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Outdoors blog archive for June 12, 2015

FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2015







Week-old pheasant chicks huddle in an incubator before they can be released. (Steve Hanks)

Pheasant chicks a popular item for council

WILDLIFE -- The annual distribution of pheasant chicks by the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council was a hit this year. Organizer Larry Carey said the council distributed 5,881 chicks from Little Canyon pheasant farm to people who paid a small fee for transportation and promised to…

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Paddlers from the Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club paddle toward the Buttes of the Cross in Canyonlands National Park during their September 2013 float on the Green River of Utah.  ( Debbie Pierce)

Federal wage hike would impact outfitters 

PUBLIC LANDS -- Forcing outfitters with federal public land permits to pay seasonal staff at least $10.10 an hour would put some river guide services under water, send some horse-riding operations down the trail and let the air out of the tires of bicycle tour...

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