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• Moose head smashes through Cadillac driven by boy, 14

  May 27, 2012 in News, Idaho A 14-year-old motorist crashed into a moose on Interstate 90 in Shoshone County, Idaho, on Saturday, sending the animal’s head into the vehicle. 8

• Moose a canvas for new wildlife management tool

  July 17, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C9 Never mind the Tasers and high-powered weaponry in their vehicles. When law enforcement officers arrived around 6 a.m. recently to deal with three moose on Interstate 90 near Liberty Lake, …

• 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 …

• Game officials take aim at dense moose populations

  January 13, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 A moose wandered into a backyard near the Fernan Lake boat launch, lured by a tempting array of ornamental plants. Both the homeowner and Kootenai County sheriff’s deputies tried to …

• More moose on the loose in Kootenai County

  January 12, 2011 in Idaho The moose wandered into a backyard near the Fernan Lake boat launch, lured by a tempting array of ornamental plants. 3

• Stay loose if moose move in

  December 19, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C11 Winter weather is tempting moose to wander into towns and neighborhoods to nibble tender landscaping plants. In most cases, Idaho Fish and Game Department officers recommend giving the moose a …

• Out & About: Moose raffle ticket perfect hunter gift

  December 19, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C12 Moose raffle ticket perfect hunter gift OUTBUY – Looking for a foolproof gift for a big-game hunter?

• Rich Landers: A tale of two moose encounters

  October 6, 2010 in Sports Moose are running large in the minds of Inland Northwest residents these days, as I learned after last week’s column on the cow moose that charged a Spokane couple as …

• Landers: Moose gave couple quite a charge

  September 30, 2010 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 With the speed of a galloping moose, a Spokane couple’s leisurely walk in the woods went ballistic last week. Gary and Lisa Marks had left their Lake Coeur d’Alene cabin … 2

• Moose poacher receives jail term

  September 22, 2010 in Idaho on Page A9 A Genesee, Idaho, man convicted of poaching a bull moose lost his hunting privileges and will spend 45 days in jail. Mitchell Sisler, 22, was sentenced last week on the …

• Dissuading uninvited guests in the garden

  August 29, 2010 in Features on Page D3 Early one morning in January, my husband and I were greeted by a bull moose looking in our front window. While it was cool getting to see him up close, …

• Another moose collision on I-90

  May 23, 2009 in City A driver collided with a moose Saturday afternoon, near the same location where a 19-year-old Spokane woman was killed after hitting a moose on May 13.

• Firefighters called out to 11 vehicle crashes

  May 16, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Spokane Valley firefighters responded to 11 vehicle accidents in the past week, including a fatal collision involving a moose. The fatal accident occurred shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate …

• Moose causes series of I-90 accidents, killing teen

  May 14, 2009 in City, Idaho A 19-year-old Spokane Valley woman was killed Wednesday night after she struck a moose with her car eastbound on Interstate 90 near Liberty Lake, got out to look and was …

• Creston Valley Wildlife Area

  May 1, 2009 in Green Local News, Awayfinder destinations The Creston Valley Wildlife Area has a big secret that most visitors miss. It’s definitely a popular area, and Rand McNally editors for the famous North American road atlas have …

• Groups share civic goals

  April 26, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I11 Two events separated by miles and purpose took place April 19, bound by a common thread. Members of Knights of Columbus St. Thomas Council 1363 attended Mass at St. Thomas …

• Big-game harassment by antler gatherers increasing

  April 5, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C10 Big-game hunting seasons are closed, but overzealous people scavenging for shed antlers may be harassing elk to death, Washington Fish and Wildlife Department biologists say. Elk weakened by another tough …

• Moose on loose can be dangerous

  March 12, 2009 in Outdoors on Page B1 It was a cheerless moment we eventually must expect here in the Near Nature, Near Perfect Spokane River valley. A moose was accidentally killed Tuesday afternoon as state wildlife officials …

• Hazing attempt kills moose in Liberty Lake

  March 11, 2009 in Outdoors, City A moose was accidentally killed Tuesday afternoon as state wildlife officials tried to haze a cow and calf away from a children’s day care center in Liberty Lake. 1

• Moose cause more concern

  March 1, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C9 Washington Fish and Wildlife Department staffers have a big issue on their hands with moose – tons of them – making themselves home among city and suburban neighborhoods. Conservation officers …

• Bulls, bucks shed macho image

  February 1, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C12 Moose, elk and deer males are feeling a little light-headed these days. The bucks and bulls are shedding their antlers to make room for new and maybe larger racks by …

• Local beasts are acting like animals

  January 15, 2009 in Outdoors on Page B1 “The winter is so bad in Spokane, moose are falling into basements.” That’s the way my colleague Jim Kershner is describing the past few weeks of record snow accumulation to …

• Moose crashes into N. Spokane basement bedroom

  January 9, 2009 in Outdoors A north Spokane couple that’s expecting a baby got an early arrival Thursday evening when a moose calf dropped into a bedroom through a basement window.

• Big stink in Bonner County

  July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page PF1 At From A Simple Mind, blogmistress Cis from the small town of Kootenai isn’t impressed with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Seems she and many others in her …

• Critter Watch: Rare sightings

  May 14, 2006 in Outdoors on Page T1 Rare sightings Moose have reached another milestone in their expansion throughout Spokane County and the Inland Northwest.