Secretary of Natural Resources gives support to anti-hunting organization
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com John Laird, the secretary of Natural Resources for California, was a host and presenter...
Laguna Niguel Lake fishing program is now being run by Orange County Parks
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com One of the “big three” of Orange County’s urban winter trout waters will continue to be...
When is something a new species, a subspecies, or just a political football?
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com There have been some interesting stories in the press recently about Eastern coyotes or -- as...
It’s time to improve our deer herds and increase opportunity
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com Most of the good Southern California deer hunters I know were peering through binoculars at a...
The latest bad news on guns, and it’s not about shootings
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com As a long-time gun owner and hunter, it is painful to listen to politicians talk about the...
Upland bird hunters in for tough season
Valley quail numbers are down all across Southern California nd hunting for upland birds will be difficult this season. By JIM MATTHEWS...
The challenge of catching carp on flies
Glenn Ueda of Huntington Beach caught and released this 10-plus pound carp fly-fishing in Orange County. By JIM MATTHEWS...
USGS digital map series, old and new, is inspiring for outdoor buffs
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com Let me just start this off by saying that I am an unrepentant map junkie. I have collected...
Clarifying a pair of DFW regulations: trespass and hunting near guzzlers
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com Short answer: No, you don’t always need permission to hunt private land, and yes, you can hunt...
Dove hunting opener best in years
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com The dove season hunting opener on Sept. 1 was the best it has been in many years, according to...
