HUNTING -- The general season cow elk hunt is not proposed to return in the Idaho Panhandle this fall as Idaho Fish and Game managers stay fairly conservative with their recommendations for 2013 big game seasons. Increases in controlled hunts for antlerless elk and deer…
FISHING -- The Methow River in northcentral Washington will open to fishing for steelhead and whitefish on Friday (March 1), the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department announced moments ago. The agency also noted that two sections of the Okanogan River will CLOSE for steelhead fishing…
ENVIRONMENT -- Working up to the high-stakes trial that began this week, British Petroleum has been spending a lot of time and money advertising that the oil spill from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster has been cleaned up and everything is cool. Yeah, sure. Meanwhile,…
WILDLIFE -- This male golden eagle has worn a GPS “backpack” for eight years to provide information about home range size and habitat use in Eastern Washington, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Facebook page. Now at least 13 years old, he…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission has a full agenda of wide ranging topics to cover at its meeting Friday in Moses Lake. Among the 15 agenda items, the panel will take public comments on proposed changes to hunting rules, consider adopting…
HUNTING -- As wildlife biologists try to wrap up winter surveys, the Idaho Fish and Game has scheduled public meetings around the state to discuss proposals for 2013 big game seasons and rules. Some of the proposals likely to emerge include: Increased black bear season…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.