CLIMBING -- Jeff Lowe is an icon familiar to anyone who paid attention to climbing from the 70s into the 90s until MS began ravaging his body. The first ice climb of Bridal Veil Falls and his problem solving to conquer the route known a…
SEA KAYAKING -- It's time to quit thinking about a sea-kayaking adventure in the Sea of Cortez and Mexico's Baja California. It's bargain time to the safe part of Mexico. I'm just back from a nine-day trip of paddling and camping -- The gray whales…
HUNTING -- He saw the storm coming Wednesday, but he had eight dogs scheduled for training and he welcomed the wind and snow flurries as a learning experience. "You can't just train hunting dogs when it's nice," said Dan Hoke of Dunfur Kennel off the…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Mount Spokane area birder Ron Dexter knew something was up -- or more likely down -- when he a lot of raven activity above his home last month. When he hiked up to investigate, he was not surprised to find the carcass…
HUNTING -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week reported a total of 14,974,534 paid license holders for 2009, the largest figure since 2002 and an increase of 526,494 since 2008. Paid license holders have increased in 24 states in the five-year period from…
OUTFIELD -- George Orr of Spokane no longer is making his voice heard on the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, as explained in my outdoors column today. But he hasn't lost his sense of humor. "I love a good debate," said the former state legislator,…
FISHING -- Steller sea lions are killing sturgeon at Bonneville Dam almost twice as fast this winter as in 2010, having taken at least 1,000 total since early January, according to a story by Allen Thomas of the Vancouver Columbian. The first California sea lion…
WINTER SPORTS – The first weekend in March is a time to tour for women on skis and families on snowshoes. The Spokane Parks and Recreation Outdoor Program is sponsoring a family snowshoe tour on March 4 at Mount Spokane. The activity is geared to…
OLYMPIA -- Legislation to merge the Washington’s parks and wildlife agencies into a new Department of Fish, Wildlife and Recreation was approved Monday by the Senate Natural Resources and Marine Waters Committee, but not before compromises were made. Allen Thomas of the Vancouver Columbian reports…
HUNTING – Idaho Fish and Game biologists just released a preview of proposed changes for Idaho Panhandle big-game hunting rules. They will be presented to sportsmen for their comments the week of March 7 at public meetings still to be scheduled. Statewide season proposals for…
MOUNTAINEERING -- Records aren't often set by being safe and rational, but a Mount McKinley climber can bask in the glory of being alive. After 22 days of climbing last month, Minnesota mountaineer Lonnie Dupre turned back from his attempt to make the first January…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Blue Mountains elk winter in the low open canyon slopes of Oregon, and the recent-arrival gray wolves figured that out fast. These wolves made themselves at home on the open slopes in northeastern Oregon near Pendleton, where they've been feeding on elk,…
OUTDOOR POLITICS -- Two Associated Press news stories this week out of the Montana Legislature give sportsmen reason to pause and wonder if these are the healthiest approaches to the issues. Republicans enthused by Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s recent tough talk on wolves are getting…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Another report on tundra swans in the region, this one coming from Warren Current in the Colville area: "Yesterday afternoon I saw seven tundra swans along the shoreline of Lake Roosevelt just south of Colville Flats (Highway 25). Other species in the…
WINTER SPORTS -- A Saturday trek to the top of Scotchman Peak gave three backcountry skiers a heavenly if not gusty view of Lake Pend Oreille. Jake Ostman, Jacob Styler and Michael Lucid -- along with their canine companions Coco and Mojo -- skinned up…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Lake Coeur d'Alene's Cougar Bay is filled with waterfowl, at least 1500 individuals, reports Lisa Hardy of CdA Audubon. Among them are 99 swans, almost all of which were tundra swans. On Friday, birders from Newport found about 65 tundra swans on…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- Forty-four cow elk in western Montana's Ravalli County have been equipped with GPS collars as part of an elk population study expected to last through 2013. Biologists with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the University of Montana attached the collars earlier…
WINTER SPORTS -- The trails, grooming and skiing conditions simply could not be better than they were Sunday at Mount Spokane's cross-country ski trails. One more brilliant day in the forecast before grimness returns.
NEW ORLEANS — Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum finished fourth in the Bassmaster Classic after the final weigh-in today for the three-day “super bowl” of bass fishing. Palaniuk, 23, was the youngest of the 50 anglers to qualify for the competition. He also was the only…
HUNTING -- The Idaho Fish and Game Department is planning a series of public open house meetings to discuss proposed big-game seasons and rules for the fall hunting seasons. Some meetings in the Clearwater region are as early as Tuesday. Panhandle meetings will be the…
PRO FISHING -- Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum told the Bassmaster Classic weigh-in crowd in New Orleans tonight that he was fishing this morning in thick a fog and could hear other anglers casting nearby, but he couldn’t see who was around him. Suddenly he realized…
PRO FISHING -- Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum moved from 11th place to fourth place today after the second day of fishing among the 50 anglers in New Orleans for the Bassmaster Classic . Palaniuk, who's been creating a buzz since he arrived, has a shot…
PRO FISHING -- As I write this, Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum is still waiting for his weigh-in after the second day of fishing at the Bassmaster Classic in New Orleans. Palaniuk, 23, is the only angler from the West among the 50-angler field. He finished…
WINTER SPORTS -- Powder is the word for President's Day Weekend skiers. Around 2 feet of blower powder piled up and was waiting for skiers today. The full moon is out and everyone is ready to go out and shred! For those of you heading…
OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission issued a statement today voicing its opposition to a provision of bill being considered in the Washington Legislature that would reduce the commission’s authority. During a conference call, commissioners unanimously approved a statement objecting to the provision…
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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