ENVIRONMENT -- If you are a camper, backpacker, paddler or angler, you're probably looking back, as I am, with fond memories of October's fall color spectacle against blue skies. It was fantastic, with perhaps a record dearth of rainfall to spoil the experience. Not great…
WILDLIFE -- The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation says it is transferring $223,943 in grants and other funding to help boost elk habitat programs in Idaho, including $50,000 for the wolf management program. The funding is directed mostly to nine counties including Boundary, Clearwater, Latah and…
ADVENTURE -- Alaskan author Erin McKittrick and her family, who are all traveling by camper van from from Alaska through California on a book tour will present a program Sunday, Nov. 3, at 1 p.m., at Auntie's Bookstore in Spokane. Published this month, the book,…
FISHING -- Chinook salmon fishing will end in Idaho on the Snake and Clearwater rivers Thursday, Oct. 31 – except a short reach on the Snake River below Hells Canyon Dam, which closes November 17. The season opened Sept. 1, on the Snake River between…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Federal land managers offer free entry to parks, forests, U.S. Bureau of Land management lands, refuges and other national interest lands where fees are charged on certain holidays scattered through the year. The last big freebie of the year is Nov. 9-11…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Are mountain bikers trying to rewrite the Wilderness Act? Bicycle routes in Wyoming wilderness study area questioned Bridger-Teton National Forest officials said the management plan for the Wyoming forest specifically allows mountain bike routes in the Palisades Wilderness Study Area, but conservationists…
WILDLIFE -- Most hunters know the difference, but in casual conversation it's not uncommon to hear reference to something like a bull elk with "horns" that raked the sky. An elk has antlers, but the colloquial term "horns" rolls easier off the tongue. Nevertheless, even…
FLY FISHING -- Washington Fish and Wildlife Department fisheries biologist Randy Osborne recently fished southwest Spokane County’s Amber Lake and reeled in this example of why anglers might want to wet a line there before the season closes at the end of November. The lake…
View Larger Map ORIENTEERING -- The Eastern Washington Orienteering Club will celebrate haunting season in the sixth annual Vampire O event Saturday (Oct. 26) at Manito Park. Participants will search for control points by headlamp or flashlight, but they must be constantly on the lookout…
HUNTING -- I traded emails a few years ago with a local hunter named Dennis regarding the feelings we experience when we are skillful and/or lucky enough to fill our big-game tags. I've kept his last note as a reminder of the fence many sportsmen…
CONSERVATION -- The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will accept public comments through Nov. 15 on proposed updates to the Hydraulic Code, which governs construction work in and around state waters. Agency staff will hold a public meeting to discuss the changes on Monday,…
Sea2Source Episode 5: Kettle Falls to Kinbasket Lake BC from Voyages of Rediscovery on Vimeo. The “Sea to the Source” canoe expedition that left Astoria, Ore., on Aug. 2 in hand-made crafts is on track to reach the end of its voyage Monday at Canal…
HUNTING -- Bears are still out and active throughout the fall as hunters are out for deer and elk hunting -- a potentially hazardous mix. Being bear aware is particularly important for hunters because stalking and harvesting game increases a person’s chance of bumping into…
FISHERIES -- The eggs of endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon in Idaho and Montana are less likely to hatch in the river because of flow changes caused by Libby Dam and other human actions, according to a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey. Associated…
WINTER SPORTS -- The hard-working volunteers from Spokane Nordic -- more helpers would be much appreciated -- are gearing up for their last trail prepping day of the year, set for Sunday, Oct 27, at the Mount Spokane cross-country ski trails. The group already has…
WINTER SPORTS -- The 49th annual Ski Swap sponsored by the Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol coming up this weekend, Oct. 26-27, will offer a new feature to the main activity of buying and selling used winter gear -- a FREE Learn To Ski Area Beginner…
Gordon Blossom of Thorp bagged this buck north of Colville in the Aladdin unit last week – his 70th since he took his first deer at age 14, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department reports. A disabled Master Hunter who also hunts antlerless elk to…
TRAILS -- Do you shy away from hiking trails in the beautiful season of autumn because the hunting seasons are underway? Here's a query I received from area hiker Randy Gosline: I'm looking for some advice from a hunter. I hike and backpack a lot…
WILDLIFE -- A rutting bull moose and the cow moose he was pursuing near Woodridge Elementary School was tranquilized and removed from the Indian Trail neighborhood Monday, but not before his 900-pounds made kindling out of a section of the wood fence around the Dave…
FISHING -- Oh, yeah! Steelhead are returning to the Upper Columbia River through the Hanford Reach, too. Outnumbered by the record run of fall chinook, some anglers almost forgot... but not everyone. Here's the latest report from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: The…
PUBLIC LANDS -- I've seen their embarrassing display of leadership in the home video (above) from the field as they toppled an ancient rock feature on Utah's Goblin Valley State Park. I've also seen their lame attempts to justify their vandalism as ensuring the safety…
FISHING -- It's been one heck of a ride for Yakima River fall chinook anglers. Here's the latest report Washington Fish and Wildlife Department fisheries biologist Paul Hoffarth as the Lower Yakima River season is scheduled to close today, Oct. 22: The fall salmon fishery…
FISHING -- The latest fall chinook creel report from the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River says the fishing pressure continues to decline but anglers still working the record salmon run were averaging an excellent 2.7 fish per boat. However, with the season heading toward…
HUNTING -- Wolf-watchers say they’re concerned that hunters participating in Wyoming’s second annual wolf hunt may have killed five members of the Lamar Canyon Pack, a well-known wolf pack whose territory includes part of Yellowstone National Park. The story from the Jackson Hole News &…
HUNTING -- Numerous comments have come in regarding my Sunday Outdoors feature, "Milking the Cow Elk Tag," a story about what to do with the most coveted permit you never hear a hunter brag about. Following are phrases in the story that are triggering most…
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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