FISHERIES – A federal judge in Oregon last week ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service did not err when it reauthorized a program targeting sea lions for death in the Pacific Northwest. The program intended to preserve endangered salmon by killing sea lions is…
WILDERNESS -- Outfitters outraged about the disastrous condition of unmaintained trails in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness got a hearing Thursday in the Idaho Legislature. Result: State lawmakers want U.S. Forest Service officials to make trail repair a priority in the vast…
HUNTING -- Despite an effort and even a hint of extortion by some Montana outfitters to have him barred, television host Randy Newberg’s appointment to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s board was announced on Wednesday. “Our position is pretty simple,” David Allen, RMEF’s CEO, told…
HUNTING -- Hunters have until Feb. 28 to apply for black bear spring hunting permits in Washington. A drawing will be held in mid-March for 383 permits in western Washington and 314 permits for hunts east of the Cascades. Permit winners will receive their permit…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
