Opposite: Combine fishing and
wildlife watching at places like Eugene T.
Mahoney State Park near Ashland, where
this nesting goose was defending its
lakeside nest during a visit last April.
Above: Grace Lovell of Adams shows her
mother, Anita, and brother, Jonah,
something she found while searching the
forest floor for morel mushrooms with
her family at Indian Cave State Park
during the park's annual Outdoor
Adventure.
Right: Largemouth bass fishing
opportunities abound statewide this
month, especially at destinations such
as Box Butte Reservoir, Lake Wanahoo,
Louisville, Mormon Island, Sandy
Channel and Summit Lake state
recreation areas and Smith Lake
Wildlife Management Area where
bass numbers are high.
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PHOTO
BY
ERIC
FOWLER
PHOTO
BY
JEFF
KURRUS
