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Fish and Wildlife seeks ‘historic’ hunting expansion

BOARDMAN — When is a wildlife refuge not really a refuge? How about when the wildlife inhabiting it…

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May cycling challenge helps fill void

LA GRANDE — When the coronavirus pandemic led to the cancellation of race after race that cyclists Elijah…

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The Thrill of the Hunt

I don’t think I’m especially gullible but recently I spent the better part of an hour nosing into…

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Caught Ovgard | Failure sucks, until you finally suc(k)ceed

SPRAGUE RIVER — James Dyson sucked for a long time before he finally made something that didn’t suck…

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Bloomin’ Blues | Pendleton-area wildflowers putting on a show

Last week I listed four wildflowers that can be found in Pendleton, mostly around open hillsides and near…

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Umatilla National Forest temporarily closes Forest Service Road 54 due to flood damage

PENDLETON — The North Fork John Day Ranger District has temporarily closed Forest Service Road 54 due to…

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Ready For My Close-Up

For every mountain I believe there is one place, one vantage point, from which the peak appears particularly…

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Spring trout on the fly

PENDLETON — My Tundra bounced up onto the old wood plank bridge. The dark planks rocked and popped…

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Caught Ovgard | Fisherpeople are self-isolators even without the coronavirus

SALEM — In the past week, Oregon reopened fishing to nonresidents and began allowing access to certain state…

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Bloomin’ Blues | Wildflowers now blooming in and around Pendleton

PENDLETON — As spring progresses into summer, it’s nice to know there are native wildflowers blooming much closer…

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