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Ski resorts log early openings
November 20, 2009 Lookout Pass and 49 Degrees North will be the only two area resorts open this weekend. 1
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Wolf season extended by three months
November 20, 2009 on Page A7
Idaho’s wolf hunt will be extended through March 31, or until each hunting zone reaches its quota, the state’s Fish and Game Commission decided at a Thursday meeting in Coeur …
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Forecast calls for shades of gray
November 20, 2009 on Page B7 Winter storms are steadily fattening up local ski slopes. 49 Degrees North will kick off its 2009-10 season Saturday, several weeks earlier than last year. Lookout Pass opened last Friday, …
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Steelhead releases could be cut back
November 15, 2009 on Page C13
Is the bounty of hatchery steelhead moving up the Snake River too much of a good thing? Fishermen certainly don’t think so, and that’s why resentment is simmering on the …
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Idaho welcomes surge of sockeyes
November 15, 2009 on Page C13 ENDANGERED SPECIES– A record number of sockeye salmon returned from the Pacific Ocean to central Idaho this year, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game said. The 833 fish is … 1
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Backcountry skiers tackle Haute Route
November 15, 2009 on Page C14
Skiing through the wilderness of the Canadian Rockies and following the Haute Route through the Alps of Europe are both physically demanding and monumentally scenic. They both pose dire consequences …
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Banff films soar with adventure
November 15, 2009 on Page C14
The full range of outdoor experiences – from delight to despair and rare wild creatures to the wild life of outdoor adventurers – is coming to Spokane next weekend with …
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Out & About
November 15, 2009 on Page C14 OUTSTANDING – Two rare white sightings came from Montana this fall: An albino black bear – 4 years old and 150 pounds – was captured by Montana Fish, Wildlife and …
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As rush subsides, steelheaders revel in the wake of a record run
November 15, 2009 on Page C14
The Snake River’s record run of steelhead has been parading upstream and delivering pleasure and profit from the mouth of the Columbia upstream 800 miles to the Salmon, Idaho, area— …
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Weather gives Lookout edge
November 13, 2009 on Page B7 While its Inland Northwest neighbors patiently wait for the next big storm, Lookout Pass Ski Area opens today. It’s the second-earliest opening for Lookout in 10 years. In 2005 Lookout …
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Animal lovers should stop sending money to zealots
November 12, 2009 on Page B1
I took a beating in the letters-to-the-editor pages a few weeks ago for pointing out the threat national-scale animal rights groups pose to the sports of hunting and fishing. Now …
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Post Falls boat ramp to close Friday
November 10, 2009 The Post Falls boat ramp in Q’emiln Park will close for the season on Friday. The ramp on the Spokane River upstream of Avista Utilities’ dam usually closes in mid-November …
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A bird hunter’s affinity for big-running dogs
November 8, 2009 on Page C12
‘That’s a great bird dog: He hunts real close.” Those two phrases run together in the gun dog world as commonly as closed minds and cranked up E-collars.
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Salmon, steelhead present hazard to dogs
November 8, 2009 on Page C12 BEND, Ore. – In early September, it became clear to Shana Brooks that something was wrong with her 10-month-old golden retriever, Abby. The happy, healthy dog suddenly stopped eating and …
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Out & About
November 8, 2009 on Page C12 Volunteers untrashed the Spokane River
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Lighten up: Pack built for speed
November 8, 2009 on Page C11 The Skareb 50 backpack from The North Face is touted as the “ultimate pack for fast-packing.” As it sounds, “fast-packing” is a term for backpacking fast with lighter loads and …
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State produces another world bassing champ
November 8, 2009 on Page C11
Jake Cook, 18, of Kennewick , out-fished six junior division champs from around the country last weekend to win the 2009 Junior Bassmaster World Championship at Florida’s Lake Yale East. …
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October lethal for grizzlies
November 8, 2009 on Page C11 THREATENED SPECIES – October is always a lousy month to be a grizzly bear, and this October was worse than usual. Eight of the threatened bears were killed in the …
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Sluggish economy won’t stop skiers
November 6, 2009 on Page B7 As the Great Recession grinds on, one gains a greater appreciation for life’s essentials: food, shelter, family … skiing and snowboarding. Jobs are scarce. Consumer spending is in the toilet. …
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Boasts help agents bag braggarts
November 5, 2009 on Page B1
A big ego is a poacher’s Achilles’ heel. Wildlife enforcement agents are well aware that the greediness that leads to illegally shooting a trophy animal usually is accompanied by a …
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Tri-Cities teen is Junior World Bass Champ
November 2, 2009 Jake Cook, 18, caught nearly twice the amount of fish as his nearest competitor in the national competition.
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It takes a special kind to enjoy call of the wild
November 1, 2009 on Page C13 My wife obviously has a tin ear. She neither appreciates – nor tolerates – the beautiful sounds of nature. Magnificent elk bugles drifting out of the bedroom. Ducks quacking in …
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Specialized bike provides ride of his life
November 1, 2009 on Page C13 The bicycle that carried Scott Stoll around the world doesn’t look like anything special. There’s tape on the frame and extra washers to hold racks in place. The leather saddle …
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Hatcheries on agenda for wildlife panel
November 1, 2009 on Page C13 FISHING – A hatchery and fishery reform policy is on the agenda for the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting Friday and Saturday in Olympia. The panel also will receive …
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Sparrows in my yard
November 1, 2009 on Page C14 The bird feeder in my neighbor’s yard was a magnet. Dozens of sparrows at a time. I wished they’d eat only from his feeder, however, my backyard was the next … 1
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Fall hunting camps call for Dutch oven cooking
November 1, 2009 on Page C14 Aside from a coffee pot, good eating in hunting camp demands only one thing: a Dutch oven. I got my first taste of this art form at a New Mexico …
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Out & About
November 1, 2009 on Page C14 Trust preserves another land jewel OUTSTANDING – A conservation easement that will perpetually protect the natural beauty of 503 acres, including 1.5 miles along Lake Coeur d’Alene and the Trail …
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Wolf plan meeting Tuesday in Spokane
October 25, 2009 on Page C13 ENDANGERED SPECIES – Public comments will be heard in Spokane on Tuesday on a recently released draft management plan with guidelines for removing gray wolves from Washington’s state endangered species …
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Poachers caught fishing near hatchery
October 25, 2009 on Page C13 Three Kennewick men caught fishing in closed waters have been charged in Franklin County District Court on several counts involving theft of salmon and steelhead from a state fish hatchery …
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Pheasant funds aim at habitat
October 25, 2009 on Page C13 It’s likely to be a long journey, but the days of good pheasant hunting in Eastern Washington could return. As the 2009 season opens this weekend, hunters are discovering a …
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