Wilson
02/13/12 -- Question: I have been searching for any regulations specifically regarding slingshots but have found no clear reference to them within the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) hunting regulations. As written, slingshots are...Full Story

I Was an Indoor (Outdoor) Slave

I wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to all those kind folks who sent me “get well” cards and flowers during my recent, self-imposed stay at the Broken Antlers Rehabilitation Clinic. I’m especially indebted...Full Story

Drawing prizes awarded to ISE Visitors

02/02/12 -- Thomas Lehn of Hayward won the MyOutdoorBuddy ISE Grand Prize drawing, a bucket of wares with a value over $250. The prizes included three LoopRope packs, four packages of Pro-Cure Gel fish attractant...Full Story

Partners sought to keep parks open

02/02/12 -- California State Parks’ Director Ruth Coleman announced today that a series of five workshops will be held across the State in its continuing effort to find partners to help keep parks open. The workshops are...Full Story

CA Duck Days, February 25

02/01/12 -- California Duck Days, the annual northern California wetlands festival, will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 25th at the Department of Fish and Game's Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters in...Full Story

Oregon DFW opens wildlife art contest

02/01/12 -- The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife invites artists to enter its Habitat Conservation Stamp art contest. The winning artist will receive $3000 and his or her artwork will be used to produce a stamp and...Full Story

$30 million available for landowners

01/31/12 -- Private landowners interested in enhancing, restoring or protecting their wetlands with the Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) should get their applications...Full Story

OR weekly recreation report

01/31/12 -- All hunters that report hunt results on time are entered into a contest to win a special big game tag (deer, elk or pronghorn) with an extended season and expanded hunt area. The deadline for reporting hunts...Full Story

Oregon trails on list for historic places

01/30/12 -- The Lake Mountain Trail, Big Tree Trail, Cliff Nature Trail and No Name Trail, located within the Oregon Caves Historic District boundary increase nomination are Oregon’s latest entries in the National...Full Story

Britt Classical Festival celebrates 50 years

01/30/12 -- The Britt Classical Festival, held annually in Jacksonville, has unveiled all the programs, special events and guest artists in store for the 2012 event. Organizers say the response to plans so far has been great...Full Story

Wild horse and burro adoption in Ferndale

01/27/12 -- Wild horses from public ranges across Northern California and Northwest Nevada will be available for public adoption Saturday, February 11, at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds in Ferndale, California...Full Story

MyOutdoorBuddy welcomes a new storyteller

By Frank Galusha
01/27/12 -- This week marks the introduction of a new feature, "The Outdoor Edge," a column by Don Webster, author of the forthcoming book, Bury Me in My Waders - An Old Duck Hunter Recalls His Fowl Past...Full Story

Fundraiser for orphan foals

01/26/12 -- Bailey Creek Lodge, the prestigious fly fishing destination, and Chilly Pepper-Miracle Mustang Rescue continue to join forces to raise money for the “Honey Bandit – Winter Warm and Dry” project as winter has...Full Story

Sportsman Expo returns to Chico, April 14-15

01/26/12 -- Exhibitors and attendees are looking forward to the second annual North State Sportsman Expo that is quickly establishing itself as a ‘must attend’ event among sportsmen and women in Northern California... Full Story

February DFG calendar

01/23/12 -- This is a list of events and dates on the California Department of Fish & Game (DFG) Calendar for February in Northern California. Note: On weekends at the Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve there will be... Full Story

Check out Bald Eagles with BLM

01/23/12 -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host free guided hikes to look for wintering bald eagles in the Cache Creek Natural Area in Lake County on Saturdays in January and February. Hikes will be held, January 21 and 28...Full Story

​Booths available at Nor-Cal Sports Show

By Frank Galusha
01/13/12 -- Nor Cal Productions announced today limited availability of inside and outside commercial booths at the 26th Annual 2012 Boat, Sport & RV Show to be held at the Shasta District Fairgrounds March 2nd, 3rd  & 4th in Anderson...Full Story

Lassen Park offers free film festival

01/10/12 -- Visitors are invited to discover winter at Lassen Volcanic National Park through outdoor fun and film at the first annual Lassen Film Festival on Saturday, January 14. In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., the film festival...Full Story

Rolling Hills Casino; your winter respite

By Chuck Giles
01/10/12 -- Normally this time of year would find golfers and fishermen dreaming about the days when they could get back on the links or on the lakes to enjoy a sunny day. Instead, Mother Nature has chosen...Full Story

DFG invites comment on American Pika

12/30/11 -- The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is seeking public comment on a proposal to list the American pika as an endangered or threatened species. American pikas (Ochotona princeps) are small lagomorphs...Full Story

Wildflower tours set at N. Table Mtn. Reserve

12/28/11 -- The public is invited to join DFG naturalists for a free tour of North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve near Oroville this spring. Tour leaders and local field experts will point out and discuss the area's unique...Full Story

Tips for better outdoor photos

Article and photos by Casey Allen 
12/26/11 -- Here are some basic tips that will help you get better hunting, fishing, landscape and wildlife photos whether you use a compact digital or a DSLR camera. Good luck and please share your favorite photos with our readers...Full Story

Sportsman’s Warehouse grand opening set

By Gary Heffley
12/13/11 -- The new Sportsman’s Warehouse has announced the Grand Opening Date for their newest location in Redding, California. The store is located at 1559 Hilltop Drive (the site of the old Gottschalk’s store). The official...Full Story

Lassen Park open for winter recreation

11/26/11 -- The scenic drive through Lassen Volcanic National Park has been transformed by the recent storms to a scenic winter trail, according to a recent announcement from Lassen Park Superintendent Darlene M. Koontz....Full Story

Take Heed! Obey the laws

By Gary Heffley
11/19/11—I am going to take a very unpopular stance here but here goes. This evening’s Redding news includes that of a women struck by a train on a hike to Mossbrae Falls. While everyone wishes and prays for her a safe recovery...Full Story

Whiskeytown calls to plein-air artists

11/13/11 -- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area’s Artist-in-Residence Program is seeking submissions from professional plein-air artists to apply for the park’s 2012 residencies.  Selected artists will have the opportunity to spend up to four weeks in an artists’ cabin in Whiskeytown to produce new works...Full Story

California Waterfowl fundraising events

10/26/11 -- CWA fundraising events are scheduled somewhere nearly every week. Check this list, mark your calendar for the event nearest you and be sure to attend – CWA and its many chapters are helping the ducks...Full Story

Klamath/Lake/Modoc/Siskiyou Area Events

10/23/11 – This list is reproduced to benefit the people of Klamath, Lake, Modoc and Siskiyou Counties of Southern Oregon and Northern California, Updated entries are shown in red. Submit events for inclusion to rustm@fireserve.net...Full Story

Umpqua Basin Cleanup set for September

8/05/11 – The Partnership for Umpqua Rivers is inviting citizens to help keep the river clean by joining the 29th Annual Umpqua Basin Cleanup, September 17-18 and 24-25, 2011. The Umpqua Basin cleanup is self-directed with numerous locations...Full Story

Where is the State of Jefferson?

7/24/11 -- MyOutdoorBuddy.com often makes reference to our coverage being in the State of Jefferson, but where and what exactly is it? The State of Jefferson is a mythical state of existence in the minds of many...Full Story

Outdoor Issues & Opinion

Reader says Herger wrong about Agenda 21

02/03/12 -- Wally Herger is quite mistaken in his belief that the United Nations (UN) and their Agenda 21 is not happening in the USA, because he says, “A 21 is not legally binding and it would require submission to the U.S. Senate... Full Story

What’s the buzz about “Agenda 21?”

By Congressman Wally Herger
01/26/11 -- Over the course of the last several months, in town hall meetings and in other venues, I have repeatedly been asked whether the United Nations is playing a role in land management decisions by federal agencies... Full Story

Open Letter to TRRP from Trinity Guides

01/25/2012  -- Editor’s Note: The following letter from the Trinity River Guides Association regarding the controversial Trinity River Restoration Program has been delivered to Brian Person, Chair of the Trinity Management Council... Full Story

Klamath Dam removal could be calamity

Editor’s Note: An article by Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee of Friday, November 25 has prompted a reply by John W. Menke, A.A., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., retired professor UC Davis and UC Berkeley (1973-98). Dr. Menke... Full Story

Draft interim strategic vision released

11/22/11 -- The California Fish and Wildlife Strategic Vision Executive Committee today released the draft interim strategic vision for public review. This document is the first draft of potential recommendations for a strategic... Full Story

A wheel alignment rattle problem

By Don Stec, Coachmaster of Redding 
10/12/11 --  She walked into the shop waiting room area and announced loudly for all to hear. “I have had three wheel alignments, two of the shops were incompetent and the third is a crook. Can I trust you to solve my problem... Full Story

Misconceptions about wheel alignment

By Don Stec
This column has to do with common misconceptions the general public has about wheel alignment. Complaint: I have had my car aligned three times in three different places and it just keeps slipping out of alignment... Full Story

Ramps are crowded, mind your manners

Article and photos by Chuck Giles
6/20/11 – A few months ago, I wrote about basic boat ramp etiquette. After visiting Lime Saddle Marina today, I feel it may be time for a refresher. First of all, learn to back up a trailer. Go to a vacant parking lot... Full Story

Compulsive Behavior

By Don Stec
6/19/11 -- I have compulsive behavior, (a compulsory or obligatory desire to do something.)  I can not control it even if I try; I automatically go into compulsory behavior.  It is even worse... Full Story

Blade Part IV -- Gone but not the end!  

Article & photos by Jean Bilodeaux
5/23/11 -- Blade was gathered by a helicopter chasing him and his band into a trap. He was transferred to a holding pen and there he died. BLM states that their wild horse gathers average less than one percent death rate... Full Story

Trailer wheel alignment

By Don Stec
There are a lot of mysteries in life.  Science can answer many of them but I don’t think the subject I am discussing is a scientific mystery. It is, I believe, a lack of knowledge and incorrect information... Full Story

BLADE Part III -- Primary Presence?

By Jean Bilodeaux
Wild horse herds can roam on land, “devoted principally but not exclusively to their welfare in keeping with the multiple-use management concept for the public lands,” Wild Horse and Burro Act, 1971... Full Story

Blade Part II -- Omen for wild horses

By Jean Bilodeaux, ©2010 Bilodeaux 
Carter Reservoir Wild Horses—photo by Darice Massey
“Congress finds and declares that wild free-roaming horses and burros are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West... Full Story

BLADE – harbinger of things to come  

Photo Story by Jean Bilodeaux, Cedarville, CA
It was May 6, 2007 when we first saw him, while finishing an afternoon horseback ride on the public lands east of Cedarville.... Full Story