ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Another confirmed wolf attack on cattle in northern Stevens County is prompting the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department to consider more lethal action and possibly breaking up the Wedge Pack near the Canada border. Department officers confirmed on Tuesday that a Diamond…
HUNTING -- The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will consider hunting seasons for sage grouse and waterfowl and changs to the motorized hunting rule when it meets on Aug. 23 at Fish and Game headquarters in Boise. Read on for details.
FISHING -- Trying to head off a ballot measure to ban gillnetting for salmon on the Oregon side of the lower Columbia River, Gov. John Kitzhaber has told state fisheries managers to come up with new regulations that would accomplish a similar goal while still…
WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT -- Washington Fish and Wildlife police must feel like parents dealing with kids sometimes. I'd like to hear the author of this poaching enforcement report tell the story over a couple of beers. Sgt. Chadwick contacted a recreational boat returning to the dock…
PUBLIC LANDS -- On July 31, Ben Laster, 29, of Kalispell reported ran 75 miles north to south across Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness in 15 hours. Apparently the run was not aided by wind, the heat from forest fires or from grizzly bears chasing his…
CONSERVATION -- If you visit Turnbull Refuge or other national wildlife refuges, consider buying a federal Duck Stamp rather than paying the $3 vehicle entry fee. The $15 stamp is good for entering any refuge for an entire year, and it helps fund a wildly…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
