WILDLIFE WATCHING -- A Wyoming herd of about 500 mule deer travels 50 miles from the Red Desert to the southern end of the Wind River Range, where it joins about 5,000 more deer to walk another 100 miles. It is the longest recorded mule…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- "I love the little wings and the open mouth," says Spokane Valley pastor and photographer Craig Goodwin, back from a North Idaho birding adventure. "The eaglets are two days old." Goodwin says he's found great bird photo situations including great blue herons…
FISHING -- They were cautious at first, allowing a daily limit of just six kokanee last year for the first kokanee fishing season since 1999 at Lake Pend Oreille. But Idaho Fish and Game Department officials say surveys continue to show the fishery has recovered…
CONSERVATION -- More that 100 volunteers turned out for the annual Spokane Riverkeeper Spring River Clean on April 12, with a big boost from students at Gonzaga University. "It was our biggest and best clean up by far, we had a record number of partners…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- The sight of a wood duck will brighten anyone's day. That's why Wayne C. Weber of Delta, British Columbia, is probably wearing sun goggles this week. Here's his birding report from April 15 in northcentral Washington: While birding in northern Okanogan County,…
HUNTING -- Washington's new 2014 Big Game Hunting Seasons & Regulations pamphlet has been posted on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife website -- with hard copies showing up at dealers. The month-long special permit application period for deer, elk, moose, mountain goat, bighorn…
HUNTING -- Idaho's 2014 Big Game Seasons and Rules brochures are back from the printer and should be available at license vendors and Fish and Game offices in most locations. They are also available online. Elk hunters will notice changes to several elk management zones…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
