Ballots mailed this week
Beginning Monday, Oct. 12, all ballot packets were mailed to every active registered voter in Phillips County.
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Eric Anderson kneels next to the skull of an elk he harvested with his bow. He said he was hooked on bowhunting after his first hunt with the weapon. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Don’t bow out: Bowhunting requires patience, practice, persistence
Eric Anderson doesn’t get discouraged by a hunt that ends without a kill. For him that’s part of the challenge — and fun — of bowhunting.
Allen Strong of Holyoke and his bird dog, Bumpy, out in the field.
Bird dogs: Man’s best friend; perfect hunting partners
For serious upland bird hunters, the idea of hunting gamebirds without a bird dog is a path to frustration, futility and no fun, according to Pheasants Forever.
From left, Luke and Grace Roberts stop for a selfie with dad Derek Roberts during a September 2020 elk hunting trip in the Rocky Mountains near Craig, Colorado.
Roberts family aims for fun; creates new hunting traditions
Athletes thrive on competition, but hunting is one of those sports where the less competition, the better.
Mask order extended 30 days
Gov. Jared Polis again extended Colorado’s statewide mask mandate for another 30 days from Sunday, Oct. 11.