FISHING -- Clearwater River steelhead fishing has been hot lately, according to Joe DuPont, Idaho Fish and Game Department regional fisheries manager in Lewiston. but that's going to change temporarily on Thursday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be doing tests at Dworshak Dam…
FISHING -- Every angler with a clue knows that 2014 was a fabulous fall chinook salmon fishing season on the Columbia River. But Paul Hoffarth, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fisheries biologist in the Tri-Cities, just tallied the following numbers to put the season…
WINTERSPORTS -- Cross-country skiers and snowshoers have two choices to satisfy their longings in this unusually snow-shy start to winter: Travel. Take a hike. The photos above are two examples in point. Nora Searing found fall-like conditions on the south side of Antoine Peak Conservation…
POACHING -- It's stunning to learn that: A team of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife police devoted a day and night of surveillance at Banks Lake... One officer hiding in the rocks for 7.5 hours... Before they closed in to make a bust... That…
HUNTING -- An increase in Idaho Panhandle moose hunting opportunity and other proposals for next year's trophy big-game seasons will be presented at an open house meeting, 3 p.m.-6 p.m., on Thursday, Dec. 18 at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game Panhandle Region Office,…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.