A reason we visit the Pacific Coast
OCEANS -- Jamie Dahlke emailed this photo from her visit to Westport to remind inlanders that we really must make time in the winter to visit the Pacific Coast, and stay through sunset.
Outdoors blog archive for Jan. 22, 2014
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22, 2014
Senators skeptical of IDFG wolf count numbers 5
PREDATORS — State senators questioned the accuracy of Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s report on the number of wolves in Idaho during a hearing today in Boise. Officials say there were 683 wolves in the state at the end of 2012 and preliminary numbers…
Outdoor Retailer groups demo new winter gear
WINTER SPORTS -- The annual Outdoor Retailer winter expo brings out the latest outdoor gear for a show in Salt Lake City. There's cool stuff to explore, and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is speaking to the manufacturers and retailers on hand as the show opens…
Idaho pondering changes in hunter fees, ages
HUNTING -- Idaho is looking to raise resident hunting and fishing license fees for the first time since 2005, but the plan in the works from the Department of Fish & Game would give loyal hunters or anglers who buy a license every year a…
Study: Wolves eat into ranch profits by making cattle nervous 4
PREDATORS -- I guess the old line can be revised based on the latest research: Montana -- where men are men, women are scarce and livestock is nervous, if there's a wolf pack in the neighborhood. U. of Montana researchers track cost of wolf predation…
Dogs leaving their mark on Mount Spokane 2
WINTER SPORTS -- The trend toward more dogs, linked to the growing popularity of snowshoeing, is getting easier to track at Mount Spokane State Park. And sometimes you might track it into your car. Snowshoer Warren D. Walker posted several photos of dog poop he…
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