Outdoors
A northern pike caught in a gillnet that was attempting to eat a native burbot. Courtesy Colville Confederated Tribes
From the late 1800’s until the middle of the 20th century there was a bounty on wolves in the Midwest and Western United States. Both individual and government hunters used any means necessary to kill these animals, deemed a dangerous nuisance to livestock. By the time this program ended, wolves...
PORTLAND, OREGON — The winter recreation season is in full swing, and Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service officials remind everyone that adventures are better and safer when venturing out well prepared.
Recreation on public lands during winter presents many safety challenges. Recent...
Austin Moser with a hefty Rufus Woods Reservoir triploid trout. Courtesy Austin’s Northwest Adventures
SOMETHING FISHY FOR DINNER
TJ’s Bar and Grill in Kettle Falls is in hot water after serving seafood they should not have been selling to their patrons. According to Captain Brad Rhoden with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, during the summer of 2019 the owner of the restaurant, Terry...
YAKIMA–The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will conduct aerial bighorn sheep, mule deer, and mountain goat captures from mid-January through March in multiple counties along the eastern slope of the Cascade Range.
Captured wildlife will be fitted with GPS collars and then released. Data...
Nancy Grette with one of her Norwegian Fjord horses at the Alatheia Riding Center Courtesy John Kruse
A friend of mine suggested I do a story about the Alatheia Therapeutic Riding Center near Wenatchee and I’m so glad she did. I visited there this past week and met with the co-founder of this very special place, Nancy Grette.
Nancy and her husband Glenn started this non-profit organization at their...
John Kruse with a nice largemouth bass Courtesy The Washington Outdoor Report
2023 is sizing up to be a busy year. First off, I’m moving out to the Columbia Basin in the next few months. It’s the region of the state I find myself going to more often than not when it comes to fishing for trout, bass, walleye and panfish. It’s also the place I go to hunt birds whether they be...
Ice fishing - fun for all ages. Two ice fishing derbies in January in Okanogan County. Courtesy WDFW
NCW - Mention the word "ice" and the first thing that comes to mind is hazardous driving conditions, scraping your windshield or ice cubes dispensed from a refrigerator. But when it makes an appearance on a lake in the winter, ice can be an angler's best friend.
Ice fishing east of the Cascades is...
Marc Bush and a client with a Columbia Gorge sturgeon. Courtesy Marc Bush
Catch and keep sturgeon
Catching and actually keeping a sturgeon is a great way to kick off the new year and you can do just that this winter in the Columbia River Gorge. This special sturgeon fishery opens on New Years Day and anglers will be able to keep one sturgeon a
day and a total of two per...
Participants snowshoeing on a First Day Hike. Courtesy Washington State Parks
BONAPARTE LAKE ICE DERBY - Bonaparte Lake Resort will be putting on their 1st annual ice fishing derby on January 28. The cost to enter for adults is an affordable $10 and the youth entry fee is only $5. There are prizes for the biggest trout caught as well as the heaviest bag of multi-species fish...
Kyle Hart with his prototype Lone Peak camper.
They say misfortune is the mother of innovation and for Kyle Hart, that was certainly the case. The 34-year-old inventor and entrepreneur was elk hunting with friends near Ashford in Western Washington. Kyle had a roof top tent camper in the back of his pick-up truck and he and his companions used...
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