ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Rare sightings of at least four grizzly bears in "the wedge" of land between the Kettle and Columbia Rivers in northeastern Washington have been documented this week by Fish and Wildlife Department trail cameras. Here's what the agency posted Thursday: A number…
FISHING -- A standing offer to replicate the first 50-inch tiger musky caught and released in a Washington tiger musky tournament was honored this week. In September, Chris Gades of St. Maries caught a 50-incher in Muskies Inc. tourney at Curlew Lake. It wasn’t just…
RESERVOIRS -- After a fairly rapid rise in early May, the level of Lake Roosevelt was 1238 at 8 a.m. today and predicted to stay at fairly stable levels for a while. "Inflows have decreased over the last week, but are expected to increase slightly…
FISHING RECORDS -- The 13.75-pound state record tiger trout caught in Spokane County’s Fish Lake on May 27, 2008, by local angler Evan Roda has finally met its match. The vetting and paperwork isn't complete, but Washington Fish and Wildlife department officials say it looks…
CAMPING -- Answer the call of nature on your next backcountry drive with the Bumper Dumper, a toilet seat attached to a steel frame that requires only a trailer hitch receiver to turn the back of your vehicle into a veritable port-a-potty making the whole…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
