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What’s the Purpose of the New Elk Management Plan?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, JANUARY 4, 2018

Question: I have been elk hunting with my father and brother out of state for years. My father was drawn for an elk hunt in California in the 1990s but none of us have been drawn since. We have been putting in for the draw since the preference point system started. What is the new elk management plan for, and is...
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Rain on the way, hopefully steelhead too
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JANUARY 4, 2018
Chetco River

Coming off one of the driest December’s in history, we really have nowhere to go but up as far as rainfall totals go. Eureka checked in with a measly 1.94 inches of rain for December, well below the 8.12-inch average. But there is a change on the horizon as the forecast is finally calling for some well-needed rain. The lack...
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Sideways driving vehicle
Before and After
by Don Stec, JANUARY 3, 2018

Have you ever followed a vehicle that seemed to be going sideways on the road? If you were to watch it as it went around a curve, you would notice that the vehicle could not navigate the curve smoothly. It would move from side to side in the lane. I wonder, does the driver realize how dangerous this condition is? I...
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Longerleader Fishing Will Save the Oregon Rockfish Fishery
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, JANUARY 1, 2018
Chetco River

It's been an excruciating 105 days since Oregon bottom fishermen have been prohibited to fish for rockfish, cabezon and lingcod since the fishery was completely shut down on September 18. But it is now January of 2018 and the rockfish situation is starting to look very hopeful. Anglers can now keep 5 rockfish of their choice a day plus an additional 2...
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Happy Solstice, Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, DECEMBER 28, 2017

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and will have a Happy New Year. I was away for a few weeks for my family Holiday Gathering so there was no fishing report for you to read. I greatly appreciate all of your readers of my column and wish you great fishing for the New Year. Remember to get your new license...
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Oregon postpones 2018 sport abalone season until further evaluation
by ODFW, DECEMBER 28, 2017

ODFW is calling a time-out on abalone season, postponing the 2018 recreational season that was set to open on Jan. 1until further review and Commission consideration in March. The decision follows California’s closure of its 2018 abalone season due to concerns over the health of the population. Abalone stocks in California have fallen below target levels as abalone face ongoing environmental conditions that have...
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