WINTER SPORTS -- Members of the Panhandle Nordic Club put up a Snowshoe Hut on Twisted Klister System this week. A wood stove soon will be installed. The snow is still thin, but the it's good to know shelter is there for the winter days…
HUNTING -- A mess of elk were slaughtered or wounded in a youth elk hunt that was marred by greedy adults last week in the Bitterroot Valley south of Missoula The story by the Ravali Republic is among the saddest reports on sport hunting I've…
THREATENED SPECIES -- A panel of wildlife officials says it’s time to lift Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park. An Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee spokesman says the panel’s members voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of ending the federal…
FISHING -- The Rose Lake Access Area managed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will be closed to public access this winter. The closure is needed for public safety during an access site improvement construction project southeast of Fourth of July Pass. Construction…
TRAILS -- Now's the time to plan next year's major backpacking excursions for more reasons than one. Permits need to be secured in some cases, and if the trip is in the West, now's the best time to buy specially designed topos from Green Trails…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
