On The Cover January 2025 Western Outdoor Times

It just happens.

The old year slips away so quickly. Didn't 2024 just begin? Where do the days, weeks, months go? And, if you are enjoying the outdoors or life in general, they go by even faster. And, that's a good thing.

Speaking of good things, just around the corner is one of the first harbingers of a new year: the annual Renaissance Festival -- one of our favorite events. The jousting, the artisans, the Pleasure Feast, the entertainers are all part of the "raucous revelry" we have come to expect and enjoy in the Village of Fairhaven. Be sure to visit this year.

(By the way, at the Faire, in keeping with our interest in wildlife, a variety of birds-of-prey, some endangered, display the unique skills that enraptured nobles long ago and made falconry the sport of kings.)

Continuing the favorite traditions of Arizona hunting and fishing, the Arizona Game & Fish Department offers some new and exciting ways to get involved. And, fishing is in good hands as the Andersons remind us of some ways to enjoy winter bass fishing: the bigger, the better!

Whether we begin the year outdoors at the Ren Faire or hunting, fishing, boating, camping, or hiking, may we remain thankful for all the resources we enjoy here all year long.

Best wishes to you in 2025!

PORTS

DOWNSTREAM (pg2) - Ring in the new!

BOATING (pg4) - Sometimes a smaller PFD makes sense.

TACKLE & TARGET (pg9) - Winter can mean big bass.

WESTERN WILDLIFE (pg17) - Give the eagles their space.

Don't Miss These

Huzzah! - The Renaissance Festival Returns

Jump In The 'Pool' - Hunters may be randomly selected.

The Bicentennial Of The Erie Canal - 2025 will have much to offer recreational boaters.

Ice Skating At Havasu? - Yes, London Bridge Resort brings ice skating to Lake Havasu City over the holiday season.

Visit Your Great Outdoors

"My pa used to say that when corruption is visited upon the cities of men, the mountains and the deserts await him. The cities are for money but the high-up hills are purely for the soul". Galloway, by Louis L'amour

Important Dates

January 1: New Year's Day - Cheers To A New Year And A Brighter Future

January 20: Inauguration Day

February 2: Groundhog Day