FISHING -- It's cool that KHQ TV followed up on my Tuesday story about the Spokane teenager who surprised himself and a lot of onlookers as he hook,fought and landed a 42-inch-long northern pike in the Spokane River near the Loof Carrousel. Joe Buster, who…
HUNTING -- Field & Stream magazine has just announced the 27 winners among 150 products it's editors tested for their annual Best of the Best hunting gear roundup. Here's a sneak peak at the list of top products ranging from bows to trail cams. FIELD…
FISHING -- Anglers on the lower Columbia records are setting records with the number of steelhead they're catching on the lower Columbia, according to a detailed report by Northwest Sportsman. It's not clear whether that's a good omen or a bad one for upstream anglers…
TRAILS -- Volunteers interested in helping manage noxious weeds on Spokane’s High Drive Bluff are invited to participate in a work party this evening, (Aug 17). "We will cut rush skeletonweed plants away from sections of the trail where they are impeding trail use," said…
CAMPING -- Rich Servatius sent in this report after 12 days of exploring the Route of the Hiawatha and Loop Creek areas along the Montana-Idaho border. My extended family and friends have been going there for about 15 years for a week or so. Each…
SALMON FISHING -- My enthusiastic post regarding the pink salmon flooding into Puget Sound apparently left Spokane angler Dan Hansen feeling a little blue about his vacation to visit West Side relatives. He writes: "My beard’s getting full, due to my pledge to stop shaving…
PREDATOR CONTROL -- Oregon's new fund to boost predator control is appallingly misnamed environmental groups say. Even Governor John Kitzhaber complained of the name when he signed the measure into law, according to a Northwest Public Radio report. Few people would balk at contributing at…
HIKING -- Since Congress overturned the Reagan-era restrictions on openly carrying firearms in national parks, we're seeing noticeably more heat on trails in and outside of parks nowadays. Nevermind the research in Alaska showing that pepper spray is a much more certain defense in case…
NATURE -- It's prime time to join the Idaho Native Plant Society to get in a good hike and marvel at the native plants in the high country near St. Maries. Gerry Queener will lead a group field trip to Freezeout on Saturday (Aug. 20).…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
