UPDATE March 5, 2014, 3:15 p.m.: It's official! The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has just confirmed Grubenhoff's walleye as a state record. FISHING -- A walleye weighing 20.32 pounds caught in the Columbia River on Friday is a pending Washington record. John Grubenhoff,…
4 p.m. -- See updated post and photo here. FISHING -- A Columbia River walleye weighing 20.32 pounds was caught in the Columbia River on Friday and is likely to be confirmed as a Washington record, state Fish and Wildlife Department biologists say John Grubenhoff…
FISHING -- The famous huge king salmon of Alaska's Kenai River continue to be in jeopardy. Here's the latest. Associated Press KENAI, Alaska — For the first time since 1965, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has announced a preseason closure of fishing for…
FISHING -- "Brrrrrrr...." That's how Washington Fish and Wildlife Department regional fisheries biologist Chad Jackson starts his report on the March 1 opening of fishing seasons for numerous lakes in the Columbia Basin. Although the number of anglers braving the cold weather was surprisingly high,…
WILDLIFE -- A new instructional video – Releasing your Dog from a Trap - is available on Idaho Fish and Game’s website and YouTube. The video doesn't come a day too soon, as several dogs in North Idaho already have been caught in traps intended…
OUTDOORS -- Two outdoors/conservation groups -- Inland Northwest Land Trust and Washington Trails Association -- are advertising this week for job openings in the Spokane area. Inland NW Land Trust: Executive Director Chris DeForest will transition into the role of Conservation Director by June. During…
HUNTING -- The Idaho Department of Fish and Game's proposed changes for the 2014 big game hunting seasons are available online for public review and comment. The proposals are listed by region. Panhandle hunters will see proposals to increase opportunity for hunting antlerless whitetails as…
ENVIRONMENT -- A photo contest sponsored by Conservation Hawks is seeking photos of fish as well as shots related to climate change. The reward for entering: a shot at $5,000 worth of cool gear from Patagonia that will be awarded to four winners. Share your…
PREDATORS -- Idaho Fish and Game estimates that last month’s wolf control action in the Lolo elk zone cost approximately $30,000 resulting in the taking of 23 wolves in an effort to bring back the struggling elk herd. The entire cost will be paid using…
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…
FISHING -- The EPA announcement last week that it will be a force against the proposed Pebble Mine that threatens salmon stocks in Alaska's Bristol Bay shook some ground last week. Here are some more looks at the situation. EPA to fight proposed copper mine…
CLIMBING -- Jess Roskelley of Spokane has been taking advantage of the recent cold weather to scale some difficult ice falls in the Banff, Alberta, area. His latest adventure was on the Rainbow Serpent. See photos on his Facebook page.
Quote of the day: "It's truly amazing to think that in a country as beautiful as Canada — renowned the world over as Canada is for its natural beauty and world-class parks system and green space in abundance — that we would ever house a…
Myanmar Bridges to Change from Fisher Creative on Vimeo. MOUNTAINEERING -- An Idaho man is at the forefront of this soon-to-be released video (see just-posted trailer above) about the American-Burmese mountaineering expedition to summit what the group is calling the highest peak in Southeast Asia…
WINTER SPORTS -- If I weren't forced at knife-point to be here in the office today, I'd be taking advantage of the prime conditions presented by the weekend's dump of 10 inches of new snow to be skiing Art's Boogie and other off-trail routes at…
FISHING -- Matt Corsi, Idaho Fish and Game fisheries researcher based in Lewiston, put together the article above regarding a telemetry study in the Clearwater River drainage in collaboration with the Nez Perce Tribe. Click "continue reading" to see the rest of the story.
FISHING – Jeff Smith of Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop in Coeur d'Alene will discuss fishing tactics for northern pike to kick off the 8th annual Mark's Marine spring fishing seminar series Thursday, 6:30 p.m., at 14355 N. Government Way in Hayden. The other five…
WILDLIFE -- Each your breakfast first, they check out this Science Daily report about a nasty parasitic worm that's common in wildlife but recently discovered to be infecting domestic cats in the USA. It's life cycle is the making for a great gore movie. Some…
WILDLIFE -- Canada is taking a bold step to protect Banff National Park wildlife from the most common killer of critters: Parks Canada to implement overnight travel restriction in Banff NP As first recommended in the two-year, $2-million Banff Bow Valley Study in 1997, Parks…
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…
FISHING -- Micah Smith caught this huge mackinaw while ice fishing at Priest Lake on Saturday, says lakeside reporter Pecky Cox in her As the Lake Churns blog. No other details, however. Most lake trout caught by ice fishermen are in the 3- to 6-pound…
WINTER SPORTS -- Spokane wide-tire mountain biker Dan DeRuyter traveled to Island Park, Idaho, for the annual ultramarathon race called Jay's Backyard Fat Pursuit. Riders chose from 60K and 200K snow-covered routes. Hours after this starting photo was shot at minus-zero temperatures, DeRuyter logged another…
SNOWMOBILING -- Bob Jones of Kettle Falls and Josh Rindal of Spokane are "150 miles up the trail and all is well" as they repeat their effort to follow Alaska's Iditarod Sled Dog Race by snowmobile. "We're hearing constant horror stories about things ahead," reports…
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. See the complete diary and photos from their 2012 trip -- which marked Jones's 14th time on the Iditarod. Click…
WINTER SPORTS -- The avalanche that came down off Mount Jumbo on Friday and crushed a house in Missoula was human triggered, according to the Missoula Avalanche Center. This is an eye opener.
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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