HUNTING -- Results of Idaho's 2016 elk, deer, pronghorn, fall turkey and black bear controlled hunt drawings have been posted online. Hunters can check the Idaho Fish and Game Department's drawings web page to see whether they were successful in the recent computerized drawing. Applicants…
WATERSPORTS – After a short hop from Port Townsend to Victoria, British Columbia, 55 teams are on their way to Ketchikan, Alaska as part of the second Race to Alaska. A total of 58 teams left Port Townsend on Thursday morning in the qualifying leg…
FISHING -- State fish managers have reopened Puget Sound marine areas, rivers and lakes that were previously closed because of an impasse between tribal and state officials. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said today that it has received federal approval for its salmon…
PUBLIC LANDS -- People dumb enough to ignite fireworks on public lands this time of year don't read the rules, so they probably don't read the newspaper either. But for everybody else, here's the deal...
FISHING -- Fisheries managers are seeking public input through July 25 on proposals for changing the daily catch limit on trout at Lake Roosevelt to further protect native fish. Currently, anglers fishing the Columbia River reservoir behind Grand Coulee Dam can keep five trout (hatchery...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
