Elk photo: Bowhunters eat your heart out
HUNTING -- Eat your heart out bowhunters. Here's one that got away during this year's rut. Something to look forward to next year, says Montana outdoor photographer Jaimie Johnson.
Outdoors blog archive for Oct. 2, 2014
THURSDAY, OCT. 2, 2014
Lacking sea ice, walruses hit shore in massive congregation 1
MARINE WILDLIFE -- Walruses appear to be well-grounded in the reality of the impacts of climate change in the arctic. Pacific walrus looking for places to rest in the absence of sea ice are coming to shore in record numbers on Alaska’s northwest coast. The…
Plan ahead for free entry at federal, state lands
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. Washington State Parks also sets dates for fee-free entry. The…
Upper Columbia anglers get to tap chinook, coho
FISHING -- Starting Saturday, upper Columbia River anglers will be able to tap a bounty of chinook and coho climbing over Priest Rapids Dam, the Washington Fish and Wildlife has announced. A coho keeper season is being opened from Priest Rapids to Chief Joseph Dam…
Idaho Panhandle forests seek citizen advisors
PUBLIC LANDS -- Applicants are being sought to fill up to seven vacancies on a 15-member Resource Advisory Committee that helps guide decisions on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. The committee’s duties include recommending projects and an average of more than $500,000 a year in…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.