

Cleveland National Forest managers close entire north end of Santa Ana Mountains
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com The management staff of the Cleveland National Forest has effectively closed the entire north...


DFW’s new on-line ‘Fishing Guide’ a major ‘fail’ -- but with great potential
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com Its new on-line “Fishing Guide” was announced with great fanfare by the Department of Fish and...


A modest proposal to get more hunters and anglers afield (and improve DFW revenue)
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com One of the biggest problems facing the Department of Fish and Wildlife and protection of...


Quail opener was very tough (a limited sample) but the day was huge success
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com While the sample size is pretty limited for this report, this year’s upland bird opener turned...


San Bernardino County Parks’ rainbow trout stocking program rivals private lake’s plants
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com Believe it or not, a government-run fishing program gives the most famous and heavily-planted...


Why is Forest Service planning to keep burn area closed to public?
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com This is a story of two fires from the summer of 2013, both on the San Jacinto Ranger District...


‘Humaniac’ groups use wolves to fill their bank accounts
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com The Center for Biological Diversity, the Humane Society, and other radical environmental,...


Ammunition manufacturers set to abandon California hunters, make total hunting ban easier
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com The ammunition manufacturing industry in the United States effectively said it is going to...


The new in-thing: state-sanctioned discrimination
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com State and federal lawmakers are not only condoning discrimination, they are codifying and...


Dove hunting season opener poor to fair in most of region
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com BLYTHE – The opening of dove hunting season on Sept. 1 was a disappointing experience for many...