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blog BY rscholfield ON May 11 - 0 COMMENTS
Winds of change in Sportsmen's Act
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by Jason Amaro For many parts of the West, spring means muddy waters and high flows. In my beloved Southwest, spring means winds. Winds are often a fly caster's worst nighmare--they usually lead to chapped lips and knots--but not all winds are bad. Recently in Washington, D.C., there has been a [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON April 29 - 0 COMMENTS
Bringing back Lees Ferry
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By Randy Scholfield Back in the 1970s, the 15-mile stretch below Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River known as Lees Ferry was renowned as one of the finest tailwater fisheries in the world. Anglers flocked there to catch monster rainbows fattened on Gammarus scuds to the 10- to 20-pound range amid [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON April 21 - 0 COMMENTS
TU tackles SW native trout challenge
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Jack Williams, TU senior scientist, addresses the conference.  by Randy Scholfield They are survivors -- Gila, Apache, and Rio Grande cutthroat trout, natives that have survived in the rugged high mountain streams of Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado for tens of thousands of years. But today, these [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON January 25 - 0 COMMENTS
A message from Santa Fe
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By Randy Scholfield (Santa Fe) -- Hundreds of sportsmen and conservationists, businesses and community leaders, tribal members and young people crowded into the New Mexico state Capitol last week to show their support for public lands and to oppose efforts by fringe groups like the Bundy clan to [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON January 21 - 0 COMMENTS
Public lands: Monumental
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Hunting quail in the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument: This land is your land. By Corey Fisher Here in the vast expanse of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument in southern New Mexico, you get a sense of what public lands mean to sportsmen. For the past few days, I’ve been [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON October 28 - 0 COMMENTS
Sportsmen, get involved
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by Randy Scholfield Sportsmen, it's time to get angry if you're not angry and get involved if you're not involved. That's the message from Jason Amaro, TU's New Mexico sportsmen coordinator, who recently produced this passionate video plea for hunters and anglers to get involved in issues affecting [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON October 15 - 2 COMMENTS
Lessons of a Stream Master
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Bill Zeedyk, stream restoration master. Photo: Randy Scholfield By Randy Scholfield  Bill Zeedyk takes a long view of things. That might be because, at 80, he has a lot of history behind him. But it’s also due to the lessons learned from five decades of hands-on conservation work. Restoring streams [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY John Ross ON June 20 - 0 COMMENTS
100 Best: San Juan
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Location: Northern New Mexico Type of stream: Tailwater Angling methods: Fly, spin Species: Rainbow Trout Access: Easy Season: Year-round Supporting Services: Navajo Dam Short take: Zillions of midges with ‘bows to match Handicapped Access: Yes, Texas Hole Closest TU Chapter: Truchas   If it’s [ READ MORE... ]
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