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Tight Lines: A reassessment of ice fishing
Those who know me well know that hovering over a frozen hole has never really been my favorite…
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Refuge Notebook: Climate change does not bode well for snowshoe hares
Ever wonder what happens to snowshoe hares when they seasonally molt from their brown to their white winter…
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An Outdoor View: Fishing the forum
When fishing opportunities are few, I sometimes enjoy fishing in the various forums on the Internet. You never…
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Jim Bridger: The man, the myth, the legend
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — For a 19th century mountain man, Jim Bridger has been getting a lot of…
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Refuge Notebook: How science helps manage the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Scientific research is something all of us were exposed to in school and something we hear routinely in…
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An Outdoor View: Observations on salmon fishing
Author’s note: This column previously appeared in the Clarion June, 6, 2003. I’ve edited it for brevity. —…
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Biathlon combines the speed of skiing with marksmanship
WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. — It’s 17 degrees outside and I’m lying on my stomach in the snow with…
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Peninsula has plenty of places for snowshoes – or ice spikes
Kenai Peninsula Outdoor Club member Julie Williams, of Kenai, will tell you some of her favorite trails for…
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Refuge Notebook: Conserving nature’s stage in Alaska
The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1980 with passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation…
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An Outdoor View: Sea stories
On Monday, a team of four women arrived at Cairn, Australia, in a 29-foot boat, having rowed from…
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Refuge Notebook: Celebrate the Kenai Refuge’s 75th birthday in 75 ways
I’ve started a new tradition in our home for 2016. Every Friday night we write down something special…
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An Outdoor View: Curiosity
I have an irrepressible urge that goes back to my childhood. Whenever I go past water of any…
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Tight Lines: In defense of catch-and-release
Les Palmer’s recent article, and scathing condemnation of catch-and-release fishing, certainly stirred a great deal of debate and…
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Making sure food from your garden is safe to eat
Gardening delivers produce that is tastier, cheaper and safer than store-bought, right? Well, not necessarily safer. “There’s always…
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Refuge Notebook: The Dark Side – photographing our nightscape
I recently received a gift for gracefully aging of a Canon D3300. Being a photography hobbyist and a…
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An Outdoor View: The value of patience
“Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.” — Saadi It occurred to me the other…
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Curling: Harder than it looks – but lots of fun
The key to curling success is two-fold: put more weight on the broom than the stone and, most…
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Soldotna debuts ‘bubble soccer’
Surprise body-checking is a thing. Slide tackling friends is a thing. Soccer on ice is the thing. With…
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Refuge Notebook: Christmas Bird Counts – a new family tradition
As we say goodbye to our meager snow accumulation and brace ourselves for another warm week this winter,…
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An Outdoor View: Evolution
Author’s note: Nothing much has changed since this column first appeared in the Clarion on Aug. 25, 2006.…