PREDATORS -- Hunters will be able to shoot as many as 220 gray wolves in Montana this fall under rules adopted today by state wildlife commissioners. The hunt is scheduled to begin in early September and is expected to reduce the predator’s Montana population by…
TRAILS -- Forget the freaking Washington State Lottery. If you want a GOOD chance to win something valuable, join the Friends of the Centennial Trail. People who become members by Friday (July 15) get their name entered in a drawing to win a Trek 7.2…
HUNTING ETHICS -- Right-wing rocker/hunter Ted Nugent has come and gone from the Inland Northwest. Here's a column wrapup with a few of my final thoughts on the celebrity and his impact on the sport of hunting as I know it.
SALMON FISHING -- This year's huge and prolonged runoff down the Snake River system has dealt Salmon River fishing guides a tough hand -- until this week. "Salmon Fishing is on!" reports Amy Sinclair of Exodus Wilderness Adventures in Riggins. "We are done singing the…
TRAILS -- With more than 23 miles of trails to maintain on the South Hill bluff trail system below High Drive, a group is organizing to do the job right. Join them Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon, for a practical clinic on how to protect trails from…
CAMPING -- The Kootenai National Forest, which manages the Cabinet Mountains of northwestern Montana and a portion of Idaho, has enacted stricter food storage rules to help prevent campers, hunters and cabin dwellers from luring bears in to trouble. Storing food in a vehicle satisfies…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- The Charles M. Russell Wildlife Refuge no longer is just an expanse of wild prairie along the Missouri River Breaks in northern Montana. It's a lightening rod for how wildlands will be managed. A proposed management plan would modify proposed wilderness areas…
RIVER RUNNING -- Due to high water and related health and safety issues, the 30th annual Pend Oreille County Poker Paddle has been rescheduled from July 16-17 to Aug. 27-28. Info: Greater Newport Area Chamber and Visitors Bureau website.
WILDLIFE -- Teams of wildlife biologists have begun the second year of effort to determine the status of grizzly bears in the North Cascades. U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Western Transportation Institute biologists are using…
LAKES -- Anglers and campers will see new ground at Banks Lake this summer. Starting Aug. 1, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will lower Banks Lake by 30 feet to complete about $2 million worth of work at Dry Falls Dam and North Dam. "It…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
