HUNTING/SHOOTING -- After an hour-long interview on hunting, shooting and the American way with Ted Nugent, followed by a two-hour concert that loosened the mortar between the bricks of the Knitting Factory, I must say..... I need an F-ing break. Story to come.
BICYCLING -- Spokane treated the 600 riders in the Northwest Tandem Rally to sunny weather over the holiday weekend and two days of tandem cycling fun out of the city and into the Palouse. But as you can see, tandem doesn't always mean a bicycle…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- A measure that would give Wyoming control over wolves and fend off lawsuits if a deal was struck to take the wolf off the federal endangered species list was attached by U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis to the 2012 Interior and Environment Appropriations…
NATIONAL FORESTS -- A Forest Service administrator in Vermont has been named the new Sandpoint District ranger by Idaho Panhandle National Forests acting forest supervisor Maggie Pittman. Erik Walker, Deputy District Ranger in the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont will replace Dick Kramer who…
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT -- With the field season finally in full swing, here are some of the projects Idaho Fish and Game Department fisheries biologists are conducting on the Idaho Panhandle, according to Jim Fredericks, regional fisheries manager in Coeur d'Alene: Channel catfish stocking program evaluation…
PADDLING -- Local kayaker Brian Jamieson has produced a nifty video to give the rest of us a feel for the thrill of playing at Dead Dog Hole. This accidental treasure of a wave is in the Spokane River on the state line. Kayakers were…
HUNTING -- A federal grant of nearly $1 million will be used to give private landowners in Eastern Washington an incentive to open their lands to fishing and hunting, the Washington thanks to to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife reports. The federal Farm…
HUNTING — In case you missed the news, an eastern Idaho jury on Friday convicted former gubernatorial candidate Rex Rammell of illegally shooting and killing a cow elk in December. The jury of six people deliberated about an hour before finding Rammell guilty of misdemeanor…
FISHING– High lake levels and prolonged heavy out flows this year are reason for worry about the kokanee fisheries at Pend Oreille and Coeur d’Alene lakes. What are the impacts? “The short answer is that we don’t know, and we won’t for a couple more…
ROCK CLIMBING – A fun-oriented, low-key weekend event to introduce people to the sport of rock climbing is set for July 23-24 at Q’emiln Park in Post Falls. The annual UClimb (www.uclimb.org) sponsored by Mountain Gear recruits professional climbers who teach and encourage beginners to…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
