Recreation
Mountain goat hunter beats the odds. … and the weather
BAKER CITY — Chris Bocchi peered into the scope attached to the top of his rifle and prepared ...
Recreation
Over the Blues: Hat Rock State Park offers desert beauty
It’s not the tallest, like Mount Everest. The deepest, like Hells Canyon. Or the biggest, like the Pacific ...
Local
Ducks Unlimited offers free screening of bird migration film
LA GRANDE — Ducks Unlimited has produced a “wonderful” film about the migration of bird species in North ...
Recreation
Reward rises to $4,500 in poaching of bighorn ram in Baker County
BAKER CITY — The reward has increased from $2,500 to $4,500 for information leading to the person who ...
Recreation
Bighorn sheep community offers $4,500 for information on poaching near Baker City
BAKER CITY — Law enforcement continues to pursue the individual who illegally shot a Rocky Mountain bighorn ram ...
Recreation
Base camp: Make a batch of jerky, and watch it disappear
I titled this article “It’s jerky season,” but jerky is in season all year round isn’t it? Everyone ...
Recreation
On the Trail: Trout in the waning weeks of winter
Life is better stalking the edge of a river. Or casting to a fringe of ice when the ...
Recreation
Day-use visits nearly set record at state parks in 2023
SALEM — Oregon state parks attracted a near-record number of day visitors in 2023, and the number of ...
Recreation
Ski races planned at Anthony Lakes
ANTHONY LAKES — Snow keeps falling at Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort and that’s good news for a pair ...
Recreation
The natural world: Fishing, not artificial light, elevates your mood
No sooner do I drop my terminal-weighted, two-hook rig to the bottom and reel in slack line when ...