WINTERSPORTS -- While it was gloomy in the Spokane Valley today, the weather was spectacular above the lowland fog at Mount Spokane. Cris Currie made this shot of snow ghosts from the summit late in the day. Skiing was so good, he stuck around to...
PUBLIC LANDS -- Despite the millions of dollars Utah is spending in the pursuit of taking over federal lands, there are no guarantees. Legal experts disagree on Utah's chances in fight for federal landsThe legal analysis presented by consultants hired by the Utah Commission for...
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- At least 59 calf elk in the Idaho Panhandle have being captured by helicopter netters, fixed with GPS collars and released in the past few weeks as biologists continue research that will help determine how elk die. A total of 169 cow and...
HUNTING -- What the heck, Montana. You're sending state vehicles all the way to Nebraska to get wild turkeys when the Spokane area is just hours away and up to its armpits in the big birds? The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission say in a...
HUNTING -- Most Idaho hunters would support the state offering more big-game tags for auction to raise money for wildlife management, according to an Idaho Fish and Game Department survey. The voluntary mail survey pertaining to controlled hunts and big game auction tags was conducted...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
