View Larger Map POACHING -- Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials are seeking help in identifying who was responsible for poaching a bull elk near the intersection of Bunco and Nunn Roads. The elk was killed sometime between 9:30 p.m. on Sunday (Dec 4)…
NORDIC SKI RACING -- Rookie national team member Sadie Bjornsen of Winthrop, Wash., teamed with Alaskan Kikkan Randall to make history for U.S. Women cross-country ski racing by finishing second in the sprint relay at the World Cup finals yesterday in Dusseldorf, Germany. It’s the…
ENVIRONMENT -- According to a video report by The Nature Conservancy, here are the top five reasons why harvesting a real tree for the Christmas holiday might be a better choice for the environment than buying an artificial tree. ENVIRONMENT -- According to The Nature…
WATERFOWLING -- Tank, a bruiser black Lab, races back with a mallard drake before the ripples smooth out in the decoys on the Pend Oreille River Saturday. Temperatures in the teens didn't even nick the the dog's enthusiam for rounding up all the ducks and…
HUNTING -- The fat lady has sung for deer hunting seasons in Montana and for rifle hunters in Idaho, but late seasons are still giving hunters a few shots at whitetails in designated areas of eastern Washington. And the rut's still on to some degree…
WILDLIFE -- This video has been around for awhile, but it's worth posting again to illustrate how marvelously adaptive wildlife can be.
FISHING -- Next year’s fishing season looks bright at Curlew Lake in Ferry County. About 20 volunteers helped the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department introduce 170,000 rainbow trout, 4-5 inches long, delivered last month to the a net pen tended by the Curlew Lake Association.…
OUTDOOR EDUCATION -- Local sportsmens groups are sponsoring two programs of interest this week in Spokane. Unfortunately for the universal sportsman, both programs are set for Tuesday starting at 7 p.m.. Steelhead fisheries in Washington, and update on Olympic Peninsula’s Elwha River Dam removal, by…
PREDATORS -- While the sheep will always face predators, falling victim to a wolf hasn't been a looming concern for livestock growers in Blaine County, Idaho, where a Defenders of Wildlife project is showing encouraging results. Four years ago, Defenders began monitoring how many sheep…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
