

Opening week brown trout from Sierra brings out the catch-and-release snobs
Matthews released this big brown caught years ago in Crowley Lake, but isn't that a personal choice? By JIM MATTHEWS...


Mojave Preserve staff says guzzler removal proposal is not written in stone
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com BARSTOW -- Todd Suess, Mojave National Preserve superintendent and other Preserve staff,...


California law attempts to ban hunting for ‘iconic’ African species
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com It is called the Iconic African Species Protection Act, SB 1487, and was introduced into the...


Postcard from the Matthews Ranch: A hunting dog turns 10 -- and it's Spring
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com Duke, our Labrador, turned 10 years old on April Fool’s Day this year. We have always said the...


DFW to revise trout management, seeking public input for plan
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com In compliance with Fish and Game Code, the Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this past...


Los Angeles city councilman wants city to boycott companies with NRA ties
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com It seems incredible that the very people who claim to be inclusive, colorblind, and...


Mojave National Preserve releases plan to remove most man-made wildlife water
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com This has happened before. The Mojave National Preserve released its Management Plan for...


Huntington Beach voters may see measure that would ban all semi-automatic firearms
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com While it is far from being on the ballot, and even further from gaining voter approval in...


Wild cattle problems could easily be solved with a sport hunting program
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com The piece read more like Zane Grey adventure fiction. In the wildly dramatized story about a...


After being drawn down for 13 years, Lake Perris water levels are on the rise
By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com The water level at Lake Perris has come up nearly 15 vertical feet since early last year as...