POACHING -- A cow moose was illegally killed Monday night on Beacon Hill in Spokane Valley, Washington Fish and Wildlife police say. The poachers killed the animal using archery equipment on the north side of the mountain above Valley Springs road. The animal was butchered…
WINTER SPORTS -- Silver Mountain Resort is maintaining its tradition of exting the ski season into shorts and bikini-top weather. The entire 1,600-acre ski area is scheduled to be open for Silver Saturdays in April, and perhaps longer, riding high on the ample remainnig snowpack.…
CANOEING -- Despite the bad news recently about paddlers on the area's swollen waters, some canoeists and kayakers are enjoying the season safely. Going with a group of people with comparable skills, knowing the weather forecast and having the right gear on your body and…
HUNTING – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is scheduled to take action on more than a dozen proposed changes in hunting rules for the 2012-14 seasons at a public meeting April 13-14 in Olympia. New rules proposed for adoption include allowing waterfowl hunters to…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- A pair of bald eagles are back raising a brood for the world to see. Three eggs have been hatched, and the real work has begun. A beautifully positioned web cam over a bald eagle nest at the Decorah Fish Hatchery in…
WINTER SPORTS -- "The end of an era is upon us," says the announcement from Schweitzer Mountain Resort. As the resort shuts down for the 2011-2012 season, Ski Patrol Director John Pucci will be retiring after 45 years as a patroller and 38 years as…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
