Hiker recovered after spending the night outdoors (The Sacramento Bee)
A Sacramento man had to spend the night in the great outdoors after becoming lost during a hike in the foothills near the American River.

Outdoors column appearing in T-H (Forrest City Times-Herald)
Starting today, the Times-Herald will run a weekly outdoors column by Joe Mosby as part of its expanded sports coverage. Mosby is the retired news editor of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Arkansas’ best known outdoor writer.

Women in the Outdoors helps women learn, laugh and lighten up (Morris Daily Herald)
Do you love the outdoors but can't find the time to enjoy it? Are you tired of your typical SaturdayŠ errands, laundry, kids, cleaning, choresŠ the same old rut? Then Women of the Outdoors may be the perfect escape for you.

OUTDOORS COLUMN: Hurricane Fay Fades Away (Bristol Herald Courier)
George Grant’s weekly outdoors column

Outdoors: (The Capital)
It's official. No special canvasback shooting season is planned for this year. Hatching success was off appreciably, so the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service played it safe, as well it should for our flyway. No other big changes are coming in the waterfowl regs for this year.

Outdoors getaways: Seize the season that is Labor Day (San Francisco Chronicle)
What to do on Labor Day weekend? Your answer will help define this summer and perhaps far beyond for what's next in outdoor recreation. For many getaways, conditions look perfect for the weekend: smoke-free skies with stellar clarity at Yosemite, ideal...

Outdoors calendar (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Sept. 12-13: Legends Dove Hunt, Abilene. Benefits Children’s Miracle Network. $500 ($215 is tax deductible) for dove hunts Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, chuck wagon lunch, clay shoot, dinner for two. Go to www.legendsdovehunt.com .

OUTDOORS REPORT (The Leaf Chronicle)
Lake Levels: R=rising, F=falling, S=steady, V=variable.

Wyoming Outdoors: Blue grouse offer early season hunt (Billings Gazette)
Summer has one last hurrah this Labor Day weekend, and then we'll slowly drift into autumn. Both Wyoming and Montana have early bird seasons that start Sept. 1 for mountain grouse and mourning doves. Each year, I look forward to hiking at timberline ...

Montana Outdoors: Sharptails provide the bright spot for opener (Billings Gazette)
Sharp-tailed grouse are providing the undisputed bright spot in the upland bird forecasts across Eastern Montana this year. The upland bird hunting season opens Monday for sharptails, sage grouse, Hungarian and chukar partridge, turkeys, dusky (blue) ...