Covering dog mushing, the hard way

Covering dog mushers at Diamond Lake isn't always easy, especially when one of your shooters forgets the GoPro and Plan A, B and C go out the window. Listen to what stumbling blocks we encountered and our not-so-smart ways we overcame them for this story.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Running with sled dogs, pt. 1

It recently snowed all week at Diamond Lake. That means Oregon Outdoors is hitting the wintry trail with some very excited sled dogs. WATCH: Oregon Outdoors heads to Diamond Lake in Southwest Oregon to hang out with some dog mushers and their teams. {} Watch part 2 here.

Hot winter for steelhead

SHADY COVE — Fishing guide Brady Rogers likes the dependability of summer steelhead fishing while in shorts on the upper Rogue River, but that pales in comparison to what comes with the new year’s first storms. When the air gets cold and the water levels yo-yo, Rogers can’t wait to hit the upper Rogue in search of the early winter steelhead powering past summer steelhead in upper Rogue riffles.

Commercial deer, elk scents under scrutiny

The Oregon Legislature is mulling a bill that would ban some commercial deer and elk urine scents as another way to keep Chronic Wasting Disease from establishing in Oregon. House Bill 2294 would allow the sale of commercial urine scents derived only from captive herds that are certified as CWD-free. The bill has the support of the Medford-based Oregon Hunters Association and had its first hearing Tuesday in the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Fishing report, Feb. 15, 2019

Get Out: Friday, Feb. 15

To have an event listed in Get Out! , email the information to adventure@rosebudmedia. com. Beginner/intermediate classic ski lesson/tourSaturday, Feb. 16: The Southern Oregon Nordic Club will host a ski lesson and tour at 11 a. m. Meet at Hyatt Lake Resort restaurant, aka Campers Cove, across from Hyatt Lake on Hyatt-Prairie Road. Michael Dawkins will teach a lesson followed by a ski tour. The tour route is to be determined. Check your gear, dress appropriately and bring a lunch.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Fishing for winter steelhead, pt. 3

Oregon Outdoors host Mark Freeman takes a look at the techniques and bait used to catch winter steelhead on the Rogue River. WATCH:

Oregon Outdoors host Mark Freeman takes a look at the techniques and bait used to catch winter steelhead on the Rogue River.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Fishing for winter steelhead, pt. 2

It's looking as though 2019 will be a good year for steelhead fishing on the Rogue River. This video discusses the reasons why, along with quick tips in how to tell the difference between summer and winter steelhead. It's looking as though 2019 will be a good year for steelhead fishing on the Rogue River. This video discusses the reasons why, along with quick tips in how to tell the difference between summer and winter steelhead. {}

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Fishing for winter steelhead, pt. 1

Watch part 2 here. Watch part 3 here.

Roadkill: It's what's for dinner

This week we talk roadkill dining under Oregon's new meals-under-wheels program for salvaging roadkill for human consumption. Listen in to hear if I actually ate roadkill deer for this podcast.

Birders will flock to Winter Wings Festival next weekend

A trio of birders — ranging from a forensic ornithologist to an award-winning photographer to the author of several bird-themed books — will be keynote speakers at next weekend’s 40th annual Winter Wings Festival at Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls. “They’re top notch,” says Diana Samuels, co-coordinator for the Festival, which runs Thursday through Sunday, of the keynote presenters, Pepper Trail, George Lepp and Julie Zickefoose. Each will give an hour-long program at 7:30 p. m.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Trail grooming, pt. 2

Lake of the Woods Resort general manager George Gregory gives Mark the basics on who is behind trail grooming efforts in Southwest Oregon. {} Watch part 1 here. Before snowmobilers can go fast on the trails near Lake of the Woods, they need volunteer groomers like George Gregory to go slow while grooming thousands of miles of Oregon trails that are at the heart of the back-country winter recreational experience.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Trail grooming, pt. 1

Lake of the Woods Resort general manager George Gregory shows Mark the basics of trail grooming in Southwest Oregon. Watch part 2 here. Watch part 3 here. LAKE OF THE WOODS — Southern Oregon snowmobilers have a widely documented need for speed when they power down the trail systems around Lake of the Woods. But before they can go fast, someone’s got to go slow.

Snowcapades

Kai McIntyre sat atop the steep icy chute channeling his inner Clark Griswold with nothing but a cracked plastic saucer between him and a snowy wipeout. He pushed off and sent his 8-year-old body careening down the run through banked turns before his fate was sealed. The spinning saucer hurtled through a turn and over the scrambling arms of an older Boy Scout trying in vain to keep the Cub Scout on course. But what appears as a crash is actually high entertainment.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Snowcapades, pt. 3

At the Lake of the Woods' Snowcapades, the adults actually give the kids matches. Don't worry: they're Cub Scouts, and there's a reason they're starting fires. WATCH:

Crabbing returns to South Coast

Sport and commercial crabbing are now open along the entire Oregon Coast after tests showed levels of the biotoxin domoic acid have dropped to acceptable levels in Dungeness crab. Tests on Dungeness south of Port Orford showed low enough levels of domoic acid to allow sport and commercial crabbers along the South Coast to join the rest of Oregon crabbers. Now the ocean, bays and estuaries are all open for sport crabbers in Oregon.

Fishing report, Feb. 1, 2019

Get Out: Friday, Feb. 1

To have an event listed in Get Out! , email the information to adventure@rosebudmedia. com. Project FeederWatchSaturday, Feb. 2: Help experts count birds that visit feeders at North Mountain Park Nature Center, 620 N. Mountain Ave. , Ashland, from 9 to 10 a. m. Results will be submitted to Cornell University’s FeederWatch program. Admission is free. Call 541-488-6606. Rogue Valley WalkersSaturday, Feb. 2: The Rogue Valley Walkers will hold a 10K walk in Central Point. Meet at 9:45 a. m.

Views reward the climb up Caldwell Butte

LAVA BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT — What do you do when the snow isn’t tempting for cross-country or downhill skiing? Take a hike. And that’s just what a group of us did recently. We loaded up a couple of cars and headed to Lava Beds National Monument, where there are always places to hike, both on and off-trail. Following Bill Van Moorhem, who’s familiarity with Lava Beds, we made our way from the parking area near Valentine Cave to Caldwell Butte.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Snowcapades, pt. 2

Snowcapades is a day of fun in the snow at Lake of the Woods, put on by Boy Scouts for Cub Scouts. So it's kids helping kids. And the results are great. WATCH: Oregon Outdoors, pt. 2 takes a look at how Snowcapades is all about kids helping kids. {}

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Snowcapades, pt. 1

Oregon Outdoors host Mark Freeman takes a trip to Camp McLoughlin for the annual "Snowcapades" event. There's plenty to do, including plenty of kids on a slick sledding hill channeling their inner Clarke Griswold. WATCH.

New trail map tool updates backcountry conditions

A new online mapping tool will allow outdoor enthusiasts to get accurate and updated information on the condition of 300 miles of backcountry trials maintained by the Siskiyou Mountain Club. The Siskiyou Trail Finder will be launched at a release party from 7 to 8 p. m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Rogue Valley Runners, 161 E. Main St. , in Ashland. Ryan Ghelfi, creator of the tool, will give a presentation about how it works.

When the going is good, get out and go

Sometimes it’s best to not think too much. With this winter’s fickle weather, rapidly changing conditions and fluctuating temperatures, the time to get out and enjoy the snow is whenever opportunity knocks. That’s why when Niel Barrett suggested heading up to the mountains for a next-day cross-country ski, six of us quickly enlisted. A snowstorm had blanketed higher-elevation areas in the Lake of the Woods-Sky Lakes Wilderness Area last week, and rain was predicted for the weekend.

Stoked on snow

By Mark Freeman. Mail Tribune. Garrett Carniglia has seen much of the West and parts of Canada from the seat of his snowmobile for months on end, a chosen lifestyle for a guy with two-stroke gas running through his veins. “It’s what I live for,” says Carniglia, of John Day. “I work all summer and fall just to play all winter. ” The Diamond Lake area, with more than 300 miles of groomed snowmobile trails and open hillsides, is one of the top playgrounds Carniglia has ever ridden.

Fishing report, Jan. 25, 2018

OCEAN OUTLOOKCOASTWIDE: A small-craft advisory is in effect through Friday night, with winds up to 10 knots and swells up to 9 feet in the Brookings area. Saturday’s forecast calls for 10-knot winds and swells up to 6 feet, and more of the same is forecast for Sunday. The marine aggregate rockfish daily limit for bottomfishers is five fish. Cabezon must be released unharmed. Rockfish angling is open beyond the 30-fathom line.

Spring comes early for those with wings

What a difference a minute makes. The winter solstice just passed, the shortest day of the year. On the human calendar, the solstice marks the beginning of winter. On the bird calendar, it’s different. For many of our resident birds, it marks the beginning of spring. A few days after the solstice, as I walked the driveway to retrieve the newspaper, I heard singing. No, it wasn’t carolers that just couldn’t bear to hang up the mittens and scarf. It was bird song.

Get Out: Friday, Jan. 25

To have an event listed in Get Out! , email the information to adventure@rosebudmedia. com. Cross-country ski lesson/tourSaturday, Jan. 26: Skiers will meet at 11 a. m. at Campers Cove on Hyatt-Prairie Road alongside Hyatt Lake. Southern Oregon Nordic Club member Michael Dawkins will provide a lesson followed by a ski tour of 4 to 7 miles. To carpool, either as a driver or rider, go to carpool locations in Medford or Ashland before 10 a. m. to find others who want to ride-share.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Diamond Lake snowmobiling, pt. 3

If you're up at Diamond Lake learning to snowmobile, there's no better way to do it than with the Oregon State Snowmobiling Association. WATCH:

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Diamond Lake snowmobiling, pt. 2

Mark gets a crash course in snowmobiling fundamentals during his recent trip to Diamond Lake. Come along for the ride. WATCH: Snowmobiling2. Watch part 1 here. Watch part 3 here.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Diamond Lake snowmobiling, pt. 1

This week we take you to Diamond Lake and ride snowmobiles with some of the best. Specifically, the Oregon State Snowmobile Association. It was a blast. WATCH: Snowmobiling1. Watch part 2 here. Watch part 3 here.

After-school adrenaline

When Harrison Romney was a freshman trying to work his way onto Ashland High School’s ski-racing team three years ago, he assured the coaches he could handle the steep slopes of Mt. Ashland. He fibbed. “I thought I was better than what I was,” Romney recalls. “I said I could ski blue diamonds, whatever those are. ” Blue triangles are slope ratings for intermediate skiers, while black diamonds are for experts.

Get Out: Friday, Jan. 20

Online hiking tool to be unveiled. The Siskiyou Mountain Club is building an online mapping tool in order to remove some of the guesswork of determining which backcountry trails are maintained regularly, and it will give users a template to provide feedback on trail conditions. The Siskiyou Trail Finder will be discussed at 7 p. m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Rogue Valley Runners, 161 E. Main St. , Ashland, according to a press release from Gabe Howe, Siskiyou Mountain Club executive director.

Fishing report for Jan. 18, 2019

OCEAN OUTLOOK. COASTWIDE: Winds up to 30 knots and swells up to 18 feet are forecast for Friday, but strangely no hazardous seas warning had been issued as of Thursday. Saturday will see the winds drop to 20 knots and the swells around 13 feet. Sunday looks a lot better with 10-knot winds and swells growing to 9 feet over the course of the day. The marine aggregate rockfish daily limit for bottomfishers is five fish. Cabezon must be released unharmed.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Dashing through the snow, pt. 3

Have you met Harrison Romney? His introduction to the Ashland High School ski team has an interesting twist. WATCH: Skiing3. Watch part 1 here. Watch part 2 here.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Dashing through the snow, pt. 2

When it comes down to putting a course together for the Medford Ski Education Foundation races, it takes a village. No, really. WATCH: Skiing2. Watch part 1 here.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Dashing through the snow, pt. 1

For the first time in two years, the Medford Ski Education Foundation is finally racing on top of Mt. Ashland. These kids can fly. WATCH: Skiing1.

Inner-stellar

McKinzie Lane stands at the top of a snow-slick hill with a two-person inner tube in hand, staring into a dark abyss and wondering just what the heck friend Naomi Miller has talked her into. Lane had heard that Diamond Lake Resort’s inner-tubing hill is a happy scream a minute in daylight, but at night... “Honestly it is kind of scary,” Lane says. “There’s light, but at the bottom it’s pitch black.

New fishing license app needs a reboot

By Mark Freeman. Mail Tribune. Oregon’s new web-based phone app for hunting and fishing licenses and tags had a tough first week, but state wildlife officials hope it doesn’t scare anglers and hunters away from using the new app. App-based salmon-steelhead harvest cards wouldn’t work offline, and missing or misdated big-game tags marred the app’s launch. Beginning Jan.

Jan. 11, 2019 Fishing Report

Get Out: Friday, Jan. 11

To have an event listed in Get Out! , email the information to adventure@rosebudmedia. com. Cross-country ski lessons. Saturday, Jan. 12: The Southern Oregon Nordic Club offers cross-country ski lessons at 11 a. m. Saturdays at various locations during the winter depending on conditions. For the location of this week’s lesson, call Michael Dawkins at 541-482-2703. Lollipop Loop cross-country ski outing. Sunday, Jan.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Diamond-grade tubing, pt. 3

Running the Diamond Lake inner tube hill during the day is a lot of fun. But on Friday night, they staff opens it up to night tubing. And it gets pretty wild. WATCH: Tubing3. Watch part 1 here. Watch part 2 here.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Diamond-grade tubing, pt. 2

For years at the Diamond Lake tubing hill, it was tough for riders to get to the top. But a recently installed conveyor belt was a total game changer. WATCH: Tubing2. Watch part 1 here.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Diamond-grade tubing, pt. 1

What better way to spend a winter day in Southern Oregon than to spend a day tubing at Diamond Lake? WATCH: Tubing1. Watch part 2 here.

Snow puts skiers back on the slopes at Willamette Pass

After the winter of 2017-18, when a lack of snow effectively kept the Willamette Pass Resort closed, people are again hitting the slopes. “We’re really hopeful of getting more snow,” says Tim Wiper, who has owned the ski area that straddles Klamath and Lane counties along Highway 58 since 1982. “We’d really like to have more snow, but we’ve been at full operations for the Christmas break.

See and Savor: The Wood River Wetlands

Some places are temptations for all seasons. Consider the Wood River Wetland, a 3,200-acre area along the eastern shore of Agency Lake north of Klamath Falls. A recent 8-mile loop hike around the wetland was a visual delight, especially as layers of clouds blanketing Cascade peaks oh-so gradually peeled away. The last peak to fully appear was Mount Scott and, like the others — Aspen Butte, Pelican Butte, Devil’s Peak, Goosenest and more — its upper reaches were snow-covered.

Crater Lake let-down

Cross-country skiing at Crater Lake National Park usually means enjoying winter views of the sparkling blue lake from snow-covered West Rim Drive. These aren’t usual times. The government shutdown created by President Donald Trump means access to Crater Lake, and other national parks, is closed until the stalemate over his demands for $5 billion to create a wall between the U. S. and Mexico is settled.

Roadkill cuisine on the menu Jan. 1

Motorists will be allowed to take dead deer and elk from grille to grill beginning New Year’s Day when Oregon’s roadkill salvage program goes live. Beginning Tuesday, free online permits will be available for those looking to salvage a deer or elk killed or mortally wounded from an accidental vehicle collision, joining skunks, possums and other unprotected mammals on the list of legal meals under wheels.

Skiing and slipping along the PCT

The tracks led to a trail that was tempting because, well, just because. We clipped into our cross-country skis, then instead of taking our usual route that connects with the Big Mac and Petunia trails, we glided across the snow-covered Summit Sno-Park parking lot to the place where the ski tracks headed north. At an intersection a short way up, the sign at a junction offered two choices, head toward Brown Mountain or continue north toward Fourmile Lake along the Pacific Crest Trail.

Shasta on skis

Fog sometimes shrouded visibility to only a few feet. The wind occasionally felt like lashings from a whip. Chilly temperatures clouded our ski goggles. And, by mid-afternoon, rain proved that a friend’s new jacket wasn’t waterproof. The conditions at Mt. Shasta Ski Park the Thursday before Christmas weren’t ideal. But we were anxious to ski and, despite the weather, the snow was good and plentiful enough for a great day of downhill skiing.

Get Out: Friday, Dec. 28

To have an event listed in Get Out! , email the information to adventure@rosebudmedia. com. Cross-country ski lessonsSaturday, Dec. 28: The Southern Oregon Nordic Club offers ski lessons at various locations during the winter depending on conditions. For location of Saturday’s lesson, call Michael Dawkins at 541-482-2703. Whale Watch WeekFriday-Monday, Dec.

Capture the crustacean

CHARLESTON — With three crab rings and a bag of frozen tuna in hand, Rob Gensorek walks out of his Basin Tackle store and across the parking lot to a public dock to prove just how simple it is to catch a Coos Bay crustacean in winter. One by one Gensorek gently lowers the baited rings into the water from an open dock slip, ties the rope to the dock and begins the toughest part of dock crabbing — waiting. “I hate waiting,” he says.

Northern flickers are oddballs among woodpeckers

When most people think of woodpeckers, they think of a robin-sized bird clinging to a trunk and bashing away with its bill attempting to extract some beetle grub or other insect from beneath the bark of a tree. This is the life of most woodpeckers, but every family has its black sheep, and the woodpecker family has more than one oddball. Sapsuckers pound on trees to create oozing sap wells that provide them sustenance. Sap is sweeter than grubs.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Crab catch, pt. 3

The best thing about having a really good day of dock crabbing in places like Charleston in Coos Bay, is you get a bunch of crabs, you bring them up on the dock, and cook them right there. WATCH: Crabbing3. Part 1 here. Part 2 here.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Crab catch, pt. 2

For dock crabbing in places like Charleston, Ore. , the action can be really furious in the fall. In the midst of all the hustle and bustle, you need to know what you can keep and what you have to throw back. Oregon Outdoors host Mark Freeman breaks the basics down for you: WATCH:

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Crab catch, pt. 1

If you ever find yourself in Charleston, Ore. , you need to do what every Oregonian does at least one time in their life. That's going crabbing. WATCH:

You've got to snowshoe for these views

Monique Porter slides her foot cautiously into the virgin snow of a meadow along the Crater Lake rim, unconvinced the borrowed snowshoes will buoy her in the sea of white. Looking down, the former Virginian and recent Portlander initially isn’t sure following park Ranger Dave Grimes into the winter woods with these glorified plastic boards on her feet is the smartest decision of the day. But then Porter looks up at the expansive views of Oregon’s most pristine of places.

Get Out: Friday, Dec. 14

To have an event listed in Get Out! , email the information to adventure@rosebudmedia. com. Crater Lake snowshoe hikesThrough April 28: Ranger-guided snowshoe hikes will be offered on weekends and holidays through April, and every day from Dec. 15 through Jan. 6. They start at 1 p. m. , last two hours, and cover 1 to 2 miles of moderate-to-strenuous terrain. No previous snowshoeing experience is necessary.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Snow walk, pt. 3

Each holiday season, the National Park Service at Crater Lake National Park has free guided snowshoe hikes across the wintry expanse. But instead of babbling about the pristine views, we'll let the landscape speak for itself. WATCH: Snowshoeing3.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Snow walk, pt. 2

There's a lot of cool ways to see Crater Lake. But one most people haven't tried is with snowshoes. A lot of natural interpretation goes along the trail as well. So when you stop for a break, you get to learn something. WATCH: Snowshoeing2. Watch part 1 here.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Snow walk, pt. 1

Strapping on snowshoes is a great way to discover parts of Crater Lake National Park that you normally wouldn't see. Each winter, the National Park Service at the park has free guided snowshoe hikes. Beginning Saturday, Dec. 15, the hikes are on every day through Jan. 6, excepting Christmas. After that, it's weekends through April. WATCH: Oregon Outdoors host Mark Freeman takes a snowshoe trip at Crater Lake National Park. {}

Saving the Titans

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. — A giant coastal redwood tree that typifies the almost mythical Grove of Titans has been rising toward the heavens for about 1,000 years, yet all that effort is in jeopardy from a few years worth of selfies.

Open rockfish waters may expand

Oregon’s recreational bottomfishing fleet would be allowed to fish deeper water for a longer period under proposed bottomfishing rules up for a vote Friday by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Fishing report, Dec. 7, 2018

Wild Williamson is like a little Yosemite

It’s an area so beautiful that Gary Vequist likes to call it “Little Yosemite. ”That may sound a bit overstated, but after being there, it’s not a totally unjustified comparison. Vequist is a hiker and kayaker who’s seen a lot of wild areas during a career with the National Park Service. His “Little Yosemite,” which comes complete with what he calls a miniature Half Dome, is along a trail that parallels a seldom traveled section the Williamson River Canyon north of Chiloquin.

Get Out: Friday, Dec. 7

To have an event listed in Get Out! , email the information to adventure@rosebudmedia. com. Mt. Ashland Opening Day. Friday, Dec. 7: Mt. Ashland Ski Area will spin all lifts from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. To celebrate Day One, Mt. Ashland will celebrate with Day Onesie. All guests are encouraged to wear a one-piece suit and join in the parade of first-chair Onesies. The parade of Onesies will line up with ski area General Manager Hiram Towle outside the lodge at 8:30 a. m.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: In the Grove of Titans, pt. 3

Discovered 20 years ago, a grove of redwoods inside Jedediah Smith State Park is called the Grove of Titans. It's really taken a beating from visitors over the years. Now there are plans to get people in and out safely to view the majestic redwoods and not harm the ecosystem. WATCH: Redwoods3.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: In the Grove of Titans, pt. 2

There's kind of an allure to the Grove of Titans. Three of the largest coastal redwoods, by volume, are there. There's also no direct trail access, attractive to explorers. But that allure has come with its share of problems. WATCH: Redwoods2.

Podcast on hunting big lingcod and bigger redwoods

Here's my latest podcast on fishing fall lingcod without feeling guilty and hunting big redwoods. Check it out. It's free.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: In the Grove of Titans, pt. 1

There's kind of an allure to the Grove of Titans. Three of the largest coastal redwoods, by volume, are there. There's also no direct trail access, attractive to explorers. But that allure has come with its share of problems. WATCH: Redwoods1. Watch part 2 here.

Ling on!

BROOKINGS — When late fall weather provided a respite from the winds and waves that can plague the Oregon Coast, Mike VanCamp of Brookings knew exactly where to go. VanCamp hopped aboard Capt. Andy Martin’s boat, the Miss Brooke, and headed out to catch lingcod — not in deep water but in shallow waters closer to shore where lingcod are congregating for winter. Leave summer to the tourists. Locals such as VanCamp know that late fall and winter is when the lings are the things.

New license system launches

Oregon hunters and anglers will be able to download 2019 licenses and tags on their smartphones, tablets or computers beginning Saturday as the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife dumps its old point-of-sale licensing system for a new web-based one. Some time Saturday, hunters and anglers will be able to buy their new licenses and tags directly over the Internet from the new vendor, Maryland-based JMT Technologies.

Some birds can sing a solo duet

For me, one of the great joys of music is beautiful harmony. How I would love to be able to sing along with friends and harmonize, but my singing abilities are suspect at best. So, I sit back and enjoy the talents of others. We each get one voice. Some singers are sopranos, others a gravelly bass. But good or bad, high pitch or low, harmonizing with oneself is out of the question. It takes two or more singers to create this kind of magic. Not so with birds.

Fishing report, Nov. 30, 2018

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Looking for lingcod, pt. 3

One of the great things about fishing off the Southern Oregon Coast is everything tastes good. WATCH: lingcod3. Part 1 here. Part 2 here.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Looking for lingcod, pt. 2

Fall fishing off the Southern Oregon Coast is really a lot of fun and really productive. But 20 years ago, it almost all went away. WATCH: lingcod2. Part 1 here. Part 3 here.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Looking for lingcod, pt. 1

If you're ever on the Southern Oregon Coast, fishing rod in hand, you've got to catch a lingcod. WATCH: lingcod1. Part 2 here. Part 3 here.

Chinook regs eased on Chetco, Winchuck

BROOKINGS — Fishing-gear restrictions meant to curb illegal snagging of fall chinook salmon were lifted Tuesday on the Chetco and Winchuck rivers after significant rains reduced the snagging risk, authorities said. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife lifted the anti-snagging “bobber rule” after rains swelled the rivers enough for chinook to move out of lower-river pools and run upstream.

Exploring faces and shapes in the Callahan Flow

Sometimes going with the flow is best way. Over the years, hikes to Whitney Butte have led me and others near the Callahan Flow, a visually foreboding, massive frozen river of basaltic andesite. Usually the hike, either from a trailhead by the Merrill Cave parking lot or another trailhead off Gold Digger Pass, features a cross-country climb up the butte, where the expansive, 360-degree view includes the Callahan Flow’s seemingly endless black sea of lava.

Goin' pro

Nov. 23 Fishing Report

OCEAN OUTLOOKCOASTWIDE: The first major storm of the season is forecast to continue Friday and Saturday, days to not be on the water. The forecast calls for rain, 25-knot winds and swells up to 10 feet Friday, with 5-knot winds Saturday but 7-foot swells. Sunday looks to be similar to Saturday. The marine aggregate rockfish daily limit for bottomfishers is five fish. Cabezon must be released unharmed.

Get Out: Friday, Nov. 23

To have an event listed in Get Out! , email the information to adventure@rosebudmedia. com. Project FeederWatch AshlandSaturday, Nov. 24: Count the birds that visit the feeders at North Mountain Park Nature Center, 620 N. Mountain Ave. , Ashland, from 9 to 10 a. m. Organized by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at backyards, nature centers and other locales in North America.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Bass champ, pt. 3

When you fish for money, what do you do for fun? We asked Jacob Wall, local and bass pro tour rookie. Watch below: 11_20 bass fishing 3 ACTUAL. Watch part 1 here.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Bass champ, pt. 2

Rogue Valley local Jacob Wall is a rookie on the FLW pro bass tour. He's been working toward this much of his life. Watch below:

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Bass champ, pt. 1

One of the great secrets in life is "the job for you is the job you do for free. " And if you get paid for it, all the better. That's where Jacob Wall of Jacksonville — the first person from Southern Oregon to break into the world of professional bass fishing — comes in. WATCH:

My Adventure: Rafting with icebergs

In the last 20 years or so, we’ve had the opportunity to float some of the great rivers in the U. S. — the Colorado, Rogue and Salmon among them. Our search for something different took us to the Tatshenshini and Alsek rivers, which are large glacial rivers in Canada and Alaska, which gave us sunshine, heat, fog, glacial chill, rain and icebergs. After gathering in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, we drove to our put-in at Dalton Post, a historic trading post.

Fishing report, Nov. 16, 2018

OCEAN OUTLOOK. COASTWIDE: A small-craft advisory is in effect through Saturday morning. Forecasts call for 5-knot winds and swells up to 7 feet in the Brookings area Friday, followed by much of the same Saturday. Sunday’s forecast calls for 5-knot winds and swells to around 5 feet. The marine aggregate rockfish daily limit for bottomfishers is five fish. Cabezon must be released unharmed.

Ski swap sizzles

When a group of high-school parents formed a nonprofit association to get Medford kids a ski-racing program in the mid 1990s, they needed a way to raise money to pay for things like coaching and insurance. Like other organizations across the country, the Medford Ski Education Foundation turned to a ski swap as a way to raise cash and help defray the cost of equipment for kids who grow out of gear in a year. “It was tiny, maybe a couple-hundred items,” volunteer Ron Johnson says.

Summers in December

Summers in December Summer steelhead provide a unique December fishing opportunity

Get Out: Friday, Nov. 16

To have an event listed in Get Out! , email the information to adventure@rosebudmedia. comNative Plant Society hikeSaturday, Nov. 17: Oregon Caves National Monument botanist John Roth will lead a free hike to Whiskey Creek in the Illinois Valley. The group will walk several hundred meters on and off trail along Whiskey Creek to look at endemic plants and investigate the local geology. The group will also see which plants are growing in a small fen nearby.

Get Out: Friday, Dec. 9

Get Out: Friday, Dec. 9

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Climbing Mt. McLoughlin, pt. 1

Hiking Mt. McLoughlin should be at the top of every Southern Oregon hiker's bucket list. And why not? At 9,495 feet above sea level, it's the area's highest peak. Watch below: McLoughlin1.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Climbing Mt. McLoughlin, pt. 2

The pickup truck of Jackson County Search & Rescue's Shawn Richards could get to the Mt. McLoughlin trailhead on autopilot. Why has he been there so many times? The optical illusion at the top that leads some to believe they can get back down quicker using a shortcut. It's not. Watch for more info and to see a solution that's being discussed. McLoughlin2.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Climbing Mt. McLoughlin, pt. 3

For most people, hiking Mt. McLoughlin in one day is a big deal. But doing it three times in one day: that's Dave Alonzo's deal. WATCH: McLoughlin3.

From the Pacific to the Atlantic on a tandem

From the Pacific to the Atlantic on a tandem

Picturing Crater Lake in winter

Picturing Crater Lake in winter Artist in residence at the national park recounts his experience

Change to rockfish limits should keep year-round season

Change to rockfish limits should keep year-round season