Out of beer and three sheets to the wind, the three deer poachers turned west on Newville Road and headed northeast toward Paskenta. Rounding the first bend, they passed the ghost town of Newville. Newville had thrived from the early 1850s until 1929, when all but a few buildings burned to the ground. During its heyday, the little pioneer town boasted...
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Question: When hunting bears, how can you be certain that the adult you are stalking does not have a cub nearby? And what should be done if after the harvesting of a bear, you determine or find out that it had a cub hidden from sight (like up a tree)? (Dwight H.) Answer: As you track the bear and do not...
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First winter steelhead arrive in some coastal rivers Thanksgiving is the traditional “start” of the winter steelhead fishing on many coastal rivers. Rains and higher water levels will bring fish into the rivers but the best fishing will be when water levels start to drop. Keep an eye on water levels and the weekly Recreation Report, and be ready to hit the...
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North Coast rivers are likely seeing the last of the late fall-run salmon push in this week as all of the rivers are back on the drop following last weekend’s storms. The majority of these late-season kings have already made their way up rivers like the Chetco, Smith, Mad, Van Duzen and Eel, but you can bet a few more...
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During FISHBIO’s memorable rafting survey through the Upper Tuolumne River earlier this year, we survived our share of whitewater scares. Our most harrowing float included Miracle Mile on the Cherry Creek run, which drops 200 feet per mile and is possibly the most challenging commercially run whitewater rafting spot in the nation. As we made our descent with the help of rafting guides...
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December 1 usually marks the first day that recreational crabbers can start harvesting Dungeness crab.  But impending storms are not the only reason why that opener will not be occurring this year. High levels of a deadly toxin called domoic acid has caused the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Oregon Department of Agriculture to issue statements closing all...
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