Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

Our Outdoors: Long Night Luremaking

January in the upper Midwest is the sportsman's most challenging month. Major hunting seasons have ended, the flash of fins from early ice begins to slow down as the winter doldrums set in, and typically the temperatures are the lowest of the year and the conditions are the most challenging. Add in a foot or two of snow and mobility on the landscape or the lake can even become a deterrent to ge...