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• Washington’s oldest shooting preserve flush with pheasants

    October 7, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Farms along the Palouse River are well-known for producing bumper crops of wild game birds, but for nearly half a century, Pheasant Valley Preserve has taken bird hunting to a …

• Early-season tips for dogs

    October 7, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Hot, dry weather is hard on dogs, which is why hunters must give special attention to their dogs during early bird-hunting seasons. Based on years of experience, Dan Hoke, veteran …

• Wolves alter field for hunts

  September 27, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors on Page K9 While Idaho sportsmen will be hunting for wolves again this season, hunters in both Idaho and Washington will be hunting with wolves in the area. Either way, wolves have changed … 1

• Some hunters barred from new wildlife area

  September 27, 2012 in Outdoors on Page K11 An Asotin County ranch purchased by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife last winter is open to public walk-in access this year with the exception of some big-game hunters. …

• North Idaho’s cow elk season eliminated

  September 27, 2012 in Outdoors on Page K2 The 2012 season will go down in history as the first year the Idaho Panhandle has not offered a general antlerless elk hunt somewhere in the region. Even bowhunters are … 7

• Idaho, Montana have surplus of tags for nonresidents

  September 27, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors on Page K10 Idaho and Montana still have an unusually good supply of nonresident big-game tags available for the 2012 seasons. Sales of nonresident deer and elk tags have steadily declined in each … 2

• Rules of the off-road for hunters on OHVs

  September 27, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors, Region on Page K10 ATVs can drive public land managers crazy during hunting season. “We are most concerned with instances where a hunter drives off trail to scout for game or retrieve game,” said …

• Idaho delays opening of duck season

  September 27, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors on Page K7 While duck and goose populations are in good shape for Inland Northwest hunters this season, Idaho Panhandle waterfowlers will have to wait an extra week for opening day. Both the …

• Idaho sees gain in yearling bucks

  September 27, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors on Page K4 Deer hunters should find improved hunting for mule deer in their Idaho strongholds this year, but the pendulum is swing- ing in favor of whitetails. The 2011 harvest of white-tailed …

• Eastern Washington cougar hunts liberalized

  September 27, 2012 in Outdoors on Page K3 Cougar hunting seasons have been liberalized in Eastern Washington for the 2012 season as the Department of Fish and Wildlife reacts to an apparent increase in cougar populations. “The changes …

• Ups and downs for Eastern Washington elk hunters

  September 27, 2012 in Outdoors, Sports on Page K2 Northeastern Washington has gained stature among elk hunters in recent years, with the 2011 elk harvest exceeding the general season take in the fabled Blue Mountains. But that’s likely to …

• Cast and blast: Hunters shouldn’t spare the fishing rod

  September 27, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors, Region on Page K11 Diversified sportsmen can be conflicted during fall hunting season, since it’s also one of the best times for fishing. Tuna are migrating past the Washington Coast. Salmon are streaming into …

• In brief: Disabled hunters sign up for access

  September 27, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors on Page K8 ACCESS – Qualified applicants have until Sunday to sign up in a drawing for special access to hunting areas through the Coeur d’Alene River Ranger District’s Hunters with Disabilities Program. …

• Bird dog savvy

  September 27, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors, Sports on Page K8 Here’s a wake-up call for upland bird hunters, not a day too soon: “It takes six to eight weeks to get your dog into shape for hunting season,” said gun …

• Fires char BLM areas, Joseph Creek

  September 27, 2012 in Outdoors on Page K5 Wild fires have blackened the prospects for hunting this season in specific areas of Washington and Idaho. Weeks of rainless hot weather in August and September forced state and federal …

• Region’s waterfowl hunters gearing up for record year

  September 27, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors on Page K7 Prospects are ducky for waterfowlers across North America this season. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service preliminary report on North American breeding ducks estimates a record population of 48.6 million, …

• Details dictate hunts for East Side deer

  September 27, 2012 in Outdoors on Page K4 Eastern Washington hunters should find decent numbers of deer in the fields and forests this fall, according to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife reports. However, pay attention to the …