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Michael Pearce: It’s hard to beat Milford

By Michael Pearce, The Wichita Eagle | May 13 at 6:34 a.m.

Friday’s dawn was the kind that makes it good to be alive, especially when you’re holding a fishing rod.

Michael Pearce: What’s on the line?

By Michael Pearce | May 6 at 8:02 a.m.

We’d caught about 30 bass in the first hour. But since we’d thoroughly worked the shoreline, 20 minutes had passed without a strike.

Turkey curse strikes Brownback again

April 15 at 8:51 a.m.

My hopes started to die when Will Johnson’s voice livened early on Friday, the first day of the Governor’s Turkey Hunt in El Dorado.

Michael Pearce: One-time hunting-fishing fee makes sense for seniors

March 10 at 11:23 p.m.

Nobody likes paying extra, especially when it’s for something they’ve had for free.

Michael Pearce: Trying to comprehend a snowy owl being shot

Feb. 26 at 7:11 p.m.

I don’t understand why someone would kill a snowy owl. Somebody shot one about 10 days ago at Cheyenne Bottoms.

Michael Pearce: The man who opened his outdoors world to many

Feb. 5 at 6:41 a.m.

The first time I went afield with legendary herpetologist Joe Collins, the setting did little for my apprehension.

Only Santa can deliver this unlikely package

Dec. 18 at 12:05 a.m.

Dear Santa,

Want $50,000 for a deer you shot? Good luck. . . .

Nov. 27 at 6:39 a.m.

Last week a friend of a friend showed me a photo of a local hunter with an exceptional whitetail deer.

Crazy Horse Memorial remains a stirring work in progress

BY MICHAEL PEARCE | Sep. 18 at 7:39 a.m.

The Wichita Eagle

On the trail of trout

August 28 at 6:31 a.m.

BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST, S.D. —The brown trout looked the size of some salmon and wore neon colors of a brightness seldom seen without electricity.

A wonder close to home

July 31 at 7:56 a.m.

The purple martins returning to roost in trees at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis remains one of the top wildlife events I've seen in 30 years of traveling.

It's more than a clever tip, it's a hide-saving idea

July 10 at 6:43 a.m.

Many years ago I watched possible bloodshed be avoided, thanks to a chain fishing stringer and some ingenuity.

You can't buy happiness

June 22 at 11:12 p.m.

GREENWOOD COUNTY — American parents annually spend many millions for their children's entertainment.

These little buggers can be the perfect companions

June 5 at 2:17 p.m.

Evening shadows were almost across the water by the time I arrived.

More people deserve say in El Dorado water plan

May 29 at 12:08 a.m.

A May 17 article in The Eagle told of how El Dorado hopes to sell water from its nearby lake to Wichita.

Biodegradable line is a cast in the right direction

May 22 at 1:11 a.m.

Old fishing line is in, over and along American waters by thousands of collective miles.

You can't tell this largemouth bass it isn't spring

Feb. 27 at 12:06 a.m.

Wind-driven sleet is pounding the windows and it's skin-numbing cold outside.

First snow-filled hunt brings some fast results

Jan. 16 at 1 a.m.

RENO COUNTY — Like many Kansans, my Monday morning began with 10 minutes of scraping to get my vehicle ready to roll.

Best of 2010: Record fish top busy year

March 30 at 1:17 p.m.

From clouds of tiny birds to gargantuan fish breaking state records, a lot happened in the Kansas outdoors in 2010.

Know where the pellets go

Dec. 26 at 12:26 a.m.

For decades, Kansas has been a land of wing shooting.

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