

Fishermen and hunters may just be saviors of the world
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com When I started outdoor writing for newspapers 40 years ago, nearly every daily and weekly...


Conservation groups seeking volunteers for water projects
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com As hunting seasons wind down this month, hunter-conservation groups in the region are seeking...


Handloading ammunition: A sorcerer’s tale
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com I don’t know about you, but I still marvel when I’m at an airport and watch a huge jet thunder...


Fly-fishing midges for hatchery rainbows is growing in popularity in SoCal waters
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com Fly-fishermen are increasingly a fixture on urban trout waters across Southern California, and...


Trout plant cuts in 2015 are really up to state legislature
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com In early November, the Department of Fish and Wildlife posted a document on its web site...


Keep the cold, the heat is why I live in the desert
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com It was 56 degrees in the house and it was raining outside at 7 a.m. on Friday, but I still...


DFW is planning to violate trout stocking mandate again, reducing plants by 50 percent in 2015
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com Trout stocking will be reduced by more than half in 2015 and the state will be planting...


‘The first liar doesn’t stand a chance,’ or questions and answers about trout stocking
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com Apparently I made a grievous mistake in the weekly fishing report recently. I reported that...


DFW trout stocking to resume soon at three major SoCal waters
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com Trout plants from the Department of Fish and Wildlife will resume soon on at least three major...


Wildlife Art Festival features Federal duck stamp art winner
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com The 32nd Annual Wildlife Art Show will be held Nov. 21-23 at the San Bernardino County Museum...