FISHING -- At least one busload and several carpools of anglers are heading to Helena on Tuesday to challenge proposed changes to Montana's stream access laws, according to the Missoulian. "I've got high school friends I haven't talked to in 10 years that want to…
PUBLIC LANDS -- If you enjoy the South Hill Bluff trails or the landscape, check this out. A High Drive Bluffs planning meeting is set for Tuesday. Any area neighbors or users of the trails are invited to join in developing a vision and action…
OUTDOOR IMAGES -- If you haven't seen this panorama photo technology, check it out. Click on the photo of an Utah's Double Arch and drag the cursor for seamless panning in any direction. Click here for other 360 Degree Spherical Panoramas In and around Utah.
HUNTING -- Washington hunters have two deadlines coming for special permit applications: Spring black bear hunting permit applications are due by midnight March 10. Multiple-season permit applications for deer and elk hunters are due March 31. Read on for details and Washington Department of Fish…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- Wildlife managers, sportsmen and elected officials all bent the ear of the six panelists who attended the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting at the Spokane Convention Center on Friday and Saturday. The hottest topic was the four-point minimum whitetail buck rule…
WILDLIFE -- For three hours on a recent afternoon, Blaine County Undersheriff Pat Pyette and a deputy shot wounded antelope in Montana. The herd had congregated on the only place clear of snow — railroad tracks used by BNSF Railway Co. Pyette figures he and…
OUTFIELD -- If you know an outdoors-oriented student looking for a summer job, here's one with perks that caught my attention, including $2,000 worth of top-quality outdoor gear, a $2,500 stipend and expenses-paid backcountry trips in multiple states. The Sierra Club is billing its summer…
WINTER SPORTS -- The Inland Northwest avalanche advisory issued this morning notes moderate to considerable danger for avalanche, especially on the wind-slab areas of the Selkirks and Lookout Pass area. The heavy snowfall of the past week in the Lookout area has not posed much…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- The Idaho Fish and Game Commission just announced the six candidates the panel is considering for director of the Idaho Fish and Game Department. The candidates, who come from inside and outside the agnecy, will be interviewed by the commissioners this month…
WILDLIFE -- A Montana photographer has been convicted of illegally feeding bighorn sheep near Big Sky Road in order to photograph them with the area's signature mountain -- Lone Peak -- in the background. The state Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department says 35-year-old Ryan Molde…
ENVIRONMENT -- Artists and naturalists will be mingled in a local gathering that will link world-wide activities during the Faith and Environment Network's annual Called to Care event on Earth Hour Day, March 26 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 127 E. 12th…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will hear public comment on proposals for 2011 big-game hunting seasons when it meets Friday and Saturday at the Spokane Convention Center. State officials didn't do sportsmen any favors by booking the meeting downtown at the…
INDOOR CLIMBING – REI is offering three free ways for co-op members to get a feel for rock climbing this month at the Spokane store’s indoor climbing wall: Saturday climbing – Each Saturday in March, an REI staffer will be at the wall from 1…
FLY FISHING -- Any day now. Or maybe any week... The skwalla stonefly hatch is simmering in Montana's Bitterroot River. The Skwalla nymphs are near the shore and will start to crawl out as soon as warmer weather and more sunshine settles in the valley.…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- The recent cold snap hasn't caused wild turkeys to forget it's time to start posturing for the breeding season. This photo was snapped this morning by a reader who lives in the foothills of Mount Spokane. "The rest of the group (hens…
BOATING -- Peter Hunt of Oak Harbor, Wash., didn't go ballistic when he discovered his boat had been targeted by burglars. He went to the Internet, where he found the thieves selling the stolen items taken during a rash of boat burglaries – including his…
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES -- July might be the best month of the year for camping, hiking, fishing and other outdoor activities, and this year's version will deliver even more than usual. July 2011 will have 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays -- a bonanza recreational…
WINTER SPORTS -- Lookout Pass ski area has just been cited as having received "the most snowfall in the world" among reporting ski resorts during the past seven days. The one week total: 6.5 FEET, most of which fell Sunday-Tuesday. The distinction has just been…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- A cow and calf moose wander through cameraman Scott Maben's Coeur d'Alene neighborhood this morning, stopping to do some pruning on the landscaping.
OUTDOOR IMAGES -- Although her business is called Idaho Scenic Images, Linda Lantzy of Coeur d'Alene isn't tethered to the state. I pointed out recently that her list of Top 12 Photos of 2010 included a shot of the North Cascades, which are tempting even…
WINTER SPORTS -- Jon Dodge of Priest Lake Search & Rescue will teach a free introductory course on Avalanche Awareness Thursday, March 3, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at REI, 1125 N Monroe. Basics he’ll cover include how to interpret avalanche advisories, gear necessary for travelling in…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- The weekend eagle feast of coots at Sprague Lake has subsided as more of the lake has become ice-free in the last few days. Here's a Tuesday report from birdwatcher Greg Falco of Sprague: Today Sprague Lake had more open water, about…
HUNTING -- March 15 is the deadline for non-resident elk and dear license applications. Remember, the prices have gone up this, as I noted in this post last week. You can apply online.
SKIING -- It took a day for the pow pounders to surface with stories from Lookout Pass. "We picked a good day for a vacation on Monday," confessed Spokane skier Bill Fuzak. "The photo was shot at Lookout Pass, in the trees off the Northstar…
HUNTING -- Trophy white-tailed deer are highly valued in Ohio, and they have laws to prove it. A good case in point came out of the courts this week as an Ohio man was ordered to pay $23,816 in restitution under a 2008 law for…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
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