Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
A gob of turkey hunting opportunities in the Panhandle
Mild winters and snow accumulation in spring are a couple of factors that North Idaho turkey hunters ponder as t...
Idaho remains open to hunting and fishing
Idaho Fish and Game has not closed any fishing or hunting seasons in response to Covid-19, and the department on its website is providing guidelines in accordance with the Governor’s orders for social distancing ...
USFS closes 120 developed sites in Panhandle forest
The Idaho Panhandle National Forest is threatening to fine people for defying its closed campground orders.
Non-native collared doves hit by virus
Reports of an unusual number of dead Eurasian collared doves in yards and around neighborhoods this winter is being attributed to a pigeon virus.
Hunting passports give young hunters a chance to bag game
Kids as young as 8 years old can participate in turkey hunts beginning next week.
Forest Service closes campgrounds, recreation sites
Most developed campgrounds and certain other recreation sites on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests closed last weekend until further notice, according to the Forest Service.
Follow Idaho’s bird trail to Panhandle hinterlands
Tim Colquhoun shoots raptors.
Big game controlled hunt applications start next month
Hunters can apply beginning April 1 for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat controlled hunts.
All in the fishing family
Tying flies, North Idaho guide business is backbone of Kidd Island Bay enterprise
NRA grants help small gun clubs
COTTONWOOD — A northcentral Idaho gun club was among the first gun clubs in the state this year to get a grant from the NRA for improvements.
Public input asked for waterfowl proposals
Idaho Fish and Game wants to hear from bird hunters regarding a possible swan hunt in Benewah, Bonner, Boundary and Kootenai counties, and shifting the dates of Canada goose and duck seasons.
IDFG secures Clearwater sportsmen access
Idaho Fish and Game purchased a 9-acre parcel 12 miles upstream of Kooskia known locally as Harpster Hole — which includes 3,600 feet of South Fork Clearwater River frontage that is directly adjacent to Idaho Hig...
IDFG recommends buying licenses, tags, permits online
In a response to COVID-19 fears, Fish and Game will no longer accept cash payments starting March 30 at its statewide offices.
Critters of North Idaho: Painted Turtle
Painted Turtle
Steelhead back in play; Idaho confident of meeting spawning goals, letting anglers keep big B-run fish
Steelhead back in play; Idaho confident of meeting spawning goals, letting anglers keep big B-run fish