HUNTING -- Here's an obsevation for the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, which will vote April 8 on a controversial antler point restriction proposed for Game Management Units 117 and 121 in Stevens County. A four-point minimum rule is a wasteful way to educate hunters…
OUTDOOR TRAVEL -- It struck a personal chord this morning to read the news that members of the American Motorcyclist Association have voted the Beartooth Highway as their favorite stretch of road in the U.S. The winding, mountain highway climbs nearly 6,000 feet between Red…
BICYCLING -- Bicycle riders have a few weeks to enjoy Yellowstone National Park before it opens to motorized, wheeled vehicles next month. Crews at Yellowstone are clearing snow off the roads and the park is scheduled to open to motorists on April 15. Until then,…
HUNTING -- A voter-approved price increase for some Montana nonresident hunting licenses likely resulted in about 1,200 big game combination licenses remaining for sale after the March 15 application deadline, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials said in a news release today. About 15,800 nonresidents…
HUNTING -- Washington's youth turkey season runs Saturday-Sunday, giving kids mentored by adults a two-week headstart on the general season. It's prime time for a hunting trip to be all about the kid, and all about safety. Read on for 10 important safety tips from…
NATIONAL FORESTS -- Finally, some good news on the pine beetle infestation that's left much of the West with a glut of firewood. Wyoming’s bark beetle epidemic is showing signs of slowing, forestry officials say, for the rather depressing reason that the insects are running…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The U.S. Forest Service on Tuesday denied a request filed last year from 90 recreation groups asking that snowmobiles on national forest lands be managed under the same guidelines applied to all other classes of off-road vehicles. Those guidelines, established in 2005,…
WILDLIFE -- The grizzly population in northwestern Montana is growing at 3 percent a year -- not bad for grizzlies, experts say. The grizzly is still being scrutinized for removal from threatened species status. Last year, 941 grizzlies were roaming the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem,…
PUBLIC LANDS -- When I hear the term government waste, I can't help but think about the taxpayer money needed to clean up after the low life that finds recreation in destroying public property, such as mudding meadows and shooting up outhouses. Bitterroot National Forest…
VCA 2010 RACE RUN from changoman on Vimeo. BIKING -- I had trouble WALKING down the streets of Valparaiso, Chile, without hurting myself, or getting mugged. Here's a mountain biker doing it at breakneck speed.
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
