FISHING -- Despite the heat wave, anglers checked on the Clearwater River were catching steelhead at reasonably productive rates last weekend. The water temperature was 52 degrees. Idaho Fish and Game creel checks found the following rates: Mouth to Memorial Bridge -- 13 hours per…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Contacts for 24 conservation organizations say they sent a letter to President Barack Obama today asking for continued Endangered Species Act protection for wolves in the Pacific Northwest. Although federal protection on gray wolves in most of Eastern Washington was lifted at…
TRAILS -- The Spokane River Centennial Trail -- celebrating its 20th anniversary -- is listed on Sunset Magazine's list of 20 Best Bike Paths in the West. That's no suprise to people who live here, and ongoing improvements are steadily making the riverside trail even…
HUNTING -- An ambitious elk study in the East Fork of the Bitterroot River has documented an increase in elk calf survival. Wolves have not been a significant factor this year, although mountain lions have taken a toll on the elk. Craig Jourdonnais of Montana…
HUNTING– A Sportsman’s Symposium focusing on hunting and fishing issues is set for 7 p.m. Thursday Aug. 16, at the North Central High School Auditorium, sponsored by the Inland Empire Chapter of Safari Club International. Guest speakers include Nelson Freeman, SCI’s government affairs director in…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
