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Author: Andy Walgamott

Hunting And Fishing With Jo, Part 4

We had cold hands, and the hunt was over because of it. Naturally we needed breakfast, again, because we “didn’t want to waste our pack snacks when there is a town full of restaurants.” I was mapping out how to get to all the spots recommended by my friend and answering curious questions in the McDonald’s parking lot when I heard a little snore from behind me. Jo was out cold.

Hunting And Fishing With Jo, Part 3

Five years have passed since that first grouse hunt, and Jo’s grown out of her “Daddy pack.” She opts for shoulder rides instead, but most of the time she walks, or runs. She stops to pick and smell flowers, wipe the curly blonde hair from her eyes and stuff her pant pockets with rocks that I later collect from my dryer.

Hunting And Fishing With Jo, Part 2

Now the real challenges started. The hunting and fishing part – I know how to do that. But how do I teach them to my child? How do I make it fun all the time? How do I make the slow days as fun as fast days? How do I answer the trillion and a half questions? And just how many snacks do I have to bring?!?

Hunting And Fishing With Jo, Part 1

I’ve always considered myself a free spirit. I’ve been known to throw caution – as well as all other rational decision-making tools – to the wind. I always wanted a new adventure. I wanted to experience new things as much as I could before the inevitable aging process took its course. 

How WDFW Pinched A Suspected Crab Pot Thief

No doubt the tide collects its share of crab pots deployed in Puget Sound, but a Lynnwood man is suspected of actively swiping them from sport and tribal crabbers last year.

OR North Coast Bay Clamming, South Coast Razor Clamming Reopen

Clamming in bays has reopened on Oregon’s North Coast from the Washington border to Cascade Head, and razor clamming has reopened on the South Coast from Cape Blanco to California, ODFW and the Oregon Department of Agriculture announced this afternoon as PSP levels have dropped below closure thresholds for two rounds of testing.

Columbia Sockeye Run Off To Fast Start

Big run? Record run? Just an early run? It’s hard to say for sure, but the sockeye count at Bonneville Dam is popping eyebrows and raising expectations.