The Gazette
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA:
Keeping you company outdoors
There’s always something around when you head out or a “solo” fishing trip
Outdoors with dad: How hunting and fishing bond fathers with their children
I didn't realize it at the time, but most of the lessons my father taught me started with our adventures outdoors.
Hunting and Outdoors: Many opportunities to get outdoors in SEK
More and more evidence from science-backed research proves the health benefits of being outdoors and enjoying nature.
How to Aspen: Wildlife Encounters
Guidelines on enjoying the great outdoors without putting your life or wildlife at risk.
WORLD OUTDOORS: How old is that fish?
I get asked about one topic nearly every time I give a presentation on the fisheries around the Quad-Cities area.
OUTDOORS: A whole lot more than just ducks
Years back when dad was still alive, we used to duck hunt together. Loading the big old steel boat with decoys was more of a chore than enjoyable, but we did it anyway. Dad had an old 9.9 Johnson outboard, and it was notorious for breaking the starting cord.
Outdoors: Remember the fish or deer that got away?
Every hunter or angler has had an experience with the one that got away.
More than one way to enjoy the outdoors
It seems the punch line among many hunters today is, “What do you hunt?"
Coastal Outdoors: Nasty weather doesn't deter hardy anglers
It wasn’t weather for the faint-hearted, but that didn’t deter an obviously growing number of salt water anglers from ignoring Mom
OUTDOORS COMMENTARY: A few tips for fishing our pressured lakes
These past few mornings have just been great for fishermen, and the topwater bite has picked up even more.
Outdoors column: When to tell and when not to tell your fishing secrets
John Pitarresi writes about telling secrets while out on the water.
Is Barotrauma Keeping You Up? Try Getting Down with Recompression!
This entertaining video shows how you can release bloated rockfish to give them a chance at survival. Rockfish are long-lived fish (many live to 100 years or...
