ENDANGERED SPECIES – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Department has sped up plans to put radio collars on wolves in the Methow Valley after confirming last month the pack likely killed a calf – the first in the state to qualify for compensation. Biologist Scott…
OCEAN FISHING -- There was no contest for last week’s Westport "Catch of the Week." Daryle Baker of Port Angeles landed a 117-pound halibut in the near-shore area off Westport on May 30, easily assuming the lead for the $1,000 biggest Halibut of the year…
WILDLIFE -- Poachers are contributing to anti-poaching efforts as nearly a thousand antlers seized from wildlife cases over the last decade are being sold by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in an online auction that closes Tuesday (June 5). At last check, the…
BIRDING -- The Washington Ornithological Society will hold its 24th annual conference Friday-next Monday (June 8-11) based out of Spokane's Red Lion River Inn . The conference offers choices of daily field trips ranging from northern Pend Oreille County south into Whitman County. See online…
FLY FISHING -- As the story goes, stoneflies once were so prolific on the Spokane River the annual late spring "salmonfly" hatch would grease the city tracks and make the street trolleys slip. We can only imagine what sort of frenzy such a prolific hatch…
WILDLIFE -- Elk are in a big transition. They're shedding their thick insulating winter coats for the shinier, sleeker, more bug-proof summer coats, as you can see in this photo made last week by Western Montana wildlife photographer Jaime Johnson. Bulls are sprouting antlers, one…
PADDLING --Edited highlights of 27 films will be presented Saturday (June 9) during the 7th annual Reel Paddling Film Festival at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint, sponsored by the Eureka Institute. The Reel Paddling Film Festival is an international film tour presenting some of the…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.