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…
OUTDOORS -- You can't just cruise through the sprawling Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show, which ends this afternoon at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center. The best part of the show is in the details. It's a place to talk and learn from knowledgeable people…
HUNTING -- The Washington 2011 raffle moose tag will be drawn Sunday afternoon at the Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show that's underway at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center. The more $10 raffle tickets you buy, the better the odds for drawing a coveted chance…
HUNTING -- Hunters education classes can use any gun powder that might be sitting unneeded in shops or basements of the region's hunters and reloaders. "We do a powder burning demonstration for our classes to demonstrate the different burn rates for rifle, shotgun, pistol and…
HUNTING -- This year's hunter education classes offered by the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council were filling fast at the sign-up table at the Big Horn Outdoor Recreation Show on Saturday. Classes in May were full by Saturday morning and April probably filled before the day…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Paul Bannick, wildlife photographer and author of The Owl and the Woodpecker: Encounters with North America's Most Iconic Birds, is coming to The Bing Tuesday for a program that begins at 7 p.m. The last time Bannick was in Spokane, his program…
WILDLIFE -- A leftover trick from Halloween is no treat for a whitetail deer near Newman Lake, where it's been lured by human food sources to the danger of human garbage. The deer has a kids' Halloween bucket stuck on its face and the strap…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- We've all seen photos or video of grizzly bears feeding on river salmon. But have you even seen a griz harvest a salmon with it's hind feet? Check out this short video from the BBC.
HABITAT -- Pend Oreille County property owners can learn to manage pests and noxious weeds and sign up for neighborhood cost-share assistance in a free March 26 workshop offered by WSU Pend Oreille County Extension and the Weed Board. The event runs 8 a.m.-noon at…
POACHING -- Jason Locke, 37, of Kennewick has pleaded guilty to poaching a bull elk and using his wife's special hunting license illegally, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department reports. Locke was fined a total of $11,345, including a $6,000 criminal wildlife assessment penalty for…
FISHING -- Kokanee limits were lifted starting Saturday BELOW Dworshak Dam to give anglers a chance to harvest fish that are otherwise being sucked into the dam. NOTE: My previous post erred by suggesting the limits were lifted in the reservoir. That's not so: The…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Conservation groups reached a legal settlement today with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that paves the way for gray wolves once again to be removed from endangered species protections in Idaho and Montana. The settlement was filed for approval with a…
HUNTING -- My numbers were off in a previous post about the revenue the government loses by not being able to employ controlled hunting for managing wolves in the Northern Rockies. Idaho took in $470,000 during the 2009-2010 wolf hunting season while Montana took in…
OUTDOORS -- Here's the list of seminars by local sportsmen scheduled during the Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show underway at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center through Sunday. TODAY 1 p.m. -- Fly casting, by Jerry hunt. 2 p.m. -- Outdoor gear, by Doug Saint-Denis…
STEELHEAD FISHING -- It's hard to ignore today's report from Riggins, where the water is running at 5,020 CFS, the water temperature is 42 degrees, and the steelhead are still active. "Last week fishing was HOT!," said Amy Sinclair of Exodus Wilderness Adventures. "Fishermen hooked…
WILDLIFE — Wyoming researchers say the distribution of nonlead ammunition to hunters in Jackson Hole is likely helping prevent lead poisoning of ravens, eagles and other scavengers. But the study is in its early stages. This is the second year researchers have tried to gauge…
WINTER SPORTS -- Warmer days followed by cool nights and continued snowfall are creating a stew of conditions for backcountry winter travlers to consider, says Kevin Davis from the Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center in Sandpoint. Generally, the weekly avalanche advisory posted this morning rates avalanche…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
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