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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 5 days, 16 hours ago

Idaho Sled Dog Challenge rebounds from summer wildfires

The 52-mile Warm Lake Stage Race, which is designed for mushers new to the sport or running new sled dog teams, st…

Updated 5 days, 16 hours ago
Bull moose shot and left to waste along Zaza Road near Lewiston

Moose are considered a trophy species in Idaho. No person may harvest more than one antlered and one antlerless moose in Idaho during their lifetime, except Super Hunt tag winners and leftover tag holders. No moose…

Updated 5 days, 16 hours ago
Grizzly Bear 399 lived to old age because we made room for her. She died because we’re in her wilds

She was born in a den in the Pilgrim Creek drainage of Grand Teton National Park in 1996. Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, an area of 20,000…

Updated 1 week ago
Public can comment on moose, bighorn sheep, and mountain goat season proposals beginning tonight

The public comment process will also include meetings and open houses hosted at Fish and Game’s regional offices at the time and dates listed below. Staff at some regions will host a meeting and provide an overview…

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Glacier Park sets new October visitation record

The busiest year was 2017, with 3.305 million visitors. The year 2024 is unlikely to eclipse that, as the weather in November and December took a decided turn,…

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Win prizes for fishing by participating in the 2024 Kootenai River Angler Science Program

Fish for burbot in the Kootenai River and enter a free raffle to win some great prizes!

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Winter feeding for deer and elk is reserved for emergencies, and F&G is watching for them

Deer and elk and can survive most normal Idaho winters

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Kids can get free permits, trees

The Every Kid Outdoors program provides fourth-grade students and accompanying family members free entry to federally-managed public lands, water sites, recreation areas and historical sites across the United State…

Updated 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Nez Perce Tribe receives $1.9 million grant to restore creek near abandoned mine

The Nez Perce Tribe is receiving a $1.9 million grant to restore impacted habitat from a historic hydraulic mine in Idaho.

Updated 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Experiencing Ketchikan with Coeur d'Alene's Michael Bunker

There's no guide quite like Bunker, who is charming, humorous and a terrific conversationalist. Bunker will bait your rod and reel in your catch but forget abo…

Updated 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Over the Hill: Snowshoeing on Stevens Lakes Trail

Winter has a way of changing our landscape and making any outdoor excursion all the more an adventure. It also makes said excursions more difficult.

Updated 3 weeks, 5 days ago
When to call the Citizens Against Poaching hotline versus a Fish and Game Regional office

Please be sure to call the appropriate phone number to ensure calls are routed correctly and responded to quickly

Updated 3 weeks, 5 days ago
One year after federal listing, Idaho forest managers work to help wolverines survive

Forest researchers seek answers to ensure wolverine survival with new project

Updated 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Montana senator pushes bill to address overdue maintenance at national parks

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines on Nov. 21 introduced a bill with bipartisan support that seeks to reauthorize a program to address billions in overdue maintenance at n…

Updated 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Over the Hill: North Idaho from 5,000 feet

This past weekend, I got the chance to ride shotgun in one of these planes, which fly out of Coeur d’Alene Airport-Pappy Boyington Field in Hayden. As I often …