HUNTING -- The frosty hard Palouse farm field beckoned me and my two bird dogs deep into the rolling hills and eyebrows this morning. Then it got a few degrees warmer and nasty. Hunting pheasants and keeping up with an English setter and a Brittany...
FISHING -- During the past week, approximately 200 dead adult steelhead have been discovered in the tailrace just below the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Dworshak Dam on the North Fork of the Clearwater River. Corps officials say the exact cause of the mortalities is…
FISHING -- Anglers will be fishing for more than $10,000 in cash and prizes when the 2016 Lake Pend Oreille Fall Fishing Derby kicks off Saturday, Nov. 19. The annual event sponsored by the Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club runs through Nov. 23 with break...
ENDANGERED SPECIES – State and federal wildlife managers are meeting today and Thursday to consider removing Endangered Species Act protections from grizzly bears living in Yellowstone National Park. Officials are meeting in Cody to discuss post-delisting management plans. The member agencies of the Yellowstone Ecosystem…
TRAILS -- A multi-year effort to design and build a new 8-mile loop trail at Fishtrap Lake for hikers, bikers and equestrians got another big boost this week from local volunteer trail workers. Another big tip of the hat to the Washington Trails Association. The…
FISHING -- Some retailers have made headlines for staying closed the day after Thanksgiving rather than riding on the 'Black Friday bandwagon that lures crowds of shoppers and boosts profits out of the red. Oregon suggests that if you're not going shopping, go fishing. The...
SHOOTING -- One of the S-R's systems experts knows the language of computers as well as the language of sportsmen. His reply to my query on the safety of opening an attachment directed to me in a questionable email is good advice for computer users...
HUNTING -- About 200,000 people go out to hunt each year in Idaho, which ranks third highest of the 50 states in percentage of adult population participating in hunting. Yet hunting-related accidents are rare. That's impressive considering that most hunters carry loaded guns as they…
They’ve learned to trust no one and no one should trust what they say, either. “One year we had a skinned-out bear hanging on the pole,” Koller said, recounting a legendary Scoggin Hole story. “A guy driving by stopped and asked what it was, one...
OUTDOOR SAFETY -- Don't put your medical care in the hands of a wholesaler. I was in Costco the other day looking to stock up on sunscreen. When I couldn't find any, I asked a floor manager where it's located. "Oh, sunscreen is sort of...
HUNTING – Hunters in Montana pack home 9.3 million pounds of antelope, deer and elk meat to feed families and friends each year. The amount of game meat was quantified by taking the average weight of meat produced per animal and multiplying it by the…
SKY WATCHING -- November’s full moon is not only a supermoon — which looks larger to skywatchers than a regular full moon — it will be the closest full moon to Earth since January 1948. NASA says earthlings won’t see a full moon this large…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Military veterans and active duty personnel are invited to sign up for two free bald eagle viewing cruises on Lake Coeur d'Alene set for Dec. 3. If the past is an indication, the cruises to view the annual gathering of eagles will…
HIKING -- Official search and rescue efforts have been suspended for Kris Fowler, a Pacific Crest Trail thru hiker who's been missing in the Washington portion of the 2,660-mile trail since Oct. 12. But family and friends continue to hold hope that adventurers or hunters…
RESERVOIRS -- A flashback to summer water levels will occur at Lake Spokane starting next week as Avista wraps up a major construction project at Long Lake Dam. Starting Wednesday, Nov. 16, Avista says the reservoir will slowly start filling to full pool summer elevation.…
INVASIVE SPECIES – Perhaps it was inevitable, but it's still bad news. Montana officials say larvae from invasive aquatic mussels have been detected in Montana waters for the first time. Tiber Reservoir in north-central Montana has tested positive for the larvae of aquatic mussels. Tests...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Bald eagles will be gathering again in November and December to feast of spawning kokanee at Lake Coeur d'Alene. And eagle watchers and photographers will be gathering to view the spectacle. The largest concentration of eagles usually occurs in the Wolf Lodge...
WINTERSPORTS -- March will be a little busier in Idaho Selkirks backcountry slopes north of Sandpoint and near Priest Lake. Helicopter skiing is approved to debut for a 17-day season on pristine snow only backcountry skiers have enjoyed for decades. It will be a step...
FISHING -- A fly fisher friend told me he was calling in sick and heading to the St. Joe River this week. He had a cruel grin on his face because he knew I couldn't join him. We both have heard the reports. Fishing around...
FISHING -- Die-hard steelheaders on the Snake and Grande Ronde rivers say the fishing isn't necessarily easy this season, and it's hard to predict the good days and the days that will be skinny on bites. But two things are certain: They ARE catching steelhead....
FLY FISHING -- An introduction to fly tying Level 1 evening course is being offered by pro-tyer Bob Newman on Nov. 14-15 at Silver Bow Fly Shop, 13210 E. Indiana Ave. in Spokane Valley. "Bob is an amazing fly tyer and been tying commercially for…
WINTERSPORTS -- A man with 20 years of experience with safety in the snow industry has moved to Sandpoint to head the Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center. Jeff Thompson joins IPAC as executive director after leaving his central Colorado post as head of Snow Safety for...
WILDLIFE – A mule deer buck was killed illegally and left to waste in Pend Oreille County recently, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and local sportsmen are asking the public for help in solving the case. The buck was shot Nov. 1…
RIVERS -- The crew at Silver Bow Fly Shop in Spokane Valley has a bead on the fish in the Spokane River and a watchful eye on the water, conservationists say. The Spokane Riverkeeper and Center For Justice has awarded the 2016 Mike Chappell River...
FISHERIES -- Court-ordered federal public meetings are coming to the region next week to explore the potential for eliminating four lower Snake River dams to boost survival of endangered salmon and steelhead fisheries. Conservationists and others have renewed a push to remove four giant dams...
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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