The Outdoor Edge

The Trinity River valley and Hoopa are under “Excessive Heat Warning” at tis time and through the week. It has reached 118 during the last week and predicted to reach 108 this week. Of course, that affects the water too. From the CDC water flow reports the river will reach 70.8 degrees. If the water reaches 72 degrees that is...
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Memorial Day Weekend has passed and the Trinity River flows are dropping. It is always sad to hear that the river has claimed another life but that is the dangers of the river at this time of year and not matter how we try to let the public know about these dangers someone misses the message. Please know that the...
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Just about all outdoor men and women have a few, favorite items they've kept over the years, things that for one reason or another, seem to hang around for a long time.  There are reasons for this. First, the item is obviously useful. Secondly, it has been made well, and has been able to endure the ravages of countless treks afield....
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We’d just arrived at Lower Klamath and Tulelake. It was a waterfowler’s paradise. There were thousands of ducks and geese. It was cold, the skies were cloudy, and the wind was steadily increasing. The stage was set for a great hunt. Roger and I were giddy with excitement. Our first draw at the Tulelake check station was a space blind --...
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Like many waterfowlers, I’ve been around hunting dogs as long as I can remember. More than likely, when I came home from the hospital as a newborn, there was a hunting dog of some sort riding with me and my mother in the back of my grandfather’s 38 Plymouth sedan. The first hair to grace my bald, infant scalp was...
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