Opinion
PAT NEAL: Treat orca in more kingly way
The recent orca deaths beg the question: Is it worth killing killer whales for whatever data the killing…
Opinion
PAT NEAL: Fishing’s lean but bird-watching’s keen
The coho seem to be running strong just across that imaginary line that marks the boundary of the…
Opinion
PAT NEAL: Meeting challenges of hunting season
Once you get your hunting rifle sighted in, keep it locked up far away from loved ones and…
Opinion
PAT NEAL: Eating crow about Elwha salmon
It was a regrettable lapse in my search for truth that allowed me to question the salmon’s ability…
Opinion
PAT NEAL: Winter outages bring new challenges
It takes a village to get ready for the coming cold months.
Opinion
PAT NEAL: Americans work hard for ‘the dream’
The Labor Day campout was just another example of the shrinking middle class: no au jus with our…
Opinion
PAT NEAL: What good is a fishing license?
Multitudes of happy tourists fished the Hoh this summer totally unaware they were breaking the law.
Opinion
PAT NEAL: Really, how unique are Elwha steelhead?
You have to wonder if hatchery steelhead are really so bad for native ones.
Opinion
PAT NEAL: In the future, these will be the good ol’ days of salmon fishing
The corrupt and incompetent mismanagement of our fisheries will lead to fishing’s demise.
Opinion
PAT NEAL: Whales’ boundless salmon appetite
IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news, but there’s another toxic concern to keep you awake at…
Sports
PAT NEAL’S WILDLIFE: I get letters — all cut up in little pieces
MOMMA ALWAYS SAID if you can’t say something nice, write a newspaper column. When I first started out,…
Sports
PAT NEAL’S WILDLIFE: The wilderness can be downright buggy
IT IS DAYLIGHT in the swamp. There is a buzzing sound as the insects of the forest awakened.…
News
PAT NEAL’S WILDLIFE: Genetically altering fish monkeys with Nature
IT WAS ANOTHER tough week in the news. A front-page article that appeared Monday in the Peninsula Daily…
News
PAT NEAL’S WILDLIFE COLUMN: Gone fishing with ‘Twilight’ characters
MAYBE YOU THINK being a wilderness gossip columnist is easy. It might sound like a dream job, just…
News
PAT NEAL’S WILDLIFE: An undammed Olympic river with limited fish
SOMEONE RECENTLY ASKED me if taking the dams out of the Elwha River would bring the salmon back.…
News
THE PAT NEAL WILDLIFE COLUMN: Bull trout bull
A SHARP-EYED READER recently suggested a correction to my May 26 column about the Dungeness Valley Creamery. It’s…
News
PAT NEAL WILDLIFE COLUMN: The last dairy farms
IT SEEMS THESE days, people don’t know where their food comes from. That was not a problem growing…
News
THE PAT NEAL COLUMN: Why we have a season for tourists
AN ECONOMIC SUMMIT was held recently to discuss ways to stimulate the economy of the North Olympic Peninsula.…
News
PAT NEAL’S WILDLIFE COLUMN: Next time you’re on the water, heeere kitty, kitty, kitty
LAST WEEK I got an announcement from PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, about a proposal…
News
PAT NEAL’S WILDLIFE COLUMN: Ain’t that a punch in your card
APRIL CAN BE the cruelest month. It’s when we are forced to turn in our income tax and…