FISHING -- Yes, I know that some of the coho Idaho anglers are catching hundreds of miles from the ocean in the Clearwater River are dark and off their prime. But some of the salmon are bright and very good for eating, and opportunity not…
HUNTING -- Hunters and joyriders who discharge firearms from vehicles are killing the sport of hunting a shot at a time. Idaho Fish and Game officers in the Clearwater Region report they are getting reports of road shooting every day. Imagine sitting in your house…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- This grizzly bear cub photographed last month by Montana outdoor photographer Jaimie Johnson appears to have had a great first year in the field. In a few weeks, depending on the weather, this cub, its sibling and mother will be snuggling into…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- Proposals to reduce the chance that dogs will be caught in deadly body-gripping traps will be considered Nov. 12-13 when the Idaho Fish and Game Commission meets in Post Falls. A public meeting will be held on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m.…
FISHING -- A few slots are open for a steelhead tube fly tying class Nov. 11, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., at Silver Bow Fly Shop, 13210 E. Indiana Ave. in Spokane Valley. Instructor: Mark Poirier Cost: $65. Includes tube fly adapter. Contact: 924-9998.
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- A tourist photograph of a radio-collared canine is thought to be the first gray wolf to grace the North Rim of the Grand Canyon since the 1940s. See wire service story. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was sending a team to…
HUNTING -- Although credible evidence has suggested that wholesale killing of coyotes ultimately stimulates coyotes to produce more pups, Utah officials say a $50 bounty on the predators is contributing at least somewhat to the state's recovery of mule deer. However, wildlife managers say habitat…
MOUNTAIN BIKING -- A new flick, The Ridge, by mountain-biking trick rider Danny Macaskill is one of the most beautifully filmed to date. Macaskill climbs aboard a mountain bike and returns to his native home of the Isle of Skye in Scotland to take on…
UPDATED 6 p.m. with FACTOIDS: FISHING -- Although this year's run was a tad lower than the 2013 record run of fall chinook into the Columbia River, anglers set a record for the number of fall chinook caught in the Hanford Reach by topping last…
WINTERSPORTS -- A film celebrating an all-female cast of skiers will screen at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6, at Gonzaga University, Wolff Auditorium. (See trailer below) Pretty Faces is a film celebrating women who thrive in the snow. Pro big mountain skier and SheJumps…
FISHING -- Motor vehicle access to Yocum Lake from Forest Service Road 1900096 (Coachman Road) will be closed beginning Tuesday in an effort to curb the abuses to the land and lake in recent years. Vehicle access to Yocum lake will still be available via…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.