Watch the video clip of Erin Bolster and Tonk on Late Night with David Letterman. The full segment will be broadcast tonight on CBS: Fans of heroes, horses, wranglers and grizzly bears will get it all in one package tonight on the Late Show with…
Ian Turner, 8, of northern California is pictured here on a horse named Scout on July 30, 2011, shortly before they were chased by a grizzly bear on a trail ride with Swan Mountain Outfitters near Glacier National Park. Wrangler Erin Bolster and her horse,…
GREAT STORIES -- If you like heroes, horses, blonde horse wranglers and grizzly bears, tune in to the Late Show with David Letterman tonight. My Outdoors feature story last month, "Gutsy wrangler, huge horse, save boy from charging grizzly" struck a chord with Spokesman-Review readers…
WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS -- This strange year for grizzly bear encounters with humans is going toward bizarre, as you'll see in this story that just moved by the Associated Press. Man gets shock after poking dead bear on live wire LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) — Authorities say…
MOUNTAINEERING -- A man from Washington state has set the world record as the oldest person to summit Mount Kilimanjaro on foot, according to a KING 5 TV report. Richard Byerley, 84, of Walla Walla, summited Kilimajaro with his two grandchildren, Annie, 29, and Bren,…
WILDLIFE -- "Falconry and game hunting, a conservation alliance," is the title of a program to be presented by Spokane falconer Doug Pineo on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The program is sponsored by the Spokane Audubon’s Society which meets at Riverview Retirement Community, Village Community…
FLY FISHING – Brian O’Keefe, an Oregon-based outdoor photographer and fly-fishing ace, will present a free program, Northwest Steelheading. Wednesday, 7 p.m., at St. Francis School, 1104 W. Heroy, hosted by the Spokane Fly Fishers. • O’Keefe will teach a two-hour fishing photography seminar starting…
FISHING -- Rain has cooled water temps in the Snake River system, causing fish to move and expand their range upstream. Here's the report from Amy Sinclair of Exodus Wilderness Adventures in Riggins: The fishing report for Riggings, Idaho, iSteelhead Fishing is underway on the…
FISHING – Talk about a down economy: Even the pikeminnow anglers are seeing their earnings decline. A Gresham man, Nikolay N. Zaremskiy, is the top earner for 2011 in the northern pikeminnow sport reward program, having caught almost 7,500 fish and cashing them in for…
CAMPING -- The Washington Department of Natural Resources and the town of Northport are co-hosting a volunteer work party on Saturday, (Oct. 15) 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Sheep Creek Campground near Northport. Two years ago, the town of Northport took over managing the…
CONSERVATION -- America's wetlands declined slightly from 2004-2009, underscoring the need for continued conservation and restoration efforts, according to a report issued last week by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This is merely affirmation of an old story. The federal agency's Status and Trends…
CANOEING -- Finally, we're getting transparency in the sports of canoeing and kayaking. Denver based See Through Canoe offers the clear alternative to your canoeing and kayaking needs with the Transparent Canoe/Kayak. Comprised of transparent Lexan the Transparent Canoe/Kayak from Denver, Colorado based See Through…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
