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State wildlife managers given green light to kill Togo wolves following cattle attacks

UPDATED: Wed., June 15, 2022

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will attempt to kill up to two wolves in the Togo pack area following repeated attacks on cattle.

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Slew of animal attacks highlights importance of paying attention when recreating outdoors

UPDATED: Sun., June 12, 2022

Human-animal encounters – of the violent kind – have been in the news. Most notably, and closest to home, a 9-year-old girl was attacked by a cougar less than two hours from Spokane. Farther afield, a woman was gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park. A man, also in Montana, was killed by a grizzly in March.

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Washington redoubling detection efforts for zombie deer disease

Sun., June 12, 2022

Washington wildlife managers are increasing how often they will be testing for a deadly neurological disease found in deer and elk.

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Bird flu detected in Yakima County

UPDATED: Fri., June 10, 2022

A backyard flock in Yakima County tested positive Tuesday for avian influenza, according to a Washington State Department of Agriculture news release.

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Togo wolf pack kills another calf in northeast Washington, state considering how to proceed

UPDATED: Fri., June 10, 2022

Wolves killed a calf on private industrial timberland this week and the attack, which is the latest in a series this month, could prompt the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to kill some wolves from the Togo pack.

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New permit likely required to summit Mount Hood beginning in 2023

UPDATED: Fri., June 10, 2022

Climbing Oregon’s tallest mountain will likely require a new permit beginning in 2023.The U.S. Forest Service will propose a rule this month requiring anyone heading above 9,000 feet on Mount Hood to get a special permit that would cost around $20 per person, per climb, or $100 for a season, the agency told the Statesman Journal.

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Lochsa, South Fork Salmon and upper Salmon rivers may have open period; spring season remains open on other rivers

UPDATED: Fri., June 10, 2022

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will consider approving proposed summer chinook fishing seasons on the Lochsa, South Fork of the Salmon and upper Salmon rivers during a special meeting Tuesday.

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Off the grid: A home is made from love

Fri., June 10, 2022

Off the grid: A home is made from love

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Reader photo: Spring love

Thu., June 9, 2022

Web extra: Submit your own outdoors-related photographs for a chance to be published in our weekly print edition and browse our archive of past reader submissions online at spokesman.com/outdoors.

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Washout, road work and snow impede access to popular recreation area

Thu., June 9, 2022

Getting to the North Fork of the Clearwater River could become more difficult in the coming weeks.

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Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for June 9

UPDATED: Wed., June 8, 2022

Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for June 9

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Fish cleaning stations indefinitely closed at Lake Roosevelt following septic backups

UPDATED: Wed., June 8, 2022

All fish cleaning stations in the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area are indefinitely closed.

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Slowly melting snowpack and filling reservoirs could improve drought in Boise. Here’s how

UPDATED: Wed., June 8, 2022

Despite much of Central and Southern Idaho being somewhere between a moderate to extreme drought, many of the region’s major water storage reservoirs and snowpack totals are well above their normal levels. The snow water equivalent percentage — which measures how much liquid water is in the snow still on the ground — in the Boise Basin is at 127%, meaning there is 27% more liquid water in the ...

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Silver Mountains bike park opened Saturday

Tue., June 7, 2022

Silver Mountain’s bike park opened Saturday, one week after the North Idaho ski resort offered late-season skiing.

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New members sought for Wolf Advisory Group

UPDATED: Mon., June 6, 2022

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking candidates to serve a two-year appointment on the citizen committee that advises WDFW’s Ddirector on wolf conservation and management.

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Cold spring means winter conditions continue to dominate high-country recreation

UPDATED: Mon., June 6, 2022

A recent skiing excursion to the North Idaho Selkirks emphasized and important fact: Winter is still very much the name of the game in the high country.

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Cougar attack on 9-year-old reignites long-simmering public-safety fears in northeast Washington

Sun., June 5, 2022

When a cougar attacked a 9-year-old girl who was playing hide-and-seek near Fruitland, Wash. last week, it reignited long-simmering concerns about what some believe is an overabundant cougar population in northeast Washington.

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Fish and wildlife commissioners still arguing over hunting document

UPDATED: Fri., June 3, 2022

Members of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission have begun revising the state’s game management plan — a process that is proving as contentious as many of the panel’s recent deliberations.

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98-year-old Lewiston man, second-oldest licensed Idaho angler, ‘wore out three filet knives’ in past 5 years

UPDATED: Fri., June 3, 2022

If you are looking for Paul Sauder this time of year, check Mann Lake at the crack of dawn — it’s a safe bet you’ll find him at the end of the dock fishing for crappie.

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Study finds elk hoof disease may affect antlers

Thu., June 2, 2022

A disease in elk that causes deformed hooves and eventually leads to lameness and death is also associated with abnormal, asymmetrical antlers, a Washington State University-led study of hunter reports has found.

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State wildlife managers given green light to kill Togo wolves following cattle attacks

Slew of animal attacks highlights importance of paying attention when recreating outdoors

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Bird flu detected in Yakima County

Togo wolf pack kills another calf in northeast Washington, state considering how to proceed

New permit likely required to summit Mount Hood beginning in 2023

Lochsa, South Fork Salmon and upper Salmon rivers may have open period; spring season remains open on other rivers

Off the grid: A home is made from love

Reader photo: Spring love

Washout, road work and snow impede access to popular recreation area

Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for June 9

Fish cleaning stations indefinitely closed at Lake Roosevelt following septic backups

Slowly melting snowpack and filling reservoirs could improve drought in Boise. Here’s how

Silver Mountains bike park opened Saturday

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Cold spring means winter conditions continue to dominate high-country recreation

Cougar attack on 9-year-old reignites long-simmering public-safety fears in northeast Washington

Fish and wildlife commissioners still arguing over hunting document

98-year-old Lewiston man, second-oldest licensed Idaho angler, ‘wore out three filet knives’ in past 5 years

Study finds elk hoof disease may affect antlers

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