Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Clark: Gutsy gang of gobblers gets his goat

  May 9, 2013 in City on Page A5 Of course I knew Spokane had a gang problem. But you never take things like that seriously until the birdbrains show up at your doorstep. 6

• 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 …

• Average Joe offers tips on bagging gobbler

  April 1, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 Even though wild turkeys parade down some Spokane streets and poop on the decks of suburban homes, a spring gobbler is a wily and thrilling challenge to hunt. I don’t …

• Idaho continues debate on allowing guided hunting for waterfowl, turkeys

  February 5, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Idaho officials have wrestled for years with proposals that would allow guided hunting for waterfowl and turkeys. In 1988, the interested parties – including the Idaho Department of Fish and …

• Outdoor Writing Contest winner: Frozen Turkey

  December 25, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 I clearly remember that bone-chilling Saturday morning in the blind. The heat of a long hike made me welcome the cold at first, but within 5 minutes, I felt as …

• Family’s holiday feast includes birds bagged by father, son

  November 24, 2011 in Idaho on Page A19 Marc Divens gently nudged his drowsing son, 13-year-old Adam, as the eastern sky lightened. “The turkeys are awake,” he said. “Hear them?”

• Landers: Turkeys can’t take full blame for grouse decline

  October 20, 2011 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Grouse hunters peg the blame on non-native wild turkeys. While turkeys have boomed in recent decades, native forest grouse have declined. That’s proof enough for some hunters. 1

• Hunters need repertoire for calling turkeys

  April 10, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C9 With the general spring gobbler hunting season opening Friday in Washington and Idaho, here are some timely tips on talking turkey from Matt Van Cise of Pennsylvania, a 2008 National …

• Hunters, natural predators no match for real turkeys

  March 31, 2011 in Idaho, Outdoors on Page A1 It was a turkey showdown in Nils Rosdahl’s pasture Wednesday morning. Tail feathers unfurled, a male strutted toward a group of females. As he neared the hens, two other toms …

• Liberal fall hunting seasons try to keep turkeys in check

  September 19, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C13 The cold wet spring that raised havoc with the Inland Northwest pheasant hatch hasn’t dampened the outlook for hunting the region’s largest game birds. “I’m not sure what you could …

• Fall turkey outlook good

  September 16, 2010 in Outdoors on Page K15 “I’m not sure what you could do to put a damper on wild turkeys,” said Dana Base, Washington Fish and Wildlife Department biologist in Colville. “The rain and cold weather …

• Turkey hunts have drawn a crowd

  May 6, 2010 in Outdoors on Page B1 Either this has been my best wild turkey hunting season, or it’s been a bust. I went into the season on a note higher than a hot hen’s yelp. A …

• Wild turkeys stand out as weather survivors

  April 11, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C10 Wild turkeys are the comeback champions in the Inland Northwest. While two tough winters and springs previous to this year hammered the region’s popular hunting species – including deer, elk, …

• New fall turkey season

  September 17, 2009 in Sports on Page K15 Northeastern Washington has a new late-fall general season for wild turkeys. Hunters who harvested two Eastern Washington birds in the spring season can still participate in the fall season. Read …

• Heat bares ice at Mount Rainier

  September 13, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C11 CLIMBING – An unusually early-summer snowmelt created hazards on the Muir Snowfield at Mount Rainier starting in August. Exposed bare glacier ice and crevasses have complicated travel on this route …

• Out & About

  April 19, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTCRY