TRAILS -- Washington Trails Association volunteers will wrap up their season of re-routing and upgrading Trail 160 at Mount Spokane State Park on Sunday. The popular route for hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians leads to an overlook of the Spokane Valley on Mount Kit Carson.…
HUNTING -- A proposed plan for managing mule deer in Washington will be presented by the Department of Fish and Wildlife during a public meeting at 7 p.m. tonight, Oct. 15, at Center Place Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Pl. in Spokane Valley. “This…
PADDLING -- The Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club has been taking advantage of the "paddling season" of two weeks or so on the Priest River provided by the annual autumn drawdown of Priest Lake that started Friday. The flows are too low for paddling the...
HUNTING -- Washington's modern rifle deer and waterfowl seasons -- among the most popular hunts of the year -- open across the state on Saturday. Prospects are generally good, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says. Help wildlife managers compile important info on wildlife...
WINTERSPORTS -- Ski resorts are the latest group to step up and take a stand against the aerial intrusion of camera-packing drones. If you don't think the sky is becoming a giant eye on your life, consider this: Recreational drones have skyrocketed in popularity over…
FOREST SERVICE -- Looking for a second home near a good trout stream or a facility that would make other elk camps look puny? Beginning Thursday, Oct. 15, the Idaho Panhandle National Forests will be offering two unused or lightly staffed properties for sale to...
PETS OUTDOORS -- Students and veterinarians in Corvallis, Oregon, have a bright idea for raising awareness of the amount of dog poop pet walkers are leaving around parks and wild areas. They're painting it orange and leaving it to make a point. They're...
HUNTING -- Once again, the Idaho Fish and Game Department is gathering opinions from hunters about possibly changing controlled-hunt drawing odds and increasing the number of big-game tags offered through auction. Department officials say: Hunters have proposed changing Idaho’s controlled-hunt drawing system to favor those...
HUNTING -- International news outlets are reporting that Zimbabwe will not charge American dentist Walter Palmer for killing a tourist-attraction prized lion in July because he had obtained legal authority to conduct the hunt, according to a cabinet minister today. Charges are still pending against...
HUNTING -- Although a wildfire blazed through portions of the W.T. Wooten Wildlife Area near the Tucannon River in August, the popular southeast Washington hunting destination and other area public lands did not completely burn. "The areas are open for hunting seasons now underway and...
FISHING -- "Fishing for fall chinook in the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River continues to be excellent," says Paul Hoffarth, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife regional wildlife biologist in the Tri-Cities. Here's the rest of his report with numbers from the past week.…
FISHING -- Anglers will be able to keep fin-clipped steelhead in the upper Columba and tribs such as the Methow and Okanogan starting Thursday. Following are details from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Action: Allow anglers to retain hatchery-origin steelhead and rainbow trout…
HUNTING -- New rules have been approved to help guide elk hunts before and after Montana’s general archery and rifle seasons. The Billings Gazette reports the Fish and Wildlife Commission approved the so-called “shoulder season” guidelines Thursday that would allow hunting to start as early…
SHELLFISHING -- Washington shellfish managers have postponed the fall start of razor clam digging on ocean beaches. They say toxin levels in the clams are too high. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says it won’t schedule razor clam digs on the coast until…
WILDLIFE -- The drought-related outbreak of bluetongue that’s killing white-tailed deer in the region by the hundreds, is adding urgency to a commonly asked problem: “What do we do with the dead or dying animal in our neighborhood?” Here are some guidelines: Inland Northwest Wildlife...
Ask Idaho Fish and Game: Stopping at check stations Q: Do I need to stop at an Idaho hunting/fishing check station even if I’m unsuccessful? A: Yes. Idaho Code requires that "all anglers, hunters or trappers must stop and report at a wildlife check station...
HUNTING -- The waterfowlers featured in a story originating in Duluth, Minnesota, had a lot of explaining to do to their significant others when an altered version of the photo caption came out in the Bismarck Tribune. Just what were they hunting for? Either way,...
PARKS -- The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee voted today to approve a controversial measure that would lift longstanding restrictions and allow kayaks, rafts and other “hand-propelled” vessels to be used on hundreds of miles of rivers and streams in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national…
HUNTING -- In a state-endorsed effort to eliminate disease-prone wild sheep, hunters in Montana have harvested about half of a bighorn herd in the Tendoy Mountains. The wild sheep in the Tendoys southeast of Dillon have experienced major die-offs due to pneumonia twice in the…
WILD EDIBLES -- Out for a walk the other day, Rick and Terry Itami were excited to see a bonanza of wild mushrooms near Liberty Lake. "I was sure it was a group of shaggy mane mushrooms on a side slope under some trees," he…
HUNTING -- With general big-game rifle hunting seasons set to open soon in Idaho and Washington, it's worth your time to review this list of "Hunter Survival Tips" prepared by Idaho Fish and Game. Even veteran hunters need a reminder now and then, and there's...
WILDLIFE -- Ow! That's the first word that comes to mind in seeing the elk antler impaled in the skull of this seemingly unfazed bull elk in Utah. Then wow! The rut is a rough time as nature sorts out the fittest big game for...
WILDFIRES -- Although some national forest wildfire-related access closures remain in place as fires or firefighting mop up continue, a portion of the Tower Fire northeast of Newport, WA. has been lifted today, according to the Colville National Forest, Newport Ranger Station at (509) 447-7300.…
WINTERSPORTS -- Skiers are thinking ahead, looking to the slopes and ski trails and imagining what fun they'll have when they're covered with snow. Volunteers are showing up for work parties to clear brush to improve early season ski conditions. Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard...
INVASIVES -- In the most convincing proof to date that there IS a God -- scientists say they've found a super hero capable of turning the tide against cheatgrass. USDA researcher finds soil bacteria that is the scourge of cheatgrass Cheatgrass is the single worse…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
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