HUNTING/FISHING -- Die-hard outdoorsmen would have the option of purchasing a three-year hunting or fishing license under a proposal that passed the Idaho Senate Resources and Environment Committee Wednesday, according to a story in the Lewiston Tribune. The cost of the license would be three…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Environmental groups have just released a notice that they plan to sue the federal government over its recent decision to cut more than 90 percent of the land originally proposed as critical habitat for the last woodland caribou in the Lower 48…
WINTER SPORTS -- I'm reposting this notice of a closure to groomed snowmobiling routes on the Colville National Forest to emphasize a staffer's clarificaiton that only a portion of the routes are closed. A portion of the popular Kings Lake groomed snowmobile route in Pend…
UPDATED with details about memorial service. OUTDOOR WRITING -- Fenton S. Roskelley, who covered the outdoors for the Spokane Chronicle and The Spokesman-Review for 63 years, died today (Jan. 30) at the age of 96 with his family at his bedside, said his son, John…
BOATING -- Starting this year, you'll need a boater safety education card in your pocket if you're a state resident age 50 or younger and you plan to drive most powerboats in Washington. The Spokane National Boat Show, Feb. 1-9 at Spokane County Fair and…
WINTER SPORTS -- The Snowshoe Stampede at Schweitzer Mountain will be pedaling a new option on Saturday (Feb. 2). A snow bike division has been added to the event that welcomes all sorts of walkers, gabbers, goers -- and now, fat bikers! The event features…
WILDLIFE -- Bear with me on this.... The ability of computer generated animation to mix fantasy with reality is a bit alarming, but also quite humorous in the case of this creative Canadian ad for a clothes washing machine reveals.
HUNTING -- Just as the public comment period on proposed fishing regulations closes today, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced it's taking public comment through Feb. 15 on proposed changes to hunting regulations. Read the 17 proposals that will be forwarded to…
HUNTING -- Idaho Fish and Game Department officials met with state legislators today to let them know there's been no relief in the downturn of nonresident hunters buying hunting and fishing licenses. That's significant because nonresidents pay most of the bills for the state's wildlife…
WILDLIFE -- A sudden spike in golden eagles being caught in snare traps in Montana this week is setting off alarm bells. The eagles feed often on road-killed and winter-killed deer this time of year and are susceptible to bait. The image above was photographed…
WINTER SPORTS -- This is no time to be a couch potoato: Winter Wildlands Backcountry Film Festival at Gonzaga University, Wed Jan. 30 from 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Learn more at ibackcountry.org. Women's Souper Bowl ski and snowshoe event, this Sunday Feb. 3 at 9 a.m.…
Fall Run by Todd Moen from Todd Moen Creative on Vimeo. FISHING -- Thirteen action-packed fly fishing films are being packaged into a two-hour performance headed to Spokane in early February and to Sandpoint in April. The 2013 Fly Fishing Film Tour is booked at…
PARKS -- Idaho’s state parks are staying open thanks in part to thousands of volunteers, the state’s parks chief told lawmakers this morning. See S-R reporter Betsy Russell's story on the hurdles Idaho parks are facing.
FISHING -- An update on proposed changes to sportfishing rules will be presented by state fish managers to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission at its Feb. 8-9 meeting in Olympia. See the preliminary meeting agenda here. Fishing rule proposals affecting Eastern Washington angling include:…
OUTDOOR REC -- If you enjoy the outdoors, you owe it to yourselff to participate in the online Washington State Outdoor Recreation Survey. So far, about 800 comments have been filed on the easy to navigate Town Hall website. In addition to the survey, which…
Here's a roundup of the S-R's top outdoors stories in the past week: Technology, volunteers boost northeastern Wash. whitetail deer study Photo essay on deer trapping for research Adventure focus of Fly Fishing Film Tour coming to Spokane Hank Patterson, Crazy Reese find humor on…
RIVERS -- Here's an appeal from Montana experts in the field of packrafting -- a combination of rafting and backpacking: We'll produce videos to help educate the public on safe, responsible backpacking, but we need a little help with funding. What do you get? Info…
SHOOTING -- Hunters and wildlife conservation groups are finding it difficult to stay out of the nation's gun control controversies. Even the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation felt pressure from the gun lobby to pull out of a huge sportsmen's show in the East when the…
WINTER SPORTS - Weather is causing changes in snow stability that backcountry skiiers, snowshoers and snowmobilers should be aware of when traveling in the mountains today and this weekend, according to the Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center's weekly report on mountain snow conditions. "On easterly aspects…
FISHING – Coinciding with a debate about future management of the Priest Lake mackinaw fishery, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is joining a comprehensive study of the lake trout population. The University of Idaho College of Natural Resources and the Kalispel Tribe will…
WINTER SPORTS -- A portion of the popular Kings Lake groomed snowmobile route in Pend Oreille County is being closed for the rest of the 2013 season because of a logging operation. The Colville National Forest and Stimson Lumber Co. announced the closure today as…
WATER SPORTS – A program to create an environment of healthy adventure for healing active duty and veteran service members through paddle sports will be introduced in Spokane on Monday, Jan. 28. The Spokane Canoe and Kayak Club is teaming with Team River Runner, a…
PADDLING -- The artificial wave that has become a fixture in downtown Missoula and attracted kayakers from across the nation needs emergency repairs. Brennan’s Wave was completed in 2006 and has served as a site for the U.S. Kayak Team’s Olympic Trial and the Montana…
WILDLIFE -- New kid on the block in Montana ... Data from radio collar tracks Montana grizzly's trek near Missoula Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks bear manager Jamie Jonkel said he wasn't surprised to learn that a female grizzly bear had traveled on the fringe…
HUNTING – The Inland Empire Chapter of Safari Club International will hold its 31st annual benefit dinner and auction Feb. 9 at the Mirabeau Park Hotel in Spokane Valley. More info: (509) 993-3098.
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.