HUNTING -- Looking at some of the nice bucks taken on the Oct. 11-12 opening weekend of the Washington modern rifle deer hunting season can prompt sportsman to rethink their grousing about the lack of perfect conditions. Sure it was dry and warm. Success rates…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Why did the deer cross the road and risk its life against speeding vehicles? Because it wanted to get to the other side, the way it evolved to move from cover to feed, bedding spot to water, and summer range to winter…
FISHING -- Angling pressure for fall chinook decreased last week at the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, but the catch rate continues to be high at 2.2 fish per boat, according to the following report from Paul Hoffarth, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife…
HUNTING -- As Washington has been scaling down its pheasant release program the past few years, other states are looking at giving pen-raised birds the boot. Wyoming mulls future of pheasant farms Since 1937, Wyoming has been raising pheasants on two farms to be released…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
