Columns

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OUTside Connection Column March 18, 2009

The cranes are coming, the cranes are coming. Not quite the memorably lustrous words of Paul Revere (the silversmith, not the songsmith) but provocative, nonetheless, for birders of all ages. In truth, some of the Sandhill cranes already are ...

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OUT: Flooding from snowpack catches juvenile trout emerging from nest

The immediate effect of watching flood waters last spring roar from the bypass tubes at Blue Mesa Reservoir was amazement at the power of so much water. That water’s ultimate power, however, might be felt in years to come if anglers ...

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OUT: Western Colorado wild turkey anything but BIRDS OF PLAY

Spring means different things to many people, and to hunters it means a time to stretch the legs and the hunting skills seeking one of America’s wariest game birds. Colorado’s wild turkey hunting season runs April 11 to May 24 on ...

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Bill Schneider Column March 15, 2009

I went to my first gun show a couple of weeks ago, but when I wrote about it, I left out the buzz concerning the proposed reauthorization of the federal assault weapons ban. I have a lot to say about it, so I saved it for this column. For ...

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OUTside Connection Column March 11, 2009

When the scourge of whirling disease hit Colorado fisheries in the early 1990s, what once was a world-class rainbow trout fishery disappeared faster than federal bailout money to General Motors. However, drowned in the hew and cry over the ...

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OUT: Sunday Column March 08, 2009

Spring (or at least weather remarkably similar to spring) continues to dominate the local scene, which means anglers are digging out their dust-covered waders and boots and wondering when their favorite water might be fishable. Even though ...

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OUTside Connection March 04, 2009

The Outside Connection this week varies from its normal menu of events that won’t cost you any money in which to participate. However, this week features something worth the money. The Grand Valley Chapter of Ducks Unlimited has made ...

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Outdoor Junkie BLOG March 03, 2009

By Ann Driggers | Feb. 26 6:15 p.m. There is always something slightly surreal about starting the day surrounded by red rock canyons, and then recreating in nearby snowy mountains for the remainder. But that is part of the reason why I feel ...

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OUT: Sunday Column March 01, 2009

What a week for sportsmen. One of our favorite fishing spots was put on the “don’t eat the fish” list, a cow elk was seen wearing a bar stool just in time for Mardi Gras and the latest but probably not the last Yellowstone ...

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OUTside Connection February 25, 2009

Birds of a feather … OK, you didn’t read it here first, but until you’ve seen large (and I’m talking large) gatherings of birds you never quite grasp how true the old saw can be. A midwinter float through Walter ...

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