WILDLIFE DISEASES -- Thousands of migrating snow geese have died in southeastern Idaho, apparently from avian cholera. The carcasses of about 2,000 migrating snow geese were collected this weekend by Idaho Fish and Game Department workers. The birds died while stopping at Mud Lake and…
HUNTING -- Restrictions on using bait and other possible changes to hunting rules and seasons will be presented to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission Friday and Saturday in Moses Lake. Public comments will be taken on proposed changes to state hunting rules for deer,...
WATERSPORTS -- Boating facilities at Dworshak Reservoir are starting to open for the season, with houseboat moorage notably absent from recent years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says. Smallmouth bass anglers are likely to be the first to zero in on the lake this...
WILDLIFE -- An update on North Idaho big-game aerial surveys will be presented by Wayne Wakkinen, Idaho Fish and Game Department regional wildlife manager during the monthly public sportsman's breakfast meeting starting 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, Lake City Center, 1916 N. Lakewood Dr. in...
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- A blizzard of wings -- snow geese with their white bodies and black wingtips -- darkens the sky above Montana outdoor photographer Jaime Johnson recently as the spring migrations storm through the region.
OUTDOOR TRAVEL -- A low snowpack in the Cascades Mountains could mean an early opening for the North Cascades Highway this year. The Department of Transportation says it will begin clearing snow from State Route 20 this week and hopes to reopen the highway in...
FISHERIES -- A documentary film about the endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon is debuting next week at screenings from Helena to Coeur d'Alene. The sturgeon, an ancient fish species, has been imperiled by operations of Libby Dam. From the filmmakers: Ten thousand years ago Kootenai…
WILDLIFE -- Several of the wolf-related bills introduced in the 2015 Washington Legislature are still alive. Here's an update from the Wenatchee World: OLYMPIA -- State lawmakers in both the house and senate passed bills dealing with wolves that are sponsored by Republicans from northeastern...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
