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Did back-to-back cold, wet springs dampen your prospects for a gobbler this year? Here’s the 2012 Washington/Oregon Turkey Forecast!

Fishing with the Big K Guest Ranch, Gary Lewis caught this big smallmouth bass while the party was stopped for a shore lunch.  Photo by Gary Lewis.

Get out your calendar, clean out your tackle boxes and put fresh line on the reels — it’s time to go fishing!

The author shows off his spring Chinook, the second of the day for the boat. Buzz Ramsey, seated behind, says every springer is “special.”  Photo by Terry Otto.

A look at where the best spots are and tactics for spring chinook from Game & Fish/Sportsman.

The author’s son, Tyler Dungannon of Phoenix, Ore., took this blacktail that was following does on Halloween night last year in southern Oregon’s Douglas County.  Photo by Duane Dungannon.

Having not so much as a clue we were watching, the young bobcat slunk away into the underbrush as the…»

Brett Shore of Reno, Nev., hunted northeast Oregon to take this fantastic bull on a backcountry bowhunt. Photo courtesy of Matt Shore.

It is more than steaks on the barbeque, more than antlers on a plaque. It is September, when the bugles…»