Big bass anchors win
Matt Pennington and Keith Har mon won the Swepco Lake winter series bass tournament Nov. 7 with five bass that weighed 16.48 pounds. They also had big bass at 6.98 pounds.
Kenny Howard and Tyler Steel placed second with five bass at 15.51 pounds. Lane McCratic and Bobby Price were third with five bass at 14.33 pounds.
Fourth through sixth, all with five fish were: fourth, Tyler Majors, Trey Carter, 13.23; fifth, Alan Westfall, James Whittle, 12.83; sixth, Jesse Cruz, David Hamilton, 11.26.
Most fish were caught with top-water lures, swim baits or Alabama rigs, said Whittle, tournament director.
The next tournament is Nov. 21. Anglers may still enter the Swepco winter series. Membership fee is $10 per person. Entry fee per tournament is $40 per boat. Anglers may fish in pairs or solo. Call Whittle at 479-466-4659 for details.
Hike to explore
watershed trail
Hill ’N Dale Hikers will hike the trail around the lake at the Illinois River Watershed Partnership sanctuary in Cave Springs on Friday. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Bella Vista Harps store for carpooling. Lunch after the hike will be at Golden Corral in Rogers.
All hikers are welcome. To register, contact George Riggin, 913-669-4967 or email [email protected].
Writing workshop
planned at Hobbs
Madison Woods, naturalist, photographer, herbalist and author, will teach nature journaling at the Hobbs State Park Visitor Center from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Woods will lead the class on a voyage of listening, looking, and feeling for connections that transport. The class will include an optional easy nature walk, a communing exercise, a discussion and practice of nature translation through words, art, and photography.
Woods is the author of 10 Common Plants Worth Knowing (in a Long-term Survival Situation); American Ginseng & Companions; My Nature Journal; and several other titles. She writes a nature blog at www.wildozark.com.
Cost for the workshop is $15. For more information and to register, visit www.villagewritingschool.com or phone 479-292-3665.
Program
seeks applicants
Farmers and landowners in parts of northwest Arkansas have until Dec. 18 to submit applications to receive financial assistance to implement conservation practices through three Regional Conservation Partnership Program projects.
Projects open for sign-up include the Illinois River Watershed in portions of Benton and Washington counties. Applicants can sign up at their local USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service field service center.
Land and producer eligibility, adjusted gross income and all other program criteria for participation must be met to participate in this initiative. Agricultural lands are eligible for enrollment in the initiative.
Additional infor mation about the projects, area maps and conservation practices, are available at www.ar.nrcs.usda.gov.
To locate the local field office, visit http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/por tal/main/national/contact/local.
Turkey season over
Hunters checked 6,158 turkeys during Missouri’s fall firearms turkey season, which ran Oct. 1-31, the Missouri Department of Conservation announced.
Last year’s fall firearms turkey harvest total was 5,680.
Fall archery turkey hunting resumes from Nov. 25 through Jan. 15.