SNOWMOBILING -- Bob Jones of Kettle Falls and Josh Rindal of Spokane are repeating their effort to follow Alaska's Iditarod Sled Dog Race by snowmobile in February and March 2014. See the complete diary and photos from their 2012 trip -- which marked Jones's 14th…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- If you need more reassurance that spring has sprung, Yellowstone National Park officials have reported that grizzly bears are beginning to emerge from their dens. First bears out of the hatch usually are males. Females with cubs born in the den during…
WILDERNESS -- Enrollment is open for University of Idaho students up for spending a semester living and learning in Idaho’s beautiful and rugged mountains through the College of Natural Resource’s Semester in the Wild. What better way for a college writer to celebrate the 50th…
WINTER SPORTS – Die-hard soloists and teams on skis and snowboards will be riding the lifts through the night on March 21-22 for the annual 24 Hours of Schweitzer. The all-day, all-night fundraiser benefits cystinosis research.
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- How many species of critters will pass the lens of a trail camera positioned at one spot in Stevens County, Wash.? You'll be surprised. Keep your eye open for the bobcat.
SNOWMOBILING -- Bob Jones of Kettle Falls and Josh Rindal of Spokane are repeating their effort to follow Alaska's Iditarod Sled Dog Race by snowmobile in February and March 2014. See the complete diary and photos from their 2012 trip -- which marked Jones's 14th…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- You think you had a bad night? How would you like to be tied to one of your rivals while coyotes chewed him up? I've seen quite a few fascinating videos of hunters rescuing bucks or even bull elk after their antlers…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- This morning's sunshine -- capping the past week of weather extremes -- seems to be bringing on an epidemic of spring fever. A Mount Spokane landowner said he noticed the first bluebird of the season flying past his window this morning. Within…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- The eyes of the great gray owl are haunting, as you can see in the photo made this week by Montana outdoor photographer Jaime Johnson, who reports, poetically: We spent the day again today with the Great Grays near Great Falls –…
FISHING -- Some people are criticizing John Grubenhoff of Pasco for not releasing the 20.32-pound Washington state record walleye he caught Friday in the Columbia River. Experts say he did the right thing, without even getting around to the argument that walleye are a non-native…
RIVER RUNNING -- Every local veteran rafter, kayaker and canoeist knows the recipe: Snow followed by warm temperatures and rain are the ingredients for the brief surge of flows needed for whitewater action on Hangman Creek. Brownwater action, I mean. The river spiked from under…
WINTER SPORTS -- In a group of backcountry skiers and splitboarders who don't regularly get out together, it seems as though somebody's always slow at the top and bottom of the run, leaving others to freeze as they wait. In this video, mountain guide Martin…
SNOWMOBILING -- Bob Jones of Kettle Falls and Josh Rindal of Spokane are repeating their effort to follow Alaska's Iditarod Sled Dog Race by snowmobile in February and March 2014. See the complete diary and photos from their 2012 trip -- which marked Jones's 14th…
PREDATORS -- An out-of-state group has triggered more than 500 emails to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife protesting the annual Save our Fawns coyote hunting derby underway in northeastern Washington. See the story by Northwest Sportsman editor Andy Walgamott. Organizers say the derby…
FISHING -- The whopper walleye caught in the Columbia River on Friday -- see today's story -- has been officially declared a state record by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Following is the official announcement, just posted: New State Fishing Record: Walleye (Sander…
DRIVING -- Snow conditions are still dicey out there. U.S. 2 over Stevens Pass has been blocked since this morning after an avalanche blocked four lanes of traffic at least four-feet deep with snow. The Washington Department of Transportation estimated it could reopen the Highway…
PREDATORS -- You may remember the story about Shelby, the dog that went with its owner to a committee hearing at the Washington Legislature last year (above) all scarred up after being attacked by a wolf as it slept on the porch of its Twisp-area…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to pass the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act, sending the measure to President Barack Obama to be signed into law. The bill, which passed in the Senate in June, will protect more…
FISHING -- It isn't a hot spot for fishing this time of year, but if you're thinking of launching a boat in the Columbia River's reservoir behind Wanapum Dam, think again. The 20-foot drawdown resulting from precautions after a crack was found in the dam…
WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT -- Some creepy wild life is going on in remote areas of Okanogan County, although it's been thinned out in recent months by Fish and Wildlife cops. Felons and a sex offender illegally possession firearms, running a still, whacking turkeys out of season…
HUNTING/FISHING -- Poaching is a live and well in the region's mountains and streams, and state fish and wildlife officers in Washington and Idaho are looking for help making cases. Two in particular include: Entiat bucks: A $2,000 reward is being offered by the Washington…
INVASIVE SPECIES -- Having the invasive quagga mussels booming in Utah's Lake Powell is like having a deadly contagious disease at a major national airport with folks coming and going in all directions -- including Idaho, a federal biologist says. He's trying to get the…
FISHING -- Two sections of the Okanogan River will close to fishing for steelhead one hour before official sunrise on Friday, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says. Okanogan River: From the first power line crossing downstream of the Highway 155 Bridge in Omak…
CAMPING -- Urine management is required on rivers, but it's also worth consideration on virtually any camping trip where a vault toilet isn't close by camp. I thought about this several times a day -- not to mention a few more times at night --…
SNOWMOBILING -- Bob Jones of Kettle Falls and Josh Rindal of Spokane are repeating their effort to follow Alaska's Iditarod Sled Dog Race by snowmobile in February and March 2014. See the complete diary and photos from their 2012 trip -- which marked Jones's 14th…
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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