WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT – The beat goes on for Washington Fish and Wildlife police in the 10 far-eastern counties, according to the weekly report obtained today. Illegal possession of painted turtles, dispatching injured deer, citing anglers from Hog Canyon to the Grande Ronde all were in…
FISHING -- The short-lived early season brown trout bite has been on at Liberty lake. Washington Fishand Wildlfie Department police report seeing anglers with limits of brown trout last week at the recently opened Spokane County Lake. Brave ice-fishermen were still catching fish on the…
HUNTING/FISHING -- The Idaho Conservation Officers Association has set its 2nd youth conservation camp for Aug. 15-19 and expanded the number of camper slots to 36. Insiders recommend that kids sign up now if they’re interested fishing, hunting, tubing, zip lines, target shooting – and…
FLY FISHING -- "We've seen a significant amount of Skawala stonefly nymph activity throughout the day," Jim Gallagher reports this morning from the Yakima River. "In the afternoon, with a little warming, there have been adult skawalas on the water surface. Most success has been…
NATIONAL FORESTS -- The U.S. Forest Service has scheduled public meetings this month to explain the details and intent of the recently proposed draft Planning Rule. If put into law, the rule would serve as a national blueprint for how hundreds of individual forest plans…
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION – The Pullman, Washington Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold its annual fund-raising banquet on March 26 at Banyan’s Restaurant, 1260 NE Palouse Ridge Road on the WSU Golf Course. Doors will open at 5:30, with raffles, games and silent auctions during the…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
