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• Asotin Wildlife Area addition acquired

  April 22, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 ASOTIN CREEK, Wash. – Betty Koch didn’t want to move from rainy southeast Alaska to the hot and arid climate of southeastern Washington. But it was her late husband Frank …

• Field reports: Hundreds of bald eagles wintered in Oregon

  April 1, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 WILDLIFE – The Oregon Wildlife Commission took bald eagles off the state endangered species list recently, five years after the big birds were removed from the federal list. In 1963, …

• Idaho hunters: Wolves taking too many elk

  March 4, 2012 in Outdoors, City on Page B2 KELLOGG – Steve Blahunka used to bow hunt in Idaho’s St. Joe region, but he switched his hunting grounds after he and his buddies saw fewer and fewer elk. Wolves … 14

• Landers: Some hunters drawing bead on Wash. proposals

  January 12, 2012 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Two hunting- related rule proposals being considered by Washington Fish and Wildlife managers have sportsmen squawking like a flock of ravens swarming a carcass. As The Spokesman-Review reported last week, …

• Idaho forest land exchange boosts big game

  January 8, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Hunters, hikers and wildlife should benefit from the Idaho Panhandle National Forests’ recent acquisition of Cabinet Mountains land just northeast of Lake Pend Oreille. And people who prefer a forest …

• Landers: Proposed changes will affect some Master Hunters

  January 5, 2012 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 The sweet deal some Master Hunters have for tagging elk outside of Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge would go sour under changes proposed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. … 2

• Outdoor Writing Contest Successful Hunt

  December 25, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 When fall finally arrived, I had been itching to go hunting for a month. Pa and I always set up a wall tent from an old 1930s logging camp. We …

• Elk season hollow without hunting partner

  October 16, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 I hunted with Dick Rivers almost as many years as I’ve lived with my wife and hunted with my late father. Readers have learned, cringed and laughed as they followed … 4

• Treasured stories capture hunting partnership

  October 16, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 Soaked, bloody and five hours overdue, Dick Rivers slogged through the mud to the trailhead. His flashlight batteries were nearly spent, and the beam could no longer punch through the …

• Elk hunting on the rebound

  September 15, 2011 in Outdoors on Page K6 Idaho elk hunting may have bottomed out in 2009, followed by better times for hunters that ought to continue this season. Elk harvest had declined for four years but went …

• First Turnbull elk hunt a success

  September 15, 2011 in Outdoors on Page K6 By most measures, last year’s first-ever elk hunting season on Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge was a success. Hunter success rates generally were high, not only for the 63 hunters who …

• Bison Range has youthful feel in spring

  June 5, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 When it comes to the four seasons at the National Bison Range at Moiese, Mont., different people have different favorites, Pat Jamieson says. Some prefer summer, even though it can …

• Some male critters feeling light-headed

  February 6, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C14 It’s the shedding season for the area’s deer, elk and moose. Even the biggest bucks and bulls have been getting rid of their head-gear and looking a lot like the …

• Mother killed in mobile home fire identified

  January 4, 2011 in City A young mother killed in a mobile home fire in Elk last weekend has been identified as 23-year-old Terrianne Marie Gilley. 1

• In brief: Woman, child found dead after home fire

  January 2, 2011 in City on Page B1 A woman and her 2-year-old child were found dead Saturday afternoon after a blaze burned the motor home where they lived in Elk. Firefighters responded to the fire at 13212 …

• Plenty of ways to support local area for holidays

  December 23, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N6 Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope you are all enjoying gathering with friends and family. Let me reiterate a plea to consider shopping locally. Rural communities like ours need to be …

• Local shops, entertainers, minimize stress of holidays

  December 9, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N6 I hope you are enjoying this Christmas season! Try to relax, enjoy the beautiful snowy scenery, don’t get too caught up in the commercialism and buying hype and remember to …

• Idaho political regular cited in illegal elk kill

  December 1, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A5 Idaho wildlife officials say they are investigating former gubernatorial candidate Rex Rammell for illegally killing an elk in eastern Idaho.

• Elk, hunters increasing

  November 12, 2010 in Outdoors, City, Idaho on Page A5 Rich Gerhard filled his freezer with 280 pounds of elk meat this fall. The kill took place within an hour’s drive of his home. One morning last month, Gerhard got … 1

• Montana elk hunters shoot wolf

  November 5, 2010 in Outdoors Two Montana hunters abandoned the meat from their elk and fled with their horses as a pack of wolves harassed them. After shooting in the air did not scare the … 4

• So much Halloween fun planned it’s frightening

  October 28, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N6 The weather has been a little dreary, but what better way to get into the Halloween spirit? The Deer Park Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring Pumpkin Lane on Saturday from …

• Auction winner bags trophy bull

  October 17, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C14 Dan Agnew of Vancouver paid $50,000 for the first modern rifle shot this season at a trophy bull elk. His investment paid off. Agnew was high bidder for Washington’s East …

• Turnbull refuge elk hunters revel in exceptional opportunity

  October 14, 2010 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 A bumper crop is waiting for the 63 lucky hunters who drew tags for the first elk hunting season in Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge. The annual aerial survey conducted by …

• Kathi Falk Benefit Dinner shows area’s generous heart

  October 14, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N4 Fall is upon us, but there is still a lot going on up here in the north country. When there is need in our community, friends and neighbors come through …

• State curbs game from Dakota

  October 3, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C13 North Dakota and Virginia this year have been added to the list of states from which the meat of big-game ungulate species cannot be brought back into Washington. The two …

• No blues in the Blues for elk hunters

  September 16, 2010 in Outdoors on Page K10 Blue Mountains elk numbers have increased over the past few years and are doing quite well in most areas, said Pat Fowler, state biologist in Walla Walla. “Calf survival has …

• Don’t be too good at calling

  September 16, 2010 in Outdoors on Page K12 It’s the archery season and the elk rut is in full swing. You set up on a mountain ridgeline, dig out your elk call and blow a beautiful bugle worthy …

• Landers: Before, during and after, hunt can be epic

  September 9, 2010 in Outdoors on Page B1 Big-game hunters, or at least the ones who seem to get the most out of the sport, are adept at building the suspense for weeks and digesting the related outdoors …

• Luck of draw not always good fortune

  May 25, 2010 in Outdoors on Page B1 The costs could be high for new options in Washington and Montana that allow hunters to submit multiple applications for big-game hunting permits. Savings accounts could take a beating. Ditto …

• Montana woman injured after hitting elk on I-90

  May 10, 2010 in City, Idaho A Superior, Mont., woman was hospitalized Sunday night after she ran into a cow elk on Interstate 90 at Kellogg, Idaho, according to authorities.

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