WILDLIFE – Montana wildlife officials say another pneumonia outbreak has killed several bighorn sheep in the Skalkaho area in western Montana. Officials tell the Missoulian that two dead sheep recently died from severe cases of pneumonia, and that a third sheep had been dead too…
What: Learn the basics and how to tie six flies in two nights. When: 6 p.m. -9 p.m., Oct. 10-11. Where: Silver Bow Fly Shop. 13210 E Indiana Ave. Instructor: Angela Morgan. Cost: $75; pre-register, space limited. Contact: Silver Bow Fly Shop, 924-9998.
MOUNTAIN ROADS -- The North Cascades Highway from Winthrop, Wash., west to Marblemount is a great scenic attraction that keeps getting better, according to this Seattle Times story. Now's a great time to gander at LIberty Bell Mountain.
TRAILS -- Join local nordic skiers to clear brush from Mount Spokane cross-country ski trails in work parties set for Oct. 2 and Oct. 15, starting at 9 a.m. at Selkirk Lodge. Wear appropriate clothing; bring a lunch and water. Details: Art Bookstrom, 368-3119 days,…
SHELLFISHING -- Fewer razor clams will be available for harvest this season on the Washington Coast beaches, according to Washington Fish and Wildlife Department pre-season surveys. The decline, said state coastal shellfish manager Dan Ayres, is due to the natural cycle of razor clam populations.…
HUNTING -- Years ago, before Jim Ebel had retired as manager of the Colville Fish Hatchery, I wrote a story about his unnerving encounter with a cougar. He was putting up a tree stand before the archery deer season when a cougar came in below…
RAIL TRAILS – The popular Route of the Hiawatha Trail rail trail near Lookout Pass is scheduled to close for the season on Sunday, (Oct. 2).
WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS -- It's worth emphasizing that an Idaho archer was able to end a grizzly attack on his bowhunting partner on Saturday by using pepper spray, an essential that should be on the pack straps of every hunters in grizzly country. The elk hunter…
ENDANGERED– Washington’s pending Wolf Conservation and Management Plan will be the focus of another special state Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting Oct. 6 in Olympia. The discussion will center on the interaction of wolves with livestock and ungulates. Public comment will be accepted. The special…
UPLAND BIRD HUNTING -- Hunters chilled at the thought of what the cool, rainy spring was doing to nesting pheasants and quail in June. Indeed, the hatch isn't anything to crow about, but it's not as bad as hunters may have feared, at least in…
HUNTING -- The time a nonresident takes to plan a Montana hunting trip is worth more than the high cost of the out-of-state tag. Read on for some steps and resources to consider.`
STEELHEAD FISHING -- Fishing for hatchery steelhead opens Wednesday (Sept. 28) on the upper Columbia River above Rock Island Dam, and on the Wenatchee, Icicle, Entiat, Methow, and Okanogan rivers, the , the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says. Salmon fishing will also reopen…
CONSERVATION -- “Wild Night For Wilderness" – a community celebration of the great outdoors, is being organized into an evening of music, slides and updates on the Selkirk and Cabinet mountains starting at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, at Evans Brother’s Coffee in Sandpoint.…
ENDANGERED SPECIES – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will kill two wolves from the Imnaha wolf pack, including the collared alpha male, after they were blamed for a livestock kill in Eastern Oregon. The department tracked an adult male wolf with a GPS…
CLIMBING -- Some of the year's top climbing short-films are coming to Spokane in a film tour -- REEL ROCK VI. Watch the trailer.. The show is a screaming deal -- it's free! But you must think ahead or get left out. The films will…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- It wasn’t a ghost Nels Houghton first saw while jogging in the early morning near his Billings, Mont. Last weekend he returned and stalked to within 75 yards of the rare deer as it walked warily across a hillside, reports Brett French,…
FISHERIES -- Asian bighead carp have become a big pain in the rear for fisheries managers and boaters in the Great Lakes region. To get a sense of the danger they pose to boaters, check out this video of flying carp on the Illinois River.…
URBAN FORESTS -- The Friends of the High Drive Bluff are organizing a discussion on the proposed Fire Risk Reduction Plan for that popular South Hill recreation area on Thursday, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., at St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 5720 S. Perry St. Anyone interested in…
ROCK CLIMBING -- The Bureau of Land Management is proposing a ban on rock-climbing at Cedar Fields near Burley, Idaho, to protect cultural resources in that area and would also ban climbing on BLM lands in the Castle Rocks Inter-Agency Recreation Area. The federal agency…
TRIBAL HUNTING – The Benewah County prosecutor was incorrect to say the Coeur d’Alene Tribe in North Idaho does not have the right to hunt or fish on reservation land owned by non-tribal members, tribal officials say. “Any explanation or advice to people that tribal…
HUNTING — The number of youth hunters is dropping as Oregon’s population continues to shift to urban areas, according to a report in the East Oregonian. Oregon youth hunting license sales for hunters ages 12-17 have dropped by more than 17 percent in the last…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Distinguished wildlife photographer Paul Bannick will present a free multimedia presentation based on his book "The Owl and the Woodpecker" TONIGHT (Sept. 26), starting at 5 p.m. in the Wolff Auditorium, Jepson Center, Gonzaga University. The event is sponsored by Gonzaga Environmental…
HIKING -- My wife, Meredith, and I celebrated our 29th anniversary Sunday afternoon (and evening) with a lively troop of trekking friends, shown here bagging the Kardong Bridge on the Centennial Tail. This was Bridge No. 18 in the 7.8-mile downtown hike of 18 Spokane…
CONSERVATION -- With waterfowlers gearing up for the fall general season start (Oct. 15), the West Plains Chapter of Ducks Unlimited is sponsoring BBQ buffet dinner and fundraising auction Oct. 6 at Northern Quest Casino. Many species of wildlife benefit from the work of DU…
NUISANCE WILDLIFE -- Science is out of the rut and onto a new tactic for dealing with burgeoning deer populations in towns and suburbs where the animals can't be hunted. A new birth control vaccine for white-tailed deer -- a growing nuisance in urban areas…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
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