FISHING -- "Hoot owl” fishing restrictions have been lifted today on the Bitterroot River as well as the Blackfoot and its tributaries where water temperatures are cooling, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. The entire Blackfoot and its North Fork, Copper, Monture and Morrell…
HUNTING – Marlin “Red” Nierstheimer, 61, died on July 22, leaving a big hole in Spokane-area hunter education programs. “We have a lot of great and devoted instructors, but Red was a cornerstone guy in Spokane,” said Mike Whorton, area Hunter Education coordinator for the…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Publicity about the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service may have contributed to Glacier National Park having its busiest month on record in July, with more than 818,000 people visiting the Montana gem. Park officials say that the previous single-month record...
BIRDING -- "I just returned from Montana and was lucky enough to find this great gray owl west of Anaconda," says Cheney photographer Buck Domitrovich. "I have seen them before but always a big thrill to find one." Great grays are the longest of the...
WATERSPORTS -- The Asotin County commissioners approved a shorelines conditional-use permit Monday for an expansion at the existing Heller Bar boat ramp on the Snake River south of Asotin. A Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife plan would add an additional 20 feet on…
FISHING -- Since I'm currently raising a puppy, I'm a bit desensitized to this, but the normal angler curiosity about what fish are eating led to a bit of a surprise for Tri Cities fishing guide Jacob Munden. In his words: Best part of cleaning…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
