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Outdoors

What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.

Updated 1 day, 22 hours ago

You better bear-lieve it

Wandering black bear cub relocated from Hailey to eastern Idaho

Updated 1 day, 22 hours ago
Decision expected on CWD in Panhandle Management Zone

Chronic wasting disease was detected in a white-tailed deer in North Idaho in August. That prompted the Idaho Fish and Game Commission to announce a nine-day “surveillance hunt” beginning Aug. 24.

Updated 1 week, 1 day ago
Grain spill near Glacier National Park cleaned up, BNSF says

Crews responded immediately and by later that day, large trucks with huge vacuums were on the ready to suck up the spilled grain.

Updated 1 week, 1 day ago
Catch, kill, report walleye in Idaho's salmon and steelhead rivers

These walleye were caught in Snake River upstream to Hells Canyon Dam and in the Salmon River upstream to Riggins. Size of walleye reported by anglers ranged f…

Updated 1 week, 1 day ago
Over the Hill: Canfield is immovable, but ever-changing

Many of us, especially those that live or work in Coeur d’Alene proper, see Canfield Mountain just about every day. It’s an immovable part of our skyline — but…

Updated 1 week, 3 days ago
Glacier, Yellowstone national parks see boost in visitor numbers

Yellowstone hosted 838,458 visitors last month, the second highest September on record, according to National Park Service data

Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Forest Service seeks public input on Granite Fuels project

The Forest Service is proposing to authorize prescribed burns on up to 10,000 acres per year over the next 10 years. The project will not include any timber harvest or road construction.

Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Know your species before heading into the mountains this fall

Freshen up your identification skills by reviewing characteristics of a few species in Idaho that are commonly misidentified.

Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Montana Land Board to vote on large conservation easement west of Kalispell

The first phase is in the Salish and Cabinet mountains between Kalispell and Libby.

Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Teton County residents reminded to keep the community safe by storing attractants to reduce human-bear conflicts

Conflicts occur when bears score an easy meal in town

Updated 3 weeks, 1 day ago
OUTDOORS... Idaho grizzly bear found dead after being shot

Idaho wildlife officials are asking the public to help find the person who shot and killed a grizzly bear near Island Park, according to a news release from th…

Updated 3 weeks, 1 day ago
OUTDOORS... Idaho to administer copper-based chemical to Snake River in attempt to kill invasive quagga mussels

Officials announced on Sept. 24 that they detected quagga mussels again, the Idaho Capital Sun previously reported.

Updated 3 weeks, 1 day ago
OUTDOORS: Hunting/technology working group named, meetings to start in November

HAT Working Group Members include several from North Idaho, including Kimberly Johnson, Kellog; Dillon Halverson, St. Maries; Kevin Rogers, Post Falls and Jason Topp, Sagle.

Updated 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Over the Hill: Cruising along Liberty Creek

Depending on what your definition of a “quick drive” is, this past weekend I found that the trail systems around Liberty Lake are well worth the jaunt over the…

Updated 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Closed fire season extended statewide due to dry conditions, low precipitation

The Idaho Department of Lands has extended closed fire season as dry conditions, low precipitation, and above-average daytime temperatures persist statewide, a…