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including photocopying or recording by any information storage or retrieval system, without the express written permission of the publisher. Printed in U.S.A.CONTENTS VOLUME 11 • ISSUE 11
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FEATURES
81 NEW SERIES! ROUGH SEAS: HIGH
PRESSURE AT THE HIGH SPOT
Fishing one of Southern Oregon’s
best halibut holes, the Bandon High
Spot, in an open-bow boat nearly
turned disastrous for three men. Jim
Pex, who was on the water that day,
shares their tale in this new series.93 DOWN THE JOHN DAY
Winding for over 280 miles through
Central Oregon, the wild and scenic
John Day is a fave of bass anglers
like Rob Lyon. He also likes to come
back in autumn for its upland bird
hunting and wild steelhead fishing.
Hop aboard with Rob and scout the
river as he and his pals run it from
the newer Thirtymile Creek access
down to Cottonwood.111 SET YOUR SIGHTS ON
SELKIRK TROUT
Solitude, scenery and scrappy fish
are the rewards for getting up into
this North Idaho mountain range this
time of year. Mike Wright meets us at
the trailhead for an alpine adventure
to 10 glacially sculpted gems.SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Go to nwsportsmanmag.com for details.
119 HUNTING FALL BEARS
Fall bears are a secondary thought
for many big game hunters chasing
deer and elk, but for Douglas Boze
they’re a passion that takes him
to the highest heights and widest
appreciations for the bounty the
Northwest offers. He shares thoughts
on hunting mountain bruins.127 THE EARLY BIRDS OF
LATE SUMMER
Summer’s final weeks mark the start
of bird hunting season in these here
parts, and perhaps nobody knows
that better than MD Johnson. He
has tips for forest grouse, mourning
doves and pulls aside Bill Saunders
for advice on September geese.145 MENTORING WATERFOWLERS,
PART II: HITTING THE FIELD
Following on his call to action last
issue, longtime duck and goose
hunter MD Johnson lays out how
to be a good instructor for newbies.
You’ll want to brush up on your gun
safety, waterfowl identification and
ethics – not to mention prepare for
about a bazillion and one questions
as you embark on this noble quest
to keep our waterfowling alive.PUGET
SOUND
PINKS
Never fear, the odd-years are (still)
here! While Puget Sound’s pinks are at
a low ebb in their up-and-down cycle,
hundreds of thousands of the little
scrappers are returning to the region.
Mark Yuasa details where and how
to catch them from the Straits to the
streams of the inland sea.(BRIAN LULL)