Outdoors Column: Prepare for everything

Maybe I’ve been watching Man vs. Wild or Duel Survivor too much on Discovery Channel lately, but while preparing to embark on an archery black bear hunt in the wilderness of Ontario, Canada, safety and packing the necessities seem to be at the forefront of my mind.

Cool weather should help bowhunters, Montana wildlife official says

Bowhunters heading for the woods this weekend could havebetter-than-expected luck this year.

Outdoor notebook

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For hopeful bow-hunters, Bill Norton — president of Walnut Creek Archery — has a lot of pull

UPLAND -- First you saw it, then you didn't.

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TOM WATTS: Soldiers land whopper muskie

There are big fish in the Great Lakes, and then there are muskie.