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FISH ON -- Redside Revelation
by Mark Bachmann/MT
The big “Redside” is five pounds, 23 inches long...
June 1, 2015
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FISH ON -- Chinook Salmon
by Mark Bachmann/MT
There are many indications that in the past the Sandy...
April 1, 2015
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Fish On: The Deschutes
by Mark Bachmann/MT
You are waist deep in the riffle, the shadows and reflections...
March 1, 2015
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Fish On
by Mark Bachmann/MT
The Sandy River falls 6,000 feet in 55 miles...
February 2, 2015
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Fish On
The Sandy River in northwestern Oregon is undoubtedly...
January 1, 2015
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Mountain Wild: CROWS
by Larry Berteau/MT
Imagine a devoted parent able to speak to his or her child...
December 2, 2014
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MOUNTAIN WILD: Nuts n Squirrels
by Larry Berteau/MT
They don’t get much respect, but they don’t give much either...
November 2, 2014
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Mountain Wild: BEARS
by Larry Berteau/MT
Black bears are not always black...
September 1, 2014
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Mountain Wild: BEAVER
by Larry Berteau/MT
Our forest community is host to the American beaver...
August 2, 2014
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Mountain Wild: COYOTES
by Larry Berteau/MT
They howl, they yip, they’ve been called the “Song Dog”...
July 1, 2014
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MOUNTAIN WILD: Look, But Don't Touch
by Larry Berteau/MT
Often times our best intentions have unintended consequences...
June 1, 2014
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Mountain Wild: SPIDERS
by Larry Berteau/MT
Although the urban legend of “never being more than six feet...
May 1, 2014
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