CdA fly fishing guide living large in Argentina
FLY FISHING -- From the looks of the photo above, Joe Roope of Castaway Fly Shop in Coeur d'Alene had a good time last week living large with the fat rainbows on Argentina's Jurassic Lake.
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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7, 2011
Hunters, trappers making dent in Panhandle wolf population
PREDATORS -- Hunters and trappers are making a little progress in reducing the number of wolves in Idaho, with North Idaho hunters doing better than they did during the last wolf season in 2009-2010. Here's this week's update from Jim Hayden, Idaho Fish and Game…
Outdoors can play enjoyable role in a kid's Christmas
FAMILIES -- Aidan Long puts his muscle into bringing home the Monana family's 2011 Christmas tree last weekend. "No freshly felled fir ever smelled so sweet to me," said his dad, Ben. A family get-to-gether isn't the only reason to go to a tree farm…
Street skiing video in Trail, B.C., is a classic
JP Auclair Street Segment (from All.I.Can.) from Sherpas Cinema on Vimeo. SKIING -- This street-skiing video clip from the ski film All.I.Can. is one of my favorite moments from the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour that ran three nights at The Bing Crosby Theater…
TUESDAY, DEC. 6, 2011
Colbert Report chimes in on social media trend to Me Reporting
MEDIA -- It's off the unbeaten path of the Outdoors Blog, but not by far. Check out the Colbert Report for an update on where journalism and the public's interesting on good reporting is headed.
Tribes balk at plan for hunters to cull elk at Hanford Reach monument 1
HUNTING -- The Fish and Wildlife Service may allow hunting on Hanford Reach National Monument land near Rattlesnake Mountain to cull a herd of elk damaging nearby wheat fields. Over several years, managers hope to reduce the heard of about 700 elk to about 350.…
Group working on Stevens Peak winter backcountry plan eyes Lookout Pass expansion 1
WINTER SPORTS -- The Stevens Peak Backcountry Coalition has posted an updated map showing a proposed Stevens Peak Backcountry Winter Non-Motorized Area. The proposal is geared to maintaining a sanctuary of peacefulness among the expansion plans for the Lookout Pass Ski Area as well as…
Grizzly bear social status concerns IFG official 2
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- This quote highlights a valid concern wildlife managers have in balancing the biology and social status/politics of managing grizzly bears, not to mention wolves: "I worry we will lose the general public on the side of this animal if we don't get…
Aerial photos capture beauty of North Cascades peaks
MOUNTAINS -- Climbers, and everyone else, can enjoy an eagle-eye view of Glacier Peak west of Lake Chelan in a series of photos shot by John Scurlock, a Bellingham firefighter/paramedic who built his own sport plane and uses it to capture interesting aerial scenic photos.…
Digitized newsreel chronicles first winter ascent of Mount Rainier
MOUNTAINEERING -- Historians have digitized a newsreel film that documents the February 1922 first winter ascent of Mount Rainier by Jean and Jacques Landry, Jacques Bergues and newsreel cameraman Charles Perryman, according to historical notes by software development specialist and climber Lowell Skoog of Seattle.…
New Asotin County wildlife area brings Blue Mountains Complex to 68,000 acres
PUBLIC LANDS -- The public and wildlife soon will be sharing a new chunk of an elk-friendly ranch and Grande Ronde River access in southern Asotin County. The 2,200-acre parcel bordering the Grande Ronde River was approved for acquisition Saturday by the Washington Fish and…
MONDAY, DEC. 5, 2011
IFG seeks tips on elk poaching near Bunco Road
View Larger Map POACHING -- Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials are seeking help in identifying who was responsible for poaching a bull elk near the intersection of Bunco and Nunn Roads. The elk was killed sometime between 9:30 p.m. on Sunday (Dec 4)…
Eastern Washington woman reaches milestone for U.S. x-c skiers
NORDIC SKI RACING -- Rookie national team member Sadie Bjornsen of Winthrop, Wash., teamed with Alaskan Kikkan Randall to make history for U.S. Women cross-country ski racing by finishing second in the sprint relay at the World Cup finals yesterday in Dusseldorf, Germany. It’s the…
Real vs fake: Which Christmas tree choice is best for environment?
ENVIRONMENT -- According to a video report by The Nature Conservancy, here are the top five reasons why harvesting a real tree for the Christmas holiday might be a better choice for the environment than buying an artificial tree. ENVIRONMENT -- According to The Nature…
Waterfowler's best friend: Labs don't balk at winter retrieves
WATERFOWLING -- Tank, a bruiser black Lab, races back with a mallard drake before the ripples smooth out in the decoys on the Pend Oreille River Saturday. Temperatures in the teens didn't even nick the the dog's enthusiam for rounding up all the ducks and…
Whitetail rut still making bucks vulnerable to archers
HUNTING -- The fat lady has sung for deer hunting seasons in Montana and for rifle hunters in Idaho, but late seasons are still giving hunters a few shots at whitetails in designated areas of eastern Washington. And the rut's still on to some degree…
Video: Squirrel a master problem solver
WILDLIFE -- This video has been around for awhile, but it's worth posting again to illustrate how marvelously adaptive wildlife can be.
Locals help introduce 170,000 young trout to Curlew Lake
FISHING -- Next year’s fishing season looks bright at Curlew Lake in Ferry County. About 20 volunteers helped the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department introduce 170,000 rainbow trout, 4-5 inches long, delivered last month to the a net pen tended by the Curlew Lake Association.…
WA sportsmen have two program choices on Tuesday: Fish conservation or whitetail research
OUTDOOR EDUCATION -- Local sportsmens groups are sponsoring two programs of interest this week in Spokane. Unfortunately for the universal sportsman, both programs are set for Tuesday starting at 7 p.m.. Steelhead fisheries in Washington, and update on Olympic Peninsula’s Elwha River Dam removal, by…
Group using non-lethal means to keep wolves from livestock
PREDATORS -- While the sheep will always face predators, falling victim to a wolf hasn't been a looming concern for livestock growers in Blaine County, Idaho, where a Defenders of Wildlife project is showing encouraging results. Four years ago, Defenders began monitoring how many sheep…
SATURDAY, DEC. 3, 2011
More perspective on adoption of WA wolf management plan
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Here are more detailed accounts of today's meeting in which the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted an amended Gray Wolf Management and Conservation Plan four years in the making: From the Associated Press. From Northwest Sportsman Magazine.
Tonight's killer sunset at 49 Degres North
WINTER SPORTS -- It's hard to leave the slopes when the sky's on fire! Thanks 49 Degrees North.
FRIDAY, DEC. 2, 2011
Deer to be culled after video exposes attack on dog
URBAN WILDLIFE -- For years, Cranbrook, British Columbia, has had a problem with an urban deer population that's burgeoned to nearly 200 animals. But it wasn't until a video of a deer attacking a dog went viral that the town was galvanized into action. The…
Elk carcasses spark brawls among Tetons grizzly family
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Grizzly 399 and Grizzly 610 -- 399's daughter from 2006 that is now full-grown and raising cubs of her own -- thrilled visitors to Grand Teton National Park this summer as they raised this year's cubs by roads in the Wyoming park.…
Field to Fork: Preparing a mule deer heart
GAME FOR COOKING -- Most hunters relish bringing back their game for the family table. In the following story, a Montana hunter, mother, cook and comptetitive shooter tells about her adventure with saving a mule deer buck's heart from the gutpile and turning it into…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
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