ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Washington’s wolf population continued to grow last year and added at least four new packs, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s annual survey. By the end of 2015, the state was home to at least 90 wolves, 18 packs...
CYCLING -- “Finding the Joy in Misery,” a free program by The Spokesman-Review outdoors columnist Ammi Midstokke, is set for 6:30 p.m., Monday, at Mountain Gear Corporate Headquarters, 6021 E. Mansfield, sponsored by Spokane Bicycle Club.
HUNTING – Proposed hunting rules, including a change in laws that allow baiting for hunting deer and elk, will be considered by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission this week. The panel will take public comments on hunting rule proposals and other issues during its…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Natural beauty sells. Although I'd warn against the temptation to sell it out this year at our country's 409 national parks. Glacier Park officials in Montana brace for a record-breaking year The National Park Service's centennial this year is expected to boost…
WATERSPORTS -- The Spokane River is in prime form for whitewater rafters geared up properly with dry suits and good life vests. As you can see from this sequence of photos, it also helps to have good partners. The first photo shows the first of...
HIKING -- A few years ago, I started recommending that hikers carry bear spray and keep it handy on their pack straps virtually everywhere they hike, not just in case of a bear encounter, but also for protection against cougars, wolves and the occasional crazed…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Here's the latest from efforts in Utah and Idaho and their campaigns to transfer federal public lands to state, local and private control. Earlier this week, Utah approved $4.5 million for the effort. Utah Senate sends management of federal lands bill to...
FISHING – Washington and Oregon fisheries officials are considering limiting anglers at Buoy 10 at the mouth of the Columbia River to one salmon per day in 2016 in an attempt to keep fishing open through Labor Day. Sportsmen have been allowed two salmon per...
HUNTING DOGS -- My quail, pheasant and chukar hunting future is in the photo above -- preceded by some sleepless nights, chewed boots and loads of fun and training.
HUNTING -- The Idaho Fish and Game Commission today decided against adding more big-game tags for auction. The Idaho Fish and Game Department has auctioned a single bighorn sheep tag annually since 1988. That tag sold for $90,000 in January. According to Roger Phillips, agency…
WILDLIFE -- Two rewards totaling $10,000 have been offered for information on the killing of a federally protected grizzly bear in North Idaho. In October 2015, a radio-collared grizzly bear was found dead in the Grouse Creek drainage of Bonner County. Grizzlies are listed as...
PUBLIC LANDS -- Ah, Utah. You have such beautiful places preserved as public land to attract visitors from all over the world. But apparently you have money to burn to stroke your greed, showing us that local control is a budding conspiracy waiting to happen.…
WINTERSPORTS – The director of an avalanche center in Oregon who taught winter survival and avalanche awareness courses has died in an avalanche. The EO Media Group reports that Wallowa Avalanche Center Director Kip Rand was killed Tuesday in a steep fall and avalanche. Rand…
WATERSPORTS -- Dworshak Reservoir near Orofino, Idaho, is beginning to warm up to the thought of spring and summer recreation with the opening of some facilities next week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Dent Acres Boat Ramp will open on Monday, March 14,…
SCOUTING -- Even if you've never had the privilege of being a Boy Scout, let's all salute a young main who's risen beyond the lofty rank of Eagle Scout, which in itself requires years of steady goal setting and achievement, outdoors pursuits, academic and cultural...
NAVIGATION – The Eastern Washington Oregienteering Club is holding an open event to challenge the map and compass skills of hikers and runners on Sunday, March 13, on the Gonzaga University campus. Registration and map distribution starts at 1 p.m. at the Jepson Building. The…
HUNTING -- An Idaho farmer has pleaded not guilty to charges that he tried to lure ducks into shooting range using corn. The Idaho Statesman reports that federal law makes it illegal to use seeds or grain to lure waterfowl for hunting unless the seed…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Be ready to watch closely at the very beginning of this short video for a bison temporarily getting the best of a wolf in Yellowstone National Park. While the five wolves of the Lamar Canyon Pack attempted to hunt a bison calf,…
HUNTING – April 1 is the deadline to apply for one of 25 disabled-hunter vehicle-access permits to access otherwise gated areas on Inland Empire Paper Company lands. Permits will be distributed in a lottery drawing. Applications are available through the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council, (509) 328-6429, or on the Washington Department of Fish and
HIKING -- A West Side access to popular North Cascades National Park destinations will be temporarily closed next month for repairs. Cascade River Road will be closed to all vehicle and foot traffic from April 3 through May 13 during construction on Hard Creek Bridge.…
FISHING -- What are YOU having for dinner tonight?
FISHING -- Steelhead fishing will close for the season after sunset on Wednesday, March 9, on the upper Columbia River, including the Okanogan and Similkameen Rivers. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife made the announcement on today with the following details on the closure:…
CONSERVATION -- The Dishman Hills Conservancy is organizing free group hikes among other events to celebrate 50 years of the group's efforts to preserve a cherished swath of natural area in Spokane Valley. Participants on these hikes will learn about the hundreds of acres...
FISHING -- A Lake Coeur d'Alene effort to boost cutthroat trout by transferring norther pike from Windy Bay to Cougar Bay will resume next week. Biologists with the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and Idaho Department of Fish and Game plan to once again use gillnets to...
HUNTING -- Six of 16 cow elk captured just north of the Wyoming border have tested positive for exposure to brucellosis, researchers say. The results are from a sampling of 94 elk captured south of Big Timber by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks crews in…
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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