Timothy Egan: There was a great t-shirt that appeared after the Bay Area earthquake of 1989: nature bats last. What do you think of this strategy? Timothy Egan: It's a great strategy. Mark Tercek: You are a master storyteller in your writing.
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They were from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages the Moosehorn Wildlife Refuge, which owns the land that the state park and boat launch sit on. They put up barricades -- wooden sawhorses with signs that read, "Area beyond this sign closed. All public entry prohibited," and "Government shutdown.
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They put up barricades -- wooden sawhorses with signs that read, "Area beyond this sign closed. All public entry prohibited," and "Government shutdown. Paul LePage, who announced Tuesday that he plans to visit the park later this week.
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...fall in Eastern Oregon means hunting season. With upland game bird season kicking off last week, the fall turkey season is set to begin Tuesday and run through Dec. 31. According to Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Biologist Jim Cadwell, the season might have a slow start this year. "Because of the weather, birds are still spread pretty wide," Cadwell said. "Snow in the high country hasn't pushed any birds down. Weather is a big factor." Cadwell said turkey...
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...to work on solutions. "Elk and hunting elk is a big economic issue in Elko. There's got to be a way to deal with it," Williams said. Idaho House Speaker Scott Bedke, an Oakley Republican, said the elk problem is getting worse. When they turned out the cattle to graze this year on his ranch, which extends from Cassia County to Box Elder and Elko counties, they saw up to 500 head of elk, he said. Not that many elk are harvested by hunters, Bedke said. Other...
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Nonetheless, we stepped off energetically onto a state wildlife management area that we've hunted previously on the opener, and done well. A detailed look at the state roadside counts issued by the Department of Natural Resources this fall show that, while ringnecks were down statewide by 29 percent, rooster numbers were actually up.
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He questioned whether the fish were being handled properly. Monday there were far fewer fish in the stream than are seen in the video.
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Some gated ramps and day-use areas are closed, but many remain available. A registered team drawn randomly also will win $250. Rutledge, an avid crappie angler and friend and neighbor to Bobby Garland, acquired the brand from him in 2002. Complications from strokes led to his death on Feb. 22.
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Lead ammunition is one of the leading sources of this poison left in the environment. Condors are among this nation's most endangered wildlife and lead fragments left behind in the carcasses of dead animals that they feed on have been a leading cause of condor deaths. The federal government should follow Governor Brown's example and end the use of lead ammunition for hunting on public lands, particularly on national wildlife refuges.
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Oct. 14--Mary Kay Wolf knows what it's like to lose a job. She has been laid off. She brought the YWCA into the limelight with public events and fundraising, said Brent Smith, a La Crosse attorney and United Way board member. The YWCA's annual budget climbed from $400,000 to about $1 million.
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