ENDANGERED SPECIES -- No wolves have been killed yet in the first regulated wolf hunting season within the borders of Washington, the Colville Confederated Tribes report. Although gray wolves are still protected by state endangered species regulations, the tribe opened a season two weeks ago…
PREDATORS -- After seven of Yellowstone National Park's roughly 88 wolves had been legally shot in recent weeks while traveling outside the park -- including five wolves that had been radio-collared for research -- Montana wildlife commissioners voted today to close some areas outside the…
HUNTING - The former head of an Idaho group whose mission it is to protect ducks is being punished for using illegal methods to hunt them. Charles D. Steele of Hagerman was sentenced today to a year of supervised probation, a $2,000 fine and 25…
WINTER SPORTS -- Schweitzer Mountain Resort will be offering $10 lift tickets on Friday (Dec. 14) with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting Community Cancer Services and the Bonner Partners in Care Clinic. The event is Schweitzer’s first major event of the winter season. Schweitzer…
FISHING -- The public will have more time to review proposed changes to state sportfishing rules under an extended comment period announced Friday by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Under the new timeline, WDFW will accept written comments through Jan. 29 on the…
PADDLING – Gonzaga Prep wresters are pinning their annual fundraising goals on a 17-foot cedar-strip canoe they built with their own hands. “We started during summer and we’re just doing the hand-caned bamboo seas and putting the finishing touches on it,” team Coach Danny Pearson…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
