HUNTING -- Forest grouse and dove hunting seasons open Monday, giving hunters the first glimpse of how well birds pulled off their hatches in the wet weeks of June. Is your dog fit and trained? Probably not. The bigger question is, "How did the pheasants…
BICYCLING -- We're happy to report that none of the hundred or so participants in Missoula's recent Bare As You Dare bike ride was arrested, although some riders may have suffered sunburn -- and severe chaffing. See the Missoulian story and check out the photo…
BACKPACKING -- I'm very picky about models for my outdoors photos. For example, this ad for our newspaper Outdoors sections features writer Jim Kershner, who joined me on a multi-day backpacking trek over the high plateau of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Had I been with any…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Environmental groups who've been unable to persuade Washington wildlife officials into letting wolves eat as many sheep as they like in southern Stevens County are pressuring Gov. Jay Inslee to clamp down on wolf management when it comes to lethal control efforts.…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Even though two more sheep were found injured from wolf attacks this week, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department is planning to suspend trapping and ground helicopter gunners through the Labor Day weekend to avoid conflicts with recreationists and hunters out for…
FISHING -- A chronic littering problem has resulted in the closure of the unofficial fishing access site at the north end of West Medical Lake in Spokane County. Rudy Lopez of the Washington State Veterans Cemetery confirmed that the gate to the access site off…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Northeastern Washington ranchers are standing up for private property rights to counter pro-wolf groups that are pressuring Washington Fish and Wildlife officials to force a sheep rancher off private timber company lands to avoid wolf attacks. Here's the latest update on the…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- One of Oregon’s wolf packs is one livestock attack away from becoming the first to be considered for a kill order under the state’s unique rules. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Wednesday that the Umatilla Pack, which roams mostly…
OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY -- It pays to lose yourself watching the stars on a clear summer night. In the photo above, Craig Goodwin, pastor of Millwood Community Presbyterian Church, sits by the still-glowing embers of a fire some other Priest Lake visitors to Hill's Resort had…
TRAILS -- Eddie Vedder and the rock group Pearl Jam band members are rallying to support the 25-mile Ferry County Rail Trail in northeastern Washington by signing and donating a cool skateboard to an online auction that's underway on eBay. At last look, the bids…
HIKING -- A world-class hiker who's put her pen where her feet were is giving a program about her latest book TONIGHT, 7:30 p.m. at the Moran Prairie Library. Jennifer Pharr Davis first hiked the 2,181-mile Appalachian Trail as a 21-year-old college graduate, all on…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Still only one wolf has been killed in a helicopter gunning operation that started Aug. 22 to kill up to four wolves from the Huckleberry Pack that's been attacking sheep in southern Stevens County. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has…
HIKING -- The large guard dogs such as great Pyrenees and Akbash that pro-wolf groups recommend for guarding livestock from predators such as cougars, bears and wolves don't necessarily distinguish between 4-legged and 2-legged critters passing through public lands: Guard dogs for sheep herds continue…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- As many times as I've seen common nighthawks swooping and scooping bugs out of the sky with their distinctive staccato chirps, I've never seen one resting on the ground. Check this instructive photo from Montana outdoor photographer Jaime Johnson. "We often times…
WILDLIFE -- At least one farmer already is experiencing deer damaging an alfalfa field in otherwise charred landscape in the Methow Valley region, according to the latest report from the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department's wildlife program. The Carlton Complex fires burned and leaped across…
WATERSPORTS -- The older Bauer boys know how to make a canoe go fast, and the younger nephews are clearly into the game even at the end of the Spokane River Classic endurance event on Saturday. Sponsored by the Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club, the…
WATERSPORTS -- No need to travel to Alaska for a good dose of pesky biting insects. The National Park Service has issued a media release warning visitors heading to Lake Roosevelt for the holiday weekend to be ready for mosquitoes at the campgrounds, boat launches…
CYCLING -- SpokeFest, one of the region's premier bicycling events with courses for every ability level based out of Spokane, is coming up Sept. 7 Register before Sept. 1 to avoid late fees and enter a drawing for a free bike from REI or a…
PREDATORS -- Idaho is asking the public to help in the task of monitoring the whereabouts of wolves. "Scouting for upcoming hunting seasons, huckleberry picking, and general late summer recreating are all good reasons for getting away to Idaho’s great outdoors," says the media release.…
HUNTING -- This youth pheasant hunting clinic near Genesee, Idaho, isn't until Oct. 4, but sign up early. Space is limited. Requirements: Kids must be ages 10-16 with Idaho hunting license and an adult companion age 18 or older. Register with Idaho Fish and Game's…
FISHING -- In case you missed this disturbing but important heads up published on Sunday.... Fishermen may be trashing their privilege to use a fishing access to West Medical Lake. A rocky point at the north end of the lake is regularly fouled with litter…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- I have confirmed an error in my Sunday evening report regarding the helicopter gunning operation to kill some wolves in the Huckleberry Pack that have killed at least 22 sheep and injured at least three more in six separate incidents on a…
BICYCLING -- I'm getting this second hand, but some Spokane bicyclists who traveled to Pullman for the organized bike tour associated with the annual Lentil Festival came home, shall we say, deflated. They said they were all geared up for a lentil burger to restore…
FISHING -- Patience. A record run of fall chinook is headed to the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River below Priest Rapids Dam. But they ain't there yet, according to this creek report from Paul Hoffarth, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fisheries biologist in…
CONSERVATION -- The Spokane River Clean-up, an annual volunteer event started in 2003, is canceled for this year. Tim Sanger of Friends of the Falls said in a media release the group did not have the resources to run the cleanup this year. The group…
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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