PREDATORS -- The Washington Senate approved another extension of a long-standing pilot program that allows the hunting of cougars with dogs in northeastern Washington and Klickitat County. The Senate approved the measure Tuesday 37-1. It would expand for another five years a pilot program created…
INVASIVE SPECIES – Idaho’s Invasive Species program and mandatory boat inspection law got a shot of credibility this week as an exotic quagga mussel was found in Montana on the hull of a sailboat that had been in Nevada’s Lake Mead. Mandatory watercraft inspections kick…
HUNTING -- The inscription on the metal bands used by the U.S. Department of the Interior to tag migratory birds has been changed, according to totally believable sources on the Internet. The bands used to bear the address of the Washington Biological Survey, which was…
FORESTS -- I've had a long fascination with hiking into forest fire lookouts, sometimes reserving and renting one for the ultimate room with a view. The next-best thing is the Outdoor Idaho program that premiers Thursday on Public TV. Eyes of the Forest explores the…
WINTER SPORTS -- A mistake last week in my report on Washington Fish and Wildlife enforcement activities is stirring up rumors we need to nip in the bud. Eight snowmobilers were cited last week in the Buck Creek area of Pend Oreille County for going…
STEELHEADING -- A few sharp-eyed readers noticed that fish in the photo of the "27.5-pound" steelhead (see two blog posts below this one) I hooked Tuesday in the Okanogan River either didn't look that big or the guy holding the fish, Jerrod Gibbons, must have…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Washington Trails Association, led by Spokane trail maintenace ace Jane Baker has an ambitious schedule to enhance trails, from the Dishman Hills and Liberty Lake, to Mount Spokane, the Kettle Range and the Salmo-Priest Wilderness. Volunteers are needed for one-day efforts…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
