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blog BY Josh Duplechian ON March 7 - 0 COMMENTS
Colorado Roadless Article
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“Perhaps the rebuilding of body and spirit is the greatest service derivable from our forests, for of what worth are material things if we lose the character and quality of people that are the soul of America?” Arthur Carhart—widely regarded as a pioneer in wilderness protection—posed that question [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY ON March 5 - 0 COMMENTS
TU member named one of Field and Stream's Conservation Heros
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  Q. Dave, we’re pretty impressed that you’ve been selected as a Field and Stream Hero of Conservation and were featured in the February issue. That’s a great honor. How did that come about? A. Thank you. It is a great honor and I am humbled by it. The award was initiated by the Conservation Chair [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON February 1 - 0 COMMENTS
Beavers and a changing climate
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  By John Zablocki Heraclitus of Ephesus, an ancient Greek philosopher, is quoted to have said “No man steps in the same river twice.” One supposes this Greek sage was a fly-fisherman. Anybody that’s fished our nation’s wild trout streams long enough can undoubtedly attest firsthand to the truth of [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON January 24 - 0 COMMENTS
Farmed salmon? No, thanks.
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  Fishing for salmon in the southeast Alaskan rainforest is an amazing experience. I got a kick out of Greg Thomas' blog post today about his experience in a Denver seafood joint he visited during the International Sportsmen's Expo last week. Greg asked the server at the restaurant whether the [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY ON December 20 - 1 COMMENTS
Something to wash away the cynicism
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  By Garrett VeneKlasen I haven’t had much faith in humanity lately. I don’t think many of us have. The tragedies of late haven’t helped my faith in my fellow man. And as the father of a beautiful six-year-old girl, I’ve felt my usual cynicism dip even deeper. It was hard to get out of bed this [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Josh Duplechian ON November 6 - 0 COMMENTS
In Our Autumn
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By: Ty Churchwell I didn’t hesitate for a second when the call came in. “Ty, it turns out Larry is unable to go to Wyoming next week to fish the North Platte. Can you fill the empty spot in a boat?” My father barely finished his sentence when my resounding reply of “yes” went out through the magic [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY ON October 30 - 1 COMMENTS
Brothers
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  Brothers The first two days of Mark’s elk hunt were not great. It was hot. It was windy. There were people everywhere. And every one of them had a pickup truck, a trailer full of ATVs and a case of beer. I’ve seen fewer people and less alcohol at Wyoming Cowboy football games. I was beginning to [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY ON October 26 - 0 COMMENTS
Sportsmen to D.C.: You Must Honor this Place
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  By Toner Mitchell On October 25, Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall of New Mexico wrote a letter to President Obama requesting that he exercise his authority under the Antiquities Act to designate the approximately 235,000 acre Rio Grande del Norte area in north central New Mexico as a National [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY ON October 17 - 2 COMMENTS
Frost Warning
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  Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series by members of TU’s Sportsmen’s Conservation Project. For more, visit www.oursportingheritage.org, a site dedicated to protecting our backcountry resources. By Corey Fisher The weatherman kept going on about temps dipping below freezing and tomatoes [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY ON October 11 - 0 COMMENTS
Elk Hunting for Chukar
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  Elk Hunting for Chukar Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series by members of TU’s Sportsmen’s Conservation Project. For more, visit www.oursportingheritage.org, a site dedicated to protecting our backcountry resources. I love elk hunting, the massive loads, and the crazy weather, too hot [ READ MORE... ]
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