WILDLIFE -- Ow! That's the first word that comes to mind in seeing the elk antler impaled in the skull of this seemingly unfazed bull elk in Utah. Then wow! The rut is a rough time as nature sorts out the fittest big game for...
WILDFIRES -- Although some national forest wildfire-related access closures remain in place as fires or firefighting mop up continue, a portion of the Tower Fire northeast of Newport, WA. has been lifted today, according to the Colville National Forest, Newport Ranger Station at (509) 447-7300.…
WINTERSPORTS -- Skiers are thinking ahead, looking to the slopes and ski trails and imagining what fun they'll have when they're covered with snow. Volunteers are showing up for work parties to clear brush to improve early season ski conditions. Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard...
INVASIVES -- In the most convincing proof to date that there IS a God -- scientists say they've found a super hero capable of turning the tide against cheatgrass. USDA researcher finds soil bacteria that is the scourge of cheatgrass Cheatgrass is the single worse…
HUNTING -- Throughout the fall deer and elk seasons, Idaho Fish and Game Department staff will be running check stations to collect data on hunter and angler success. Idaho Code requires that "all sportsmen, with or without game, must stop at Fish & Game check...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
