WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS -- The family of a man who was gored to death by a mountain goat in Olympic National Park last year is suing the Park Service, the Associated Press reports. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Tacoma by the Messina…
TRAILS -- The U.S. Senate voted 60-38 to reject Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky) amendment to siphon the only dedicated source of funding for walking and biking trails into bridge repair projects. "The amendment was opposed by both Democrats and Republicans, important news as we head…
FLY FISHING -- Volunteers from the Inland Empire Fly Fishing Club scheduled a work-and-play day at Bayley Lake in Stevens County last Thursday and found plenty to do. Beavers had taken over the inlet stream where the club members had worked with state wildlife biologists…
RIVERS -- If your upcoming Veterans Day weekend plans include a road trip for fishing or visiting on the opposite side of the Snake River, you may want to take advantage of a rare opportunity to drive across Lower Granite Dam on Monday. Most U.S.…
HUNTING -- Idaho is in the second year of allowing handguns to be used during short-range deer seasons. Beginning last year, the use of handguns using straight-walled center-fire cartridges not originally developed for rifles was approved for use in big-game short-range weapon hunts, Idaho Fish…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
