Northwest Arkansas Outdoors

RAIN BRINGS LIFE TO CASCADES AT BEAVER LAKE

-- By Flip Putthoff Posted: November 5, 2009 3:53 a.m.

Any sage of the hills will tell you that if an Ozark hollow is narrow enough to yell across, it’s called a holler.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FISHING REPORT

-- By STAFF REPORT Posted: November 5, 2009 3:51 a.m.

Beaver Lake: If stripers, hybrid stripers or white bass tighten your line, head for the Prairie Creek area of Beaver Lake.

‘Kelly’s Slab’ Coming Down At Crooked Creek

-- By ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION Posted: November 5, 2009 3:51 a.m.

The concrete low-water bridge on Crooked Creek known as Kelly’s Slab is coming down.

THE FLIP SIDE: Truth Of Habit Revealed

SLEEPING RESTFUL OPTION DURING HUNTING SEASON

-- By Mimi Abebe Posted: November 5, 2009 3:50 a.m.

The First Commandment of hunting? Thou shalt be in the woods at first light.

SHORT CASTS

-- By STAFF REPORT Posted: November 5, 2009 3:48 a.m.

Hike Explores Goat Trail The Ozark Highlands Trail Association will host a group hike along the Goat Trail near the Buffalo National River on Saturday.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Finding birds isn’t a problem

-- By Bryan Hendricks Posted: November 5, 2009 3:28 a.m.

Several readers have asked why I wrote about my first Idaho bird hunt last week, but not the second one.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Opening of muzzleloader hunt a family thrill

-- By Bryan Hendricks Posted: October 25, 2009 2:31 a.m.

During the 2008 muzzleloader season, my youngest son missed his first deer because I failed to remove oil from the bore of my muzzeloader.

Fishing report

-- By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Posted: October 22, 2009 5:40 a.m.

Northwest & North-Central Arkansas BEAVER As of Wednesday, the lake was at 1,126.4 feet, or 6 feet above normal level.

Heavenly sights in Devil’s Den

Hike reveals park’s hollows, fall foliage and handsome hills

-- By Buddy Gough Posted: October 22, 2009 5:38 a.m.

The patriotic anthem “America the Beautiful” came to mind Saturday morning while taking in heavenly views at a state park bearing the unlikely name of Devil’s Den.

NORTHWEST TERRITORY: Hunting of deer hard to judge

-- By Buddy Gough Posted: October 22, 2009 5:37 a.m.

Cool and mostly cloudy weather coinciding with a new moon should have meant good hunting for Saturday’s opening of the muzzleloader deer season, but it’s difficult to tell from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s deer harvest report.

Bagging the bugler

Cabot’s Balenko savors epic hunt on Buffalo River

-- By Bryan Hendricks Posted: October 18, 2009 4:07 a.m.

When Mike Balenko finally killed his elusive bull elk near the Buffalo River on Sept. 23, he thought the hardest part of his hunt was behind him.

ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: With one quick breath, autumn arrives in state

-- By Bryan Hendricks Posted: October 18, 2009 4:04 a.m.

October, the real October, arrived Thursday evening riding the tail of an autumn shower.

OUTDOOR BRIEFS

-- By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Posted: October 15, 2009 4:08 a.m.

Harp captures Supercasters title David Harp bagged five-bass limits Saturday and Sunday totaling 21 pounds to win the Beaver Lake Supercasters Tournament of Champions and $1,432.

History and hiking

Hobbs State Park festival visitors get a feast of Ozarks lore, beauty

-- By Buddy Gough Posted: October 15, 2009 4:07 a.m.

The inaugural fall festival last weekend at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area exemplified the park’s mission of helping folks get to know and appreciate the Ozark Mountains.

NORTHWEST TERRITORY: Deer checks go high tech, impersonal

-- By Buddy Gough Posted: October 15, 2009 4:05 a.m.

The new telephone/online deer-check system has virtually negated a time-honored social tradition.