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• Wildlife Services’ deadly force brings environmental problems

  May 27, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Like the prow of a ship, the Granite Mountains rise sharply from the creamy-white playa of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Here, in rugged terrain owned by the American … 2

• Washington fish farm kills stock after virus found

  May 26, 2012 in Outdoors, Region A deadly fish virus has been detected in Washington state waters for the first time, forcing a fish farm to kill its entire stock of Atlantic salmon. 1

• Grizzly sow and cub found dead in North Idaho

  May 22, 2012 in News, Outdoors, Idaho, Region SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A $10,000 reward is being offered for information about who shot a grizzly bear and her nursing cub in northern Idaho. 14

• Field reports: June fishing clinic geared to adults

  May 13, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 FISHING – Sign-ups are under way for 30 openings in a two-session basic fishing clinic for adults who haven’t been introduced to the sport. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Department …

• Out & About: Group working to translate fishing rules into Russian

  May 13, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 OUTDO – A group of anglers is trying to get Spokane River anglers speaking the same language on fishing restrictions to protect struggling native redband trout. The group has worked … 7

• Field reports: New website details potential wildlife lands

  May 6, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 PUBLIC LAND – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife unveiled a website, wdfw.wa.gov/lands/acquisitions, this week detailing a wish list of properties the state may buy for fish and wildlife …

• Landers: Coyotes aren’t the main issue

  May 3, 2012 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Coyotes defending their pups on the bluff below High Drive last week – sending a few dogs to the vet for stitches – created a minor stink on the South … 13

• Out & About: Timelybriefs on fishing, hunting, nature

  April 29, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 CdA ranks 9th in U.S. for bass OUTSTANDING – Bass fishing at Lake Coeur d’Alene is getting national attention this week as the North Idaho lake was listed No. 9 …

• Paddling, biking, fishing in Alaska has couple wanting more

  April 22, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 Time is the issue that keeps most outdoor vacations from blooming into full-fledged adventures, especially in Alaska. How could any vacationer from Spokane do justice to a place that large?

• 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 …

• 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, …

• Expert details benefits of bear spray in trailer at Big Horn Show

    March 18, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C14 Hike in groups in bear country. Keep food and trash away from bears.

• Montana bears lured into trouble

  March 18, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C13 Bears kept Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks managers busy last year, partly because rural residents weren’t up to speed on living with the increased number of grizzlies in the region. …

• Big-game mounts rekindle memories

  March 11, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C11 Jim Nelson, 79, was there in the beginning – when the Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show got its start 52 years ago as a simple gathering of the region’s sportsmen …

• Big Horn Show is a wild time

  March 11, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Think of the 52nd annual Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show as an Inland Northwest search engine for wildlife-related outdoor pursuits. Experts in fishing, hunting, rafting, wildlife, taxidermy, boats and other …

• Birds soon to be looking for cavity nesting sites

  March 4, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C14 The past week of snow and frigid weather has been but a minor setback. Bird migrations will be getting into full swing through the Inland Northwest this month as sure …

• Field reports: Colville withdraws OHV travel plan

  February 26, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C11 PUBLIC LANDS – Colville National Forest Supervisor Laura Jo West has withdrawn the South End Motor Vehicle Project enacted in November after years of planning to guide off-highway vehicle use. …

• Aerial gunners kill 14 wolves in North Idaho

  February 23, 2012 in Outdoors, Idaho Federal wildlife agents shot and killed 14 wolves from helicopters in Idaho’s remote Lolo Zone earlier this month. 34

• In grizzly country, caution is key

  February 8, 2012 in Outdoors, Idaho on Page A5 Grizzly bears are tucked away in their winter dens for at least another six weeks. But grizzly specialist Kim Annis is already embarking on northwestern Montana’s rural talk circuit. Hired …

• Washington bighorn sheep herds trapped to help others

  January 29, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C11 Bighorn sheep herds in north central Washington are getting new bloodlines. Bighorns near Yakima are being trapped this winter and relocated to boost other herds.

• Hungry wolf pack rearranges balance in Yellowstone Park

  January 15, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Typically content to stay in Yellowstone National Park’s remote Pelican Valley where they specialize in killing bison, Mollie’s wolf pack has migrated more than 20 miles to the Lamar Valley … 1

• Little Spokane River watershed conserved

  January 15, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C11 A Stevens County landowner has signed conservation easements to protect 3,900 acres of forest land west of Horseshoe Lake. The latest of two easements assures 2,540 acres will remain a …

• Post Falls photographer seizes snowy owl irruption opportunity

  January 15, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Sandy Milliken proved that wildlife photographers are a hungrier version of the common birdwatcher by going the distance to make pictures of snowy owls. Failing to find the snowies reported … 2

• 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, …

• WSU giving attention, care to snowy owl with broken wing

  January 11, 2012 in Outdoors, City on Page A5 A snowy owl that recently escaped death is making himself at home at Washington State University. The owl, Tundra, had migrated thousands of miles from the Arctic to the Inland … 1

• Roadkill law yields pelts, food, applause

  January 8, 2012 in Outdoors, Nation/World on Page A8 CASEYVILLE, Ill. – In six years of trapping, one thing has become apparent to Cody Champ: His pursuit of animal pelts isn’t cheap, costing him $100 a week just for …

• 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 …

• 2011 OUTDOORS: Lingering snow, high water affects boaters, anglers, bears

  January 1, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 Spring lasted about five months in the Inland Northwest in 2011. Whitewater river rafters enjoyed their longest season in years, but most Montana fishing guides weren’t so thrilled. Fishing trips …

• 2011: Out & about

  January 1, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 Badger Lake residents challenged and postponed an aquatic weed herbicide application proposed by other lake residents. Felt got the boot in Maryland, the first state to ban felt-soled boots for …

• Stallion castration plan on hold until court rules

  December 25, 2011 in Nation/World Federal land managers have agreed to postpone a precedent-setting plan to castrate hundreds of wild stallions in eastern Nevada pending a federal court’s review of the issue. 3

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