Close encounters of the herd kind

COLFAX - With hunting season open around Whitman County, hunters are out-and-about, traveling through the area looking to score.

Currently, modern firearm general deer seasons for Whitetail deer is open from Oct. 14-27, the same goes for mule deer.

Among some of the hunters in the Whitman County area was Michael Martin.

Martin, who has been hunting for 21 years, started in 2002.

He was hunting specifically Whitetail deer when a moose stumbled across Martin near Kamiak Butte.

This was not the first time he has interacted with the moose and their herd. As Martin explained, he travels every morni...