Winter Relief - YAKIMA -- On the first day of May, the Oak Creek Wildlife Area opened its gates to shed hunters who had waited patiently for the opportunity to scour the hillsides for the prized elk antlers shed over the winter and spring by bull elk. And wildlife area m...

Northwest Sportsman -- Bass are on the rise - Bass fishing in the Northwest is not nearly as big as it is in other parts of the country. But that's not to say there aren't plenty of bass anglers around. Actually, there are more and more people getting into bass fishing, and according to Mike Meseber...

Ski areas finish strong season - YAKIMA -- Ski areas around the Pacific Northwest had such great snow throughout the 2007-08 winter that neither its November absence nor its road-closing, mid-winter surplus could prevent a banner year for the winter-sports industry. Several resorts -- in...

5/15/08 What's Happening - Local fly guru to show how to catch a salmon A presentation on catching salmon on a fly -- yes, it can be done -- will be the centerpiece of Tuesday's meeting of the Yakima Fly Fishers Association. The meeting, and the presentation by local fly-fishing gu...

Snow keeps many areas closed - YAKIMA -- It's going to be a scorcher in the lowlands this weekend, but jumping right into those summer activities you've been waiting for might be a problem. Or even impossible. In some cases, they might not even be doable by Memorial Day weekend. In th...