PUBLIC LANDS -- Fire danger as well as still-burning wild fires will be a major factor for some campers and hunters heading for recreation areas in Idaho, Montana and Washington during Labor Day weekend. Smoking, campfires and use of chain saws are restricted on most…
WATERFOWLING -- Abel Cortina of Prosser won the premier solo event in the Washington State Duck Calling Championships last weekend, earning a berth in the prestigious World Duck Calling Championships held over Thanksgiving holidays in Stuttgart, Ark. John Plughoff of Yakima dominated goose-calling, winnng the…
PREDATORS -- Idaho's 2012-2013 wolf hunting season opens statewide on Thursday (Aug. 30). A season has been open since July 1 on private land in the Panhandle Zone, but no wolves have been reported harvested to date. Wolf advocates are countering the Thursday wolf season…
WILDLIFE -- More anglers are heading into the mountains and hunters soon will follow, putting more people out among wildlife, including bears. The Grizzly Bear Outreach Project offers basic tips to help hunters and anglers avoid attracting bears, which can be dangerous people if not…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
