ENDANGERED SPECIES -- An Idaho state senator from Sandpoint and now Gov. Butch Otter have stepped up to chastise the feds for prosecuting a Porthill-area man for illegally shooting a grizzly bear. This is about as politically risky in Idaho as saying American citizens have…
SALMON FISHING -- A salmon big enough to feed the Seattle Seahawks was caught and released off the Queen Charlotte Islands last weekend. Chris Lewis broke the Queen Charlotte Lodge's 10-year-old record with a king that topped 84 pounds on Saturday. Lewis was fishing with…
FISHING -- The estimated 9,800 hatchery summer steelhead kept on the lower Columbia River so far this month -- through Aug. 22 -- is an all time record not just for August but for any month since at least 1969, the Washington Fish and Wildlife…
TRAILS -- Hikers and bikers are attracted to the trails on the South Hill bluff below High Drive -- and so are noxious weeds! Consider joining the group of volunteers donating some time to help manage the weed problem with a little muscle power. The…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Planning that started in 2007 for dealing with the movement of gray wolves into Washington is inching closer to a conclusion. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission has scheduled a special meeting to will hold a special meeting to continue its review…
PUBLIC LANDS -- The dikes and levies along the Coeur d'Alene River near North Idaho College and along Lewiston aren't the only areas where trees are scheduled to be cut by order of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The trees and woody vegetation is…
BIG-GAME HUNTING -- The 2011 archery elk permit drawing results are in, and for some it was a day of reward and excitement. For others there was disappointment in not drawing a permit for this year. For Montana it was an economic bloodletting. The details…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.