ENDANGERED SPECIES -- The Wedge Pack's appetite for livestock may spell doom for four or more of the dozen or so wolves roaming between Canada and northern Stevens County. Two more Diamond M Ranch cattle were confirmed today. That could bring the number of wolf…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Citing budget cuts, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers closed several camgrounds on the Columbia River on Tuesday -- weeks earlier than normal. The move surprised campers as they were evicted on Tuesday in picture-perfect weather for being in a campsite with…
WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS -- This BBC film clip offers a glimpse of a town and tourists in the midst of the annual autumn mating season for elk. The footage is as funny as it is sad to see people so nonchalant and clueless about walking past…
WILDLIFE -- Trail cams offer maybe too much reality for some people who think all is peaceful among wildlife in the woods. This series of trail cam photos documents the short amount of time between cute and dinner.
Fly tying and fly fishing artwork will be on display and local brews will be served at a Fly Fishing Art Show to benefit Project Healing Waters, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Friday Sept. 7, at the Steam Plant, 159 S Lincoln St. Project Healing Waters addresses…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Before taking a break for the holiday weekend, Washington Fish and Wildlife Department officers confirmed that wolves had attacked two more cattle on private land in northern Stevens County, this time on private land. See details in this report by Andy Walgamott…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Blue Ribbon Coalition and the Idaho Snowmobile Association filed a lawsuit against the Clearwater National Forest for its travel plan that bans motorcycles, off-road vehicles, snowmobiles and mountain bikes in the Great Burn wilderness study area on the Idaho-Montana border, according…
PREDATORS -- Another milestone in wolf reintroduction... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that wolves in Wyoming will be removed from the federal endangered species list as of Sept. 30, allowing Wyoming's wolf hunt to go forward as scheduled on Oct. 1. See…
WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS -- Every year we read about a tourist in Yellowstone National Park being hurt or killed by a bison. The park warns people to give bison plenty of distance; change course if necessary; leave them alone because while they're amazing creatures they're also…
SHOOTING- Another in a series of rifle marksmanship clinics is being offered at the Fernan Gun Club this weekend, Sept. 8-9. The clinics are sponsored by the Revolutionary War Veteran's Association's Project Appleseed, which involves shooting instruction along with history about the impact of marksmanship…
HUNTING -- Duck and goose calling contests plus seminars by waterfowling experts and a retrieving dog trainer are on the schedule for two days of free events this weekend (Sept. 8-9) at Cabela’s in Post Falls. Some of the seminars will be conducted by hunters…
HUNTING/FISHING – Matthew Scott, Washington coordinator for the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, will present a program about the group’s involvement in the Colville National Forest planning, wilderness recommendations, collaboration efforts and off-road vehicle issues Tuesday (Sept. 4), 7 p.m., at the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council,…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Illia Dunes recreation area was reopened today as student volunteers from Washington State University helped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers clean up trash left by more than 3,000 partiers at the popular Snake River site last weekend. The sandy beach…
HUNTING -- A nice, easy, fulfilling start to the hunting seasons. Scout and I have three and a half months to go!
PUBLIC LANDS -- Cleanup continues at the Illia Dunes area along the Snake River downstream from Lower Granite Dam after last weekend's college-crowd of about 3,000 left the popular recreation site marred by trash. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the Snake River…
PREDATORS -- About 70 people attended a pro-wolf rally in Coeur d'Alene on Thursday, the day the state's wolf hunting season opened. The Coeur d'Alene Press has this news report on the rally, including the observation that a hunter who tried to support Idaho's current…
WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS -- The effort continues: Olympic Park Rangers close trail, teach goats to keep distance from hikers
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Washington wildlife managers have given a reprieve to four wolves targeted for killing in the state’s northeastern corner. But the wolves aren't taking a holiday. The Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday that it was giving the temporary reprieve to give…
OUTSTANDING – ROW Adventures, a Coeur d’Alene-based rafting and adventure travel company, was named No. 1 Tour Operator in the 2012 World’s Best Awards survey by Travel + Leisure magazine readers. Tour operators were rated on criteria such as staff, itineraries, activities, accommodations, food and…
FISHING -- Starting Saturday, fishing for chinook salmon will be allowed at the Lake Chelan Project Tailrace to target fish returning to a net pen release area. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Department has announced the season will run Sept. 1-Oct. 15 from the railroad…
WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS -- The recent story of a bear protecting its cubs in the presense of humans calls for a review of basic procedures for walking in bear country: Bear spray is an effective deterrent to bear attacks. Bear spray is useless if not immediately…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Fire danger as well as still-burning wild fires will be a major factor for some campers and hunters heading for recreation areas in Idaho, Montana and Washington during Labor Day weekend. Smoking, campfires and use of chain saws are restricted on most…
WATERFOWLING -- Abel Cortina of Prosser won the premier solo event in the Washington State Duck Calling Championships last weekend, earning a berth in the prestigious World Duck Calling Championships held over Thanksgiving holidays in Stuttgart, Ark. John Plughoff of Yakima dominated goose-calling, winnng the…
PREDATORS -- Idaho's 2012-2013 wolf hunting season opens statewide on Thursday (Aug. 30). A season has been open since July 1 on private land in the Panhandle Zone, but no wolves have been reported harvested to date. Wolf advocates are countering the Thursday wolf season…
WILDLIFE -- More anglers are heading into the mountains and hunters soon will follow, putting more people out among wildlife, including bears. The Grizzly Bear Outreach Project offers basic tips to help hunters and anglers avoid attracting bears, which can be dangerous people if not…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
