PREDATORS -- The S-R's reporter in Boise has been following Gov. Otter's request for $2 million to bolster wolf control in Idaho. The plan seeks to reduce Idaho's population of around 600 wolves -- down from closer to 1,000 a few years ago -- to…
FISHERIES -- A ring of commercial fishermen gone bad has been nabbed selling crabs -- often undersized and removed from the sea before they could spawn a new generation -- on the black market around Puget Sound. See the undercover video in a report by…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- The spring bird migration often subtly comes to our attention. Other times, it's obvious even to the casual observer. Here's a head's up from the weekend by birder Terry Gray in the Palouse: Today in east Moscow there were many American Robins…
MOUNTAINEERING -- A former Mount Rainier climbing ranger believed to be the first person to climb Washington's highest peak in fewer than five hours, died Friday in a mountaineering accident in Patagonia, according to a report in the Tacoma-News Tribune. Chad Kellogg, 42 of Seattle,…
FISHING -- If you're one of those steelheaders who's been avoiding the Clearwater River because of this season's poor fish returns, here's a big THANK YOU from the anglers who've been enjoying your absence. Read on for the Lewiston Tribune story that points out the…
HUNTING -- A short story version ran in the paper Saturday telling of a Montana big-game hunter who's suing a Canadian outfitter and a world-renowned hunting guide in Tajikistan for stealing the trophy horns of a rare wild argali sheep known as the “Marco Polo.”…
Elite mountaineer Chad Kellogg dies on Patagonia peak Loss of functional Royalex puts canoe industry in flux Kits convert dirt bikes for winter season on snow Field Reports: Another state starts study of moose Out & About: Stienbeck boat in Port Townsend Langlauf: Our own…
CONSERVATION -- Some conservationists didn't hide their happiness to hear that Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., is retiring after 20 years in Congress, an unexpected announcement that drew both cheers and jeers Thursday in the nation’s capital. As chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, he's…
CONSERVATION -- The effort to modernize the international Columbia River Treaty and perhaps return salmon upstream over Grand Coulee Dam will be highlighted in an annual conservation benefit program during an evening of food and presentations on Friday, Feb. 21, at the Patsy Clark Mansion…
PREDATORS -- The Northeast Washington Wildlife Group's 2014 Coyote Derby in Stevens, Spokane and Pend Oreille counties began Feb. 4 and runs to March 31. Derby organizers say the annual event is in an effort to help relieve the predation of the deer herds in…
ADVENTURING -- Before I write my stories about winter adventuring in the Grand Canyon, I have to decide which I enjoyed more, the view up from the river or the view down from the rim!
WILDLIFE -- The Thrill-On website has collected a fairly good series of wildlife photos -- tender to terrifying -- from trail cams. Check them out.
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
