ADVENTURE -- Here's a Canadian survival story with an unusual twist that has some animal lovers saying a desperate man made a heartless decision. But doctors treating Marco Lavoie after his rescue in the wilderness of northern Quebec say he may not have survived his…
HUNTING -- A two-page spread in a popular deer hunting magazine that included trophy photographs of bucks got an Oklahoma City man in trouble with the law, federal prosecutors said last week. Officials said the buck was illegally shot in Washington's Capitol State Forest before…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Sullivan Lake Ranger Station will be temporarily closed Nov. 12 and reopening on Nov. 20 during construction in the visitor lobby. General district and forest information, as well as firewood cutting permit will be available at the Newport Ranger Station located…
OCEANS -- Marine scientists are finding a large number of dead starfish along the West Coast stricken with a disease that causes the creatures to lose their arms and disintegrate. The Associated Press reports the starfish are dying from “sea star wasting disease,” an affliction…
HUNTING -- Congratulations! You finally killed that trophy specimen that eluded you for many seasons and countless hunts. You made celebratory stops at your buddy’s house and then the local meat processor. The taxidermist is next. But, unlike your previous hunts, this time there’s another…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
