WILDLIFE -- Washington Fish and Wildlife officers responded to a Newman Lake residence today after reading my blog item about a deer with a Halloween bucket stuck on its face. The whitetail and her two fawns had come into the family's barnyard three nights in…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The Resource Advisory Council (RAC) for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Coeur d’Alene District will meet in Coeur d’Alene Tuesday at the District Office, 3815 Schreiber Way. In addition to the RAC's regular business items, the agenda includes election of officers,…
BIG GAME -- The Idaho Senate has passed legislation to relax domestic elk testing requirements for a deadly brain disease that has plagued herds in other states, the Associated Press just reported. All domestic elk in Idaho must be tested annually for chronic wasting disease.…
WILDLIFE COPS -- In addition to clamping down on people who disregard wildlife habitat (see previous post) Washington Fish and Wildlife police kept busy last week with a wide range of duties, not the least of which was conducting a hot-spot elk hunt to curb…
OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY – An internationally known professional photographer and lecturer from Issaquah will conduct the annual Photographic Society of America Spring Seminar in Spokane, April 2-3, hosted by local camera clubs. Darrell Gulin will be at Spokane Community College Lair Building focusing on a wide…
WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT – If a tree falls in the forest and a Fish and Wildlife policeman is around, it will be heard – and investigated. While patrolling the Tucannon Lakes and Wooten Wildlife Area in the Blue Mountains last week, a Washington Fish and Wildlife…
FISHING -- As I was hiking the rim above Hog Canyon Lake on Sunday, I looked down on the water to see two fishermen looking very small as they trolled their lures in the chop. A few anglers were fishing with little success from shore…
HIKING -- Reports from paddling friends say Hangman Creek had dropped too low for good canoeing over the weekend. Meanwhile, the Palouse River was flowing too big for safe paddling. Time to put on the hiking shoes and just stand in awe of the sight…
HIKING -- Looking for a good early-spring dayhike? Check out this spot i visited with my daughter this weekend. Runoff period is a good time to visit the BLM land around Fishtrap Lake for a hike into Hog Canyon Lake. . Hog Canyon is a…
OUTDOOR CANINES – Hikers, hunters or anyone who takes a dog along for the adventure can benefit from a free program on preparing and caring for dogs in the outdoors Thursday, 7 p.m., at Spokane’s REI store. Veterinarian Greg Benoit of SouthCare Animal Hospital will…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
