The four-day Central Oregon Sportsmen’s Show, featuring more than 300 hunting, fishing and outdoor businesses, began its four-day run Thursday at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. NewsChannel 21 talked to some attendees about the big show.
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Are ya reelin’ in the fish? Share your pic and info on your catch – what, where – at the Share tab on KTVZ.COM.
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The Sportsmen’s Show is back in Central Oregon and O’Loughlin Trade Shows spokesperson Trey Carskadon is happy it’s here.
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Mt. Bachelor, which boasts natural mountain adventure at the heart of Bend culture and a POWDR resort, announced Tuesday the hosting of the 2022 Woodward Peace Pak Championships April 20-24, as well as RendezVan, a four-day music, van-life, and mountain festival. Events will coincide and take place at both on-mountain and West Village base area festival venues, resulting in the largest gathering and best spring experience on snow.
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The Deschutes Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District announced Friday it will implement a fee change on the individual special recreation permit (boater pass) for floating the wild and scenic portion of the Lower Deschutes River. Effective April 1, the boater pass fee will be a flat rate of $5 per person, per day.
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Calling all ski bums, backcountry adventurers, thrill-seekers and winter enthusiasts! Get ready for the annual celebration of winter wildlands through this collection of short films. The 17th annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival will be hosted in Bend on the evening of Saturday, March 12 at our first-ever outdoor screening. All proceeds will go to support the efforts of local nonprofit Discover Your Forest.
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Mt. Bachelor will be without one of its base area lifts through the end of the season.
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When you’re getting ready for a ski lesson, it’s probably a pretty good idea to have snow pants, a jacket, goggles, skis of course — and an instructor with plenty of experience.
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People have found new paths to ‘explore’ and it’s hurting the land. Out of the thousands of miles of trails in Central Oregon, it’s estimated that 10% are user-made.
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The Deschutes and Willamette National Forests announced Tuesday changes being made to the Central Cascades Wilderness Permit System to address issues that arose during last year’s debut season and to simplify and improve the experience.
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Bend stroke survivor Geoff Babb, inventor of the all-terrain wheelchair called the AdvenChair, recently was the first person to reach the summit of Smith Rock’s Burma Road Trail by wheelchair. He soon plans a trip to reach the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
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Make fishing part of your Presidents Day Weekend plans. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 19-20.
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Trails specialists on the Deschutes National Forest have identified damage to the wood stove located in the Shooting Star Shelter. The stove is currently out of service, as continued use under the current conditions would create a fire hazard.
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After a pandemic-caused 2-year cancellation, Bend’s signature multi-sport event, the SELCO Community Credit Union Pole Pedal Paddle, is returning this spring, with some changes, including an earlier date: Saturday, May 14th.
Continue ReadingA Portland man has died in a skiing accident at Mt. Hood Meadows, the ski resort said.
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Beginning Tuesday, the Deschutes National Forest will expand a temporary trail closure within the Phil’s Trail system, west of Bend, the Deschutes National Forest said Monday.
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The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking volunteers for two positions on the Recreational Trails Program Grants Advisory Committee.
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Artists are invited to compete in one, two or all three of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s 2023 stamp art competitions.
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CRATER LAKE, Oregon, (KTVZ) – The National Service is proposing to rehabilitate the 1.1-mile Cleetwood Cove Trail and lakeside marina facilities, and seeking public comment on the project.
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Big-game hunters who purchased or were issued a deer or elk tag in 2021 must report their hunt by Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT (for any hunt that ended by Dec. 31, 2021). the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday.
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