October 22, 2009 in Outdoors

Private landowners give lift to hunters

Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
 
Tags: hunting outdoors

Late summer through early fall is a humbling period for hunters as we endure the bittersweet ritual of asking for permission to hunt on private land.

The effort is riddled with more ups and downs than a Palouse wheat field.

For those of us who live in town, it’s a window into how things are going on the farms and ranches.

Nothing is certain from year to year.

When I head back to my native Montana this month, I won’t be able to hunt on the ranch of longtime family friends for the first time in more than 40 years. …

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