Northwest Outdoors
NORTHWEST TERRITORY Diamond in the rough is unpolished
Posted: October 8, 2009 4:30 a.m.A bassin’ boom initiated by the impoundment of Bull Shoals Lake in 1952 spawned a lakeside community with the grandiose name of Diamond City.
Big Lonesome
Tests suggest that it’s time to get bullish
Posted: October 8, 2009 4:29 a.m.The Central Pro-Am championship bass tournament last weekend on Bull Shoals Lake provided an excellent test of the fishing potential of a sprawling reservoir that is often overlooked.
ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN Shovelnose sturgeon protected
Posted: October 8, 2009 2:59 a.m.Apparently, shovelnose sturgeon are about to be taken off the menu for commercial fishermen.
ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN Deer-vehicle collisions on upward trajectory
Posted: October 4, 2009 3:49 a.m.Autumn is when whitetailed deer go looking for love, and that's when Arkansans are most likely to encounter them.
OUTDOOR BRIEFS
Posted: October 1, 2009 4:19 a.m.The 30th annual Homer Sloan Buddy Bass Tournament will be Saturday at Table Rock Lake, taking off from Campbell Point and Kings River marinas.
Fishing report
Posted: October 1, 2009 4:15 a.m.BEAVER As of Wednesday, the lake was at 1,120.8 feet, a few inches below normal level.
Sharpshooters
Saunders Memorial Black Powder Match is a blast from the past
Posted: October 1, 2009 3:21 a.m.The sound of motorcycles swarming the highways for the Bikes, Blues & BBQ festival wasn't the only rolling thunder heard in the region last weekend.
NORTHWEST TERRITORY: Lightweight rainwear passes test
Posted: October 1, 2009 3:21 a.m.In every outdoorsman's life, the rain must fall, so it's best to be prepared for the inevitable instances of wet, windy and cold weather.
ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN Shooting down turkey season just a beginning
Posted: September 27, 2009 3:57 a.m.In 1997, citing declining numbers of lesser prairie chickens, the Oklahoma Conservation Commission voted to close the hunting season for prairie chickens.
AGFC gobbles up fall seasons
Posted: September 25, 2009 6 a.m.The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission voted 4-2 Thursday to cancel the 2009 fall archery and modern gun turkey seasons.
Canoe-dling
Paddlers design devices to haul boats without straining the back
Posted: September 24, 2009 3:50 a.m.Recent float-fishing trips on the Kings River with Wayne Williams of Rockhouse and Terry Fredrick of Fayetteville provided occasions to appreciate their custom-built canoe carriers.
OUTDOOR BRIEFS
Posted: September 24, 2009 3:49 a.m.The annual Beaver Lake Cleanup will be Saturday, with headquarters at Rocky Branch Recreation Area east of Rogers.
NORTHWEST TERRITORY: Deer count heartens bowhunters
Posted: September 24, 2009 3:47 a.m.Bowhunters are by nature an optimistic crew. So as always, hopes are high for the Oct. 1 opening of archery deer season in Northwest Arkansas.
Fishing report
Posted: September 24, 2009 3:47 a.m.Northwest & North-Central Arkansas BEAVER As of Wednesday, the lake was at 1,120.8 feet, a few inches below normal level.
Make hunting simple
Stick to basics for clothes, firearms, scopes
Posted: September 20, 2009 3:31 a.m.Autumn is coming, and many sportsmen are hunting for some new equipment.