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Anglers heads to Chile in search of ... Monsters of Misterioso

AKE MISTERIOSO, Chile - The knot that connects the fly line to the backing usually isn't something I worry about. I buy a new line every few years, attach it to ...

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Vintage run gives old sleds new life

It was a picture-perfect Saturday for the eighth annual Mount Misery Snowdrifters Vintage Snowmobile Show-n-Ride at the Clearwater lookout in the Umatilla National Forest out of Pomeroy. As registration closed, 31 vintage machines had made the voyage in trailers from as far away as the Oregon coast. Willie and ...

Selway-Bitterroot Foundation fundraiser set Saturday

The nonprofit Selway-Bitterroot Foundation will hold its fourth annual winter gathering Saturday in Lewiston. The fundraising event starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Sage Baking Co., 1303 Main St., and includes a silent auction and raffle, live music and a reading by Moscow author Dennis Baird from his book "The ...

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Whitetail management plan open for comments OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is taking public comment on its draft plan to guide management of whitetail deer populations. The five-year plan outlines strategies for sustainably managing whitetails throughout their range in eastern Washington. Other key goals include maintaining stable ...

Starweek

Question of the weekWhat object is also known as Barnard 33? The answer will be in next week's column.Last week's question: Where is the largest volcano located? Answer: The largest volcano also happens to be the largest mountain in the solar system. To find the largest volcano, you'll need to ...

Brag Board

Photographs of outdoors-related activities are being accepted for publication, both online and in the weekly Outdoors section. Wildlife, fish and scenic photos should be of regional interest and good quality and may be submitted electronically to the Outdoors Brag Board at www.lmtribune.com/brag-board/. Vintage photos will also be accepted. Electronic images must ...

Gator wrestling hits big time

MIAMI - Until now, alligator wrestling might have been considered a poor career choice. The pay is not steady, the travel is exhausting, and the occupational hazards are apparent. Now a group of alligator wrestlers say they want to change all that, except for the hazardous part, which they say isn't ...

Wolves may have killed teacher in Alaskan town

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Authorities were in an Alaska Peninsula village this week investigating whether a 32-year-old schoolteacher, found dead off a road leading out of town, was killed in a wolf attack, according to state and local officials. The body of Candice Berner, of Slippery Rock, Pa., was discovered Monday evening ...

People howling over rumors of wolves

DENVER - The news had scarcely gotten out that a western Colorado rancher suspected he had wolves on his land when the phone started ringing at state wildlife offices. "Get rid of them, and do it quietly," one caller said. "You need to make sure no one is trying to shoot ...