HUNTING -- Hunters with an extra 100 grand or so burning a hole in their pockets may want to get into the bidding for a 2015 Idaho bighorn sheep tag. The auction begins Saturday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. Pacific Time, with online bidders starting...
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Here's my humble observation regarding the dueling outdoor advertising campaigns of wolf "education" in the Spokane area: When taking a stand at the far extreme of an issue for shock value, you leave a lot of room for the other side to...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Today's weekly winter survey of Lake Coeur d'Alene bald eagles -- possibly the last of the season -- tallied 93 eagles at Wolf Lodge Bay feasting on spawning kokanee. U.S. Bureau of Land Management wildlife biologist Carrie Hugo counted 87 adults, 5...
WINTERSPORTS -- The downhill ski resort operator at Mount Spokane State Park says it will ask the Washington Legislature for $2.23 million to update state-owned base area facilities. “At a time when ski destinations are investing in significant upgrades to capture market share, we’re working...
HIKING -- Shawn Forry if Midpines, Calif., and Justin Lichter of Truckee, Calif., are attempting to be the first to complete a documented thru-hike of the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail during winter. Having started in Canada in late October, they're near Lake Tahoe this week,…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
