Outdoors

Washington mule deer plan meeting tonight in Spokane Valley

Despite the contentious start, a new Coeur d’Alene Tribe research program that’s paying a bounty on northern pike could be a boon to fishing in Lake Coeur d’Alene.

This great blue heron was trying to hide from photographer Lori Pence near the pond at Cannon Hill Park on Spokane’s South Hill.

PADDLING -- The Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club has been taking advantage of the "paddling season" of two weeks or so on the Priest River provided by the annual autumn drawdown of Priest Lake that started Friday. The flows are too low for paddling the...

HUNTING -- Washington's modern rifle deer and waterfowl seasons -- among the most popular hunts of the year -- open across the state on Saturday. Prospects are generally good, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says. Help wildlife managers compile important info on wildlife...

Ski areas uniting to restrict drones over slopes

FOREST SERVICE -- Looking for a second home near a good trout stream or a facility that would make other elk camps look puny? Beginning Thursday, Oct. 15, the Idaho Panhandle National Forests will be offering two unused or lightly staffed properties for sale to...

PETS OUTDOORS -- Students and veterinarians in Corvallis, Oregon, have a bright idea for raising awareness of the amount of dog poop pet walkers are leaving around parks and wild areas. They're painting it orange and leaving it to make a point. They're...

HUNTING -- Once again, the Idaho Fish and Game Department is gathering opinions from hunters about possibly changing controlled-hunt drawing odds and increasing the number of big-game tags offered through auction. Department officials say: Hunters have proposed changing Idaho’s controlled-hunt drawing system to favor those...

For a Selah father and daughter taking on the challenge of hiking from Mexico to Canada, the highest point in the “Lower 48” turned out to be the lowest point of the journey.

HUNTING -- International news outlets are reporting that Zimbabwe will not charge American dentist Walter Palmer for killing a tourist-attraction prized lion in July because he had obtained legal authority to conduct the hunt, according to a cabinet minister today. Charges are still pending against...

HUNTING -- Although a wildfire blazed through portions of the W.T. Wooten Wildlife Area near the Tucannon River in August, the popular southeast Washington hunting destination and other area public lands did not completely burn. "The areas are open for hunting seasons now underway and...

Chinook fishing still hot at Hanford Reach