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Articles from the October 4, 2012 edition


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  • Beans & rain

    Oct 4, 2012

  • Stay a safe hunter

    Oct 4, 2012

    Stay Safe this Hunting Season Looking for game (StatePoint) Hunting season is underway, and both beginners and old pros are gearing up for adventure. But even the most seasoned hunters don’t know everything about their sport. Hunting can be dangerous, and experts warn that there is such a thing as getting too comfortable with firearms. “Everyone needs instruction,” says David E. Petzal, co-host of the Outdoor Channel show “The Gun Nuts” and co-author of the new Field & Stream book, The Total Gun Manual: 335 Essential Shooting Skills. “Admittin...

  • Fire choppers still on duty

    Oct 4, 2012

    Fire danger lingers in Western Lane District October 4th, 2012 5:18 PM It's fall but the wildfires keep coming. The 18-acre Buck Mountain Fire near Eugene in late September and a smaller, but high-potential blaze Tuesday evening up the canyon from Sweet Home serve as reminders of the continuing fire danger. South Cascade District Forester Greg Wagenblast asks hunters and other recreationists not to let their guard down. "The humidity is low and we're having dry easterly winds," he said. "These conditions, combined with the cured-out grasses...