HUNTING -- More than three-dozen people testified, mostly on new hunting rules proposed for the 2012-14 seasons, during the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting last Friday and Saturday in Moses Lake. Hunters have passionate feelings on both sides of many of the proposals. Audio…
HUNTING -- Idaho sportsmen's opposition may have swayed the close vote to stop a bill to give landowners big-game tags they could sell. But another vote on a similar bill is brewing. Senate Bill 1282, sponsored by Sen. Bert Brackett, R-Rogerson, would allow private landowners…
WILDLIFE -- Yellowstone National Park officials say the park’s wolf population has stabilized at about 100 wolves over the last two years. The Billings Gazette reports that represents about a 60 percent reduction from 2007 wolf numbers as elk populations have also declined. In December,…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Area birdwatcher Ron Dexter, who lives in the Mount Spokane foothills, has the welcome mat out for colorful migrants that return each year for his hospitality. Ron posted this delightful update this morning: Each spring, we look forward to the arrival of…
WINTER SPORTS -- Signs have been poking up on Mount Spokane warning snowshoers they're no longer going to be tolerated hiking popular routes up to the mountain summit. Indeed, the signs let snowshoers, hikers, backcountry skiers and others who want to access the summit of…
FISHING -- Fly fisher Dustin Bise shares these few seconds of action to show anglers what they're missing if they haven't been out to sample the early season at Amber Lake near Cheney.
PUBLIC LANDS -- This weekend will be a freebie at Washington state parks, which will be offering free admission four times this year. The first set of free days will be March 18-19 in honor of the park system’s 99th birthday on March 19. Other…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
