HUNTING -- Idaho's 2012 big-game hunting seasons for deer, elk, pronghorn, black bear, gray wolf and mountain lion hunts were set today by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission. The commissioners adopted Fish and Game staff recommendations and added a few changes of their own.…
SALMON FISHING -- Anglers will be able to start fishing for a big run of chinook salmon in Idaho waters on April 22 under a fishing seasons and rules package adopted today by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission. Chinook fishing will open in the…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Up to 10 wolf packs could be roaming in Washington, according to a new wolf recovery map (above) posted by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. If the evidence leads to confirmation, that would be 100 percent increase in the state's…
WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS -- A Brigham Young University study has supported previous research indicating that bear spray is a more effective deterrant to a grizzly bear attack than a gun. See the story about the research in the Billings Gazette. See my story package on the…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Colville National Forest has released a proposal to thin trees and decommission some roads in the Calispell Creek drainage southeast of 49 Degrees North Ski Area. The public has until mid-April to comment on the environmental assessment for the proposed Power…
FISHING -- This archive video has been making the rounds for a few years, but it's worth bringing up for a little fishing camp banter now that the fishing for Lahontan cutthroats is picking up at Lake Lenore. The 1947 newsreel shows the U.S. War…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
