MOUNTAIN PASSES -- The North Cascades Highway closed in the past hour (Tuesday evening) as Washington highway crews prepare for storms and heavy snow storms in the coming days. State Department of Transportation officials say they will reassess road conditions, avalanche danger and weather forecasts…
WATERFOWLING -- Wednesday is the dealine for hunters to let the state know whether they want to head down the slippery slope of allowing electronic decoys for waterfowling. Several waterfowl hunting guides have petitioned the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to consider allowing electronic…
CONSERVATION -- Although the discussion on the state's wolf plan caught most of the attention last week, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission also made a major land acquisition after years of support and negotiations facilitated by The Nature Conservancy and the Rocky Mountain Elk…
PREDATORS -- Idaho's wolf trapping season starts today to boost the take of wolves in areas where hunting hasn't been able to fulfill the quotas set by the state. Meanwhile in Montana, where the general rifle season hunting past the half-way mark, the public and…
DEER HUNTING -- Full disclosure: I didn't even SEE a buck during legal hunting hours over the weekend around my hunting niches in Northeastern Washington, but serious whitetail hunters were filling their tags as though the world was about to end. I saw does with…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- The Idaho Fish and Game Commission last week approved several proposals for legislation to be submitted to the 2012 Idaho Legislature. Amend 36-1510 to also allow youth under the age of 12 who are participating in the mentor hunt program to possess…
HUNTING -- The amount of money Idaho is taking in through the sale of nonresident deer and elk tags is down nearly $3 million from its peak in 2008, state wildlife officials say. Jim Unsworth, deputy director for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game,…
FISHING -- Fishing success continues to improve for lunker rainbows at Lake Rufus Woods downstream from Grand Coulee Dam, according to Anton Jones of Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service. James Cato of Selah, Wash., fished with son Mike and guide Jeff Witkowski and one…
FLY FISHING – A fly fishing equipment expert representing several top company will be at the and a Hardy rods and reel collector will be on hand for Saturday’s anniversary celebration at Westslope Fly Shop in Spokane.
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
