PUBLIC LANDS -- With all the flag waving debate going on this week, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke got into the act Monday by saying 30 percent of his federal department are disloyal to the country. The debate that will follow that statement before a federal…
FISHING -- The fishing wasn't red hot, but anglers averaged 22 hours per chinook for 1.3 salmon per boat on the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River last week. Fishing pressure was up from the previous week and catch rates were slightly higher, according to...
HUNTING -- Just as he was heading into the Idaho wilderness two weeks ago, I ran this story about backcountry elk bowhunter Howie Halcomb and his praise for his team of six pack goats. When Halcomb returned from his hunt, he posted this GoPro video…
FISHERIES -- The sockeye salmon returns to their spawning areas in Idaho was the second lowest in 10 years -- a statistic that actually exceeded expectations in a grim year for some Columbia River system fisheries such as steelhead. The 157 sockeye trapped in the...
GEOLOGY – Ice Age Floods Institute experts will lead two hikes to learn the geology of features such as a giant cave arch in central Washington’s upper Grand Coulee in October. Geologist-authors Gene Kiver and Bruce Bjornstad will lead groups to: Castle Lake Basin, Oct.…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
