FISHING -- Montana is lifting drought-related fishing restrictions on the rest of the Clark Fork River this weekend a week after Washington officials added hoot-owl restrictions to some streams. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will lift fishing restrictions Saturday, Aug. 22, on the upper Clark…
HUNTING -- A petition by several environmental organizations to rescind increased harvest levels for cougars in areas of the state with confirmed wolf packs was rescinded today. Washington Fish and Wildlife Commissioners voted 7-1 to reject an immediate revocation of the new harvest guidelines, but...
FISHING -- Starting Monday, Aug. 24, anglers participating in the popular Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River will be required to release any chinook salmon with an intact adipose fin that strikes their lures. A new rule, approved today by state…
WILDFIRES -- I flew from Seattle to Spokane this morning after 10 days off the grid in Alaska. Heartbreaking is the first word that came to mind as I watched the smoke rising from east of the Cascades and spreading eastward across the state, mixing...
WILDLIFE -- A presentation on safely living and recreating in bear country will be presented 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at the Bonners Ferry Ranger Station, 6286 Main Street in Bonners Ferry. "We held the same event in Sandpoint and had to turn folks away so we…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
