PREDATORS -- Livestock growers are likely to disagree, to put it politely, with the findings of a wolf study just released by Washington State University. But here's the scoop: It is counter-productive to kill wolves to keep them from preying on livestock, according to the…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Bald eagles are finally showing some interest in their traditional winter feast of spawning kokanee at Lake Coeur d'Alene. Carrie Hugo, U.S. Bureau of Land Management wildlife biologist, counted 18 bald eagles today in the Wolf Lodge Bay area. That's up from…
PUBLIC LANDS — Oregon state parks are ending their annual winter discounts on camping fees. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department says the across-the-board discounts will be replaced by targeted deals starting next year. The 20-year-old “discovery season” program reduced tent and recreational vehicle campsite…
OUTDOOR PEOPLE — Montana’s Outdoor Legacy Foundation and several other co-sponsoring conservation and historical organizations will announce the first round of inductees into the newly formed Montana Outdoor Hall of Fame on Saturday. The first batch of 12 inductees includes people still alive and some…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
