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Outdoors blog archive for Jan. 1, 2013

TUESDAY, DEC. 31, 2013

MONDAY, DEC. 30, 2013

SATURDAY, DEC. 28, 2013

FRIDAY, DEC. 27, 2013



A mountain lion, also known as a cougar. (Associated Press)

Some cougar hunting areas to close

HUNTING -- Cougar hunts in several areas of the state will close at dusk on Dec. 31 as harvest guidelines for the animals have been reached in those areas, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Thursday. Eight of the 49 cougar hunt areas…

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THURSDAY, DEC. 26, 2013





WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25, 2013


TUESDAY, DEC. 24, 2013


Christopher DeForest, Inland Northwest Land Trust executive director, surveys private property along Hangman Creek. The non-profit organization helped the Ralph Hein family preserve the land with a conservation easement.   (Rich Landers)

Recent outdoors stories in the Spokesman-Review

Idaho hunter organizing two-day wolf derby Diving buffleheads duck in for a show on Spokane River Field reports: Pronghorn herd removed from Umatilla depot Outdoor writing contest high school winners announced Country Homes causeway will be replaced with swale (wildlife danger sidebar) Red tide raises…

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MONDAY, DEC. 23, 2013







SUNDAY, DEC. 22, 2013

FRIDAY, DEC. 20, 2013

Dungeness crab wait for ice, packing and shipping at Hallmark Fisheries in Charleston, Ore.

Holiday crabs: Can you dig it?

SHELLFISHING -- Clam diggers can ring in the new year with an eight-day razor clam dig on ocean beaches that starts Dec. 29 and stretches through Jan. 5. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved the dig after marine toxin tests showed the…

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Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.




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