HUNTING -- Proposed changes to Idaho's 2011 big-game hunting seasons are being presented in meetings throughout North Idaho this week, starting in Kellogg and Coeur d'Alene. Still to go are: Tonight: Sandpoint, Bonner County Fairgrounds, 7 p.m. Saturday: St. Maries, Eagles, 8 a.m. Details of…
WILDLIFE -- An exotic furry critter resembling a cross between a beaver and a muskrat is gaining ground in the Pacific Northwest, and that's not something to get all warm and fuzzy about. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released videos this week about thegrowing…
BIRDING -- The fish-eating great blue heron dwarfs seed-eating songbirds in size, but the diminutive willow goldfinch will continue to reign in greater stature as the Washington State Bird. Proposals at the State Legislature to replace the finch with the GBH as the state bird…
FISHING -- The race is on between wild rainbow trout and hatchery-raised trout, as Washington State University researchers measure their speed to see who's fastest -- and most likely to survive in streams and lakes. Which fish do you think wins most of the races…
HUNTING -- My faith has been restored in stories going viral through email and the Internet. This photo of the pending world record whitetail buck seems thoroughly verified and on the up and up. Finally! Word is out, from impeccable sources, that the buck was…
OUTDOOR IMAGING -- Professional landscape photographer Tim Cooper will present a free program on capturing outdoor scenes on camera Monday, March 14, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the Spokane REI store. Cooper, a Rocky Mountain School of Photography instructor, will explain how he captures dramatic photographs…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
