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• Bringing back Washington’s prairie grouse

  May 19, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 Prairie grouse, formerly abundant in the sage-steppe regions of Eastern Washington, are slowly improving from the brink of extirpation with the help of other states. During the grouse breeding period …

• 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 …

• Spring prime time for bicycling Yellowstone Park

  May 12, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 The sounds were few but defining: the steady crunching of fine black pumice crushed beneath bike tires, the patter of rain pelting helmet and jacket, labored breaths exhaled in plumes, … 2

• Landers: Cats take staggering toll on birds

  May 9, 2013 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 It’s unfortunate that birds don’t scream when they die; the din might catch our attention. The killing fields are all around us, from the glass windows in the city to … 46

• 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

• 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. …

• Out & About: Region’s anglers cash in on casts

  April 28, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C14 OUTPROFIT – Why should a fisherman work when there are so many opportunities to angle for dollars? Among them: • Mack Days, March 15-May 19 at Flathead Lake, with up …

• Out & About: Spokane Bicycle Club is the wheel deal

  April 7, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C11 OUTPEDAL – Last Sunday’s Outdoors feature on regional bicycling events had a list of cycling groups. Unfortunately, the venerable Spokane Bicycle Club ( spokanebicycleclub.org) was omitted at the top of …

• 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

• 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

• 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 …

• 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 …

• Deel may keep sage grouse off endangered species list

  March 10, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 As native sage grouse enter their mating season on the sage lands of the West, a deal is being forged to perpetuate the spectacle. Hoping to keep sage grouse from … 1

• Oregon’s first year as ‘wolf-safe’ state

  March 2, 2013 in Region GRANTS PASS, Ore. — As long as wolves have been making their comeback, biologists and ranchers have had a decidedly Old West option for dealing with those that develop a … 32

• Landers: Spring has already sprung for wildlife

  February 28, 2013 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 The early hint of spring weathering into the region this week is a game-changer for outdoorsmen, but merely a confirmation of what’s already under way for wildlife. Skiers coming off …

• Landers: Spring has already sprung for wildlife

  February 27, 2013 in Sports The early hint of spring weathering into the region this week is a game-changer for outdoorsmen, but merely a confirmation of what’s already under way for wildlife. 3

• Idaho researchers tap citizen scientists to survey rare creatures

    February 24, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 Researchers are putting the spotlight on reclusive creatures in the Inland Northwest, ranging from slugs and frogs to lynx and wolverines. How climate change and other modern threats will impact …

• Native plants can make garden wildflife-friendly

  February 21, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S8 Any of us who have gardened for a while are familiar with the wild creatures that also enjoy our well-stocked gardens. OK, I know there are deer that drive us …

• Study finds hummingbirds migrate earlier

  February 18, 2013 in Nation/World, Outdoors on Page A2 CHARLESTON, S.C. – Ruby-throated hummingbirds are migrating to North America weeks earlier than in decades past, and research indicates that higher temperatures in their winter habitat may be the reason. … 3

• Yakima elk have love-hate history

  February 17, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 NACHES, Wash. – One hundred years. That’s how long the Yakima elk herd has been here – at least in its current incarnation, the one that grew from fewer than …

• Field reports: Deer killing prompts $5,000 reward

  February 17, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C11 POACHING – Up to $5,000 in rewards is being offered for a tip that leads to the conviction of the culprits in the latest spree poaching case in Eastern Washington. …

• Landers: Hunting is serious business

  February 13, 2013 in Sports Hunting is the ultimate form of tough love. Sportsmen donate to habitat conservation and snap photos of fawns with the same fascination they focused on the first steps of their … 5

• Out & About: Spokane native lands state-record mackinaw

  February 10, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTFISH – A 35-pound, 10-ounce state-record lake trout was caught Monday in Lake Chelan by Phil Colyar of Wenatchee. Washington Fish and Wildlife biologists measured the fish, which was officially …

• Out & About: Elk Foundation eyes $1 million at Spokane banquet

  February 3, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTSTANDING – The 26th annual fundraising banquet this month could put the Spokane Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation into the million-dollar club. “We’re expecting this banquet to push …

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