Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Lake trout impact elk calves

  May 19, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 Fewer cutthroat trout in Yellowstone Lake could be part of the reason that elk herds migrating out of the park are declining. Two recently published studies conducted in Yellowstone National …

• Hunting and fishing

  May 17, 2013 in Outdoors on Page B7 Fly fishing The best river option for fly fishermen right now is the Coeur d’Alene, which is dropping and should be in decent shape by Saturday. Finding clean, slow water …

• Landers: WFWD needs public’s help

  May 16, 2013 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 “Wolves are the most challenging wildlife issue on the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department’s plate this year, bar none,” says Nate Pamplin, assistant director. “And we don’t want to be … 1

• Landers: WFWD needs public’s help

  May 15, 2013 in Sports “Wolves are the most challenging wildlife issue on the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department’s plate this year, bar none,” says Nate Pamplin, assistant director. “And we don’t want to be …

• Out & About: Spring training for bird dogs

  May 12, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTHUNT – A clinic for owners of pointing dogs of all ages and abilities is set for 8 a.m.-noon on June 8 at the Spokane Bird Dog Association’s Espanola training …

• Field reports: Michigan paves way for wolf hunting

  May 12, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C11 PREDATORS – Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill Wednesday that clears the way to schedule Michigan’s first gray wolf hunting season since the resurgent predator, reviled by some as a … 1

• Field Reports: Road-kill pick-up crew salvages tons of meat

  May 5, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C11 WILDLIFE – Farmers feed the world, but 24 volunteers from a Spokane sportsman’s club are putting meat on the plates of homeless people by harvesting dead or dying big-game animals … 1

• Disease dooms Tieton bighorns near Yakima

  May 5, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 YAKIMA – Five or six years ago, the Tieton bighorn herd included nearly 200 sheep. Now it has fewer than 10 – the same ones drivers occasionally see licking U.S. …

• Hunting and fishing

  May 3, 2013 in Outdoors on Page B5 Fly fishing Amber Lake still has good numbers of 12-14-inch cutthroat as well as some much larger. A leech pattern on a sinking line will account for a lot of … 1

• Field reports: Habitat gets boost from Elk Foundation

  April 28, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C13 WILDLIFE – Prescribed burns, forest thinning and spraying for noxious weeds are among treatments involved with 20 habitat projects to boost elk in Washington. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation says …

• North Idaho Sportsman’s Expo to debut April 27-28

  April 21, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C11 The North Idaho Sportsman’s Expo – catering to hunters, anglers, boaters and RVers – will debut Saturday and next Sunday at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds. The new event will include …

• Spokane Tribe leader fined for poaching bison in Montana

  April 14, 2013 in City on Page B1 The vice chairman of the Spokane Tribe of Indians poached two bison north of Yellowstone National Park in February and lied about his identity to officers investigating the hunt, court … 216

• Gear Junkie: Knives and multitools you can pack on an airplane

  April 14, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C11 In a dramatic policy change, the Federal Aviation Administration is still planning to allow small knives on commercial airplanes. Starting in late April, airline passengers can carry pocketknives with small … 1

• Blast and cast all in a day

  April 11, 2013 in Outdoors on Page K11 A spring cast-and-blast trip might spell the ultimate weekend for the all-around sportsman, combining wild turkey hunting with the best time of year to catch trout in the region’s lakes. …

• Hunter safety group honors local instructor

  April 7, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 Jimmie Parman of Newman Lake was honored last week by Washington hunter education instructors with the Terry Hoffer Memorial Firearms Safety Award honoring the state’s top instructor in 2012. Parman, …

• Landers: Wolf repatriation continues to confound

  April 4, 2013 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Washington’s moose, elk and deer herds do not yet appear to be suffering heavy losses from the revival of gray wolves, so far, to the best of the Fish and … 12

• Idaho wolf population decreased by 11 percent in 2012

  April 3, 2013 in Outdoors on Page A1 Idaho’s gray wolf population fell by 11 percent in 2012, less than wildlife managers hoped for considering the state’s extended hunting and trapping seasons plus agency animal control efforts. At … 3

• Out & About: Time to talk turkey

  March 31, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTHUNT – Toms are gobbling and hunters are talking turkey around the region as the wild-turkey mating season blooms. Turkey hunting kicks off with youth-only seasons for hunters under 16 …

• Hunting and fishing

  March 29, 2013 in Outdoors on Page B7 Fly fishing Omak Lake on the Colville Indian Reservation is at its peak in April. Start gearing up now for a shot at those big Lahontan cutthroat. A tribal license … 1

• Idaho Senate OKs wolf fund

  March 28, 2013 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – The Senate voted 26-8 to divert money from a Department of Fish and Game hunter-access program to wolf control, an effort backed by the state’s livestock industry. Wednesday’s … 1

• Biologists search for answers to decline of moose

  March 24, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C14 They seem invincible, the largest species in the deer family, 6-feet tall at the shoulders with mature bulls averaging 1,000 pounds. Yet the moose subspecies found in the lower 48 … 3

• Moose declining in Idaho, spreading in Washington

  March 24, 2013 in Idaho, Outdoors, Region on Page C14 Moose in Washington appear to be bucking the decline that’s plaguing the animals across most of the lower 48 states, a Washington Fish and Wildlife Department biologist says. Rich Harris, … 2

• Out & About: Poacher offers $6K to ease conscience

  March 24, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C14 OUTREPENT – Saying he’s been burdened with guilt, a Montana man has mailed Washington wildlife officials $6,000 to compensate for deer he said he killed illegally – more than 40 … 1

• Field Reports: Montana curbs increase of wolves

  March 24, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C13 PREDATORS – Montana wildlife officials say hunting and other measures have turned the tide on the growth of gray wolf populations increasing since the 1900s. At least 625 wolves inhabited …

• Hunting and fishing

  March 22, 2013 in Outdoors on Page B8 Fly fishing Fly fishermen who make the hike into Dusty Lake are catching some big rainbow. Lenore Lake anglers are starting to catch nice-sized cutthroat on chironomids. 1

• Big Horn Show reels in wide range of outdoor interests

  March 17, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C14 The Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show is like taking a giant step toward opening day. Plan a fishing trip and check out the new fishing gear. Enroll in hunter education …

• Field Reports: Cool support needed for Idaho cutthroats

  March 17, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C13 FISHING – Warmer water temperatures recorded in North Idaho streams and rivers are creating unhealthy conditions for trout, especially the region’s westslope cutthroats, Idaho environmental officials say. A recent analysis …

• Hunting and fishing

  March 15, 2013 in Outdoors on Page B4 Fly fishing Big Four Lake, one of the Tucannon Lakes in Columbia County, is fly fishing only. It is full of cooperative 8- to 9-inch recently planted rainbow, but 300 …

• Landers: Prescribed burns becoming hot topic

  March 14, 2013 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 A growing number of land managers have a burning desire to improve forest health and wildlife habitat. The topic of prescribed fires is hotter than ever following last summer’s major …

• Landers: Prescribed burns becoming hot topic

  March 13, 2013 in Sports A growing number of land managers have a burning desire to improve forest health and wildlife habitat. The topic of prescribed fires is hotter than ever following last summer’s major …

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