Buddy Gough
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NORTHWEST TERRITORY: A forest’s best friend often is fire
Posted: October 29, 2009 4:35 a.m.When the early settlers of North America began to cut down the land’s virgin timber, they left stumps that survived to provide clues to the history of the forests.
Reel Recovery
Retreat for cancer survivors hooks participants on fly fishing
Posted: October 29, 2009 4:34 a.m.Fly fishing is good — and good for you — was the lesson learned by a special group of men angling for trout Saturday below Norfork Dam.
Heavenly sights in Devil’s Den
Hike reveals park’s hollows, fall foliage and handsome hills
Posted: October 22, 2009 5:38 a.m.The patriotic anthem “America the Beautiful” came to mind Saturday morning while taking in heavenly views at a state park bearing the unlikely name of Devil’s Den.
NORTHWEST TERRITORY: Hunting of deer hard to judge
Posted: October 22, 2009 5:37 a.m.Cool and mostly cloudy weather coinciding with a new moon should have meant good hunting for Saturday’s opening of the muzzleloader deer season, but it’s difficult to tell from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s deer harvest report.
History and hiking
Hobbs State Park festival visitors get a feast of Ozarks lore, beauty
Posted: October 15, 2009 4:07 a.m.The inaugural fall festival last weekend at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area exemplified the park’s mission of helping folks get to know and appreciate the Ozark Mountains.
NORTHWEST TERRITORY: Deer checks go high tech, impersonal
Posted: October 15, 2009 4:05 a.m.The new telephone/online deer-check system has virtually negated a time-honored social tradition.
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.
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.
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Michael "Hawkeye" Pierce of Eureka Springs displays the antique rifle black-powder rifle that launched his gun-collecting career as a youngster. The rifle was given to him by famed gun collector Col. C.B. Saunders of Berryville.
Published on August 13, 2009