Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
They shoot urban bucks and make them rural legends, don't they?
The deer head came along with the luggage, the boxes of books, bedding, firearms and the cat, a gray mousy looking feline that feared the sight of most humans but slept on my pal’s pillow and in his laundry baskets.
Father's memory part of the elk hunting experience
Ryan Frank of Hayden wears a silver ring of elk ivory embossed along its edges with mountains and trees and a bugling bull elk in tiny relief.
A poodle in the field is worth a ton of mutts in the bush
His dog chased squirrels like nobody’s business, and for a squirrel hunter walking from woodlot to woodlot in pursuit of the big gray or red-colored fox squirrels, any dog that was wild about pointing tree tops, st…
Hunters log harvest and complaints at check stations as elk season ends
The latest North Idaho elk hunting season was a mixed bag for hunters, and for biologists manning check stations in the Coeur d’Alene and St. Joe drainages.
Fewer hunters, average harvest logged at IDFG check stations
Fewer hunters in the Coeur d’Alenes so far this elk season makes the Idaho Department of Fish and Game wonder.
Study: Metal ingested by sturgeon doesn't affect fish's population
A study of sturgeon in Hells Canyon determined a significant portion of the long-lived fish have hooks and other fishing tackle in their digestive tracts, but …
Have caddis, will travel
The elk hair caddis epitomizes in many ways the American West.
Never be too prepared when saving trees from branch-busting deer
I have lived around ornamental and fruit trees in deer country a long time and alas, complacency!
Biggest fish, biggest payout marks Bayview's OktoberFish
Bayview resident Chad Cadnum pulled off what his friend and Bayview celebrity Ralph Jones had done for more than a decade before passing the torch.
Post Falls man lands a boat in fishing derby
Sometimes it takes a whole life to float your boat.
Hunter's Breakfast Saturday, Sunday in Rose Lake
The Rose Lake Historical Society will host its annual Hunter’s Breakfast this weekend.
Head north for Lake Pend Oreille walleye
Lake Pend Oreille walleye live mostly in the rivers and the northern portions of the lake although they regularly move, sometimes great distances, according to…
Expect delays for road work in Coeur d'Alene River Ranger District
Forest visitors to the Coeur d’Alene River Ranger District may encounter delays as road construction projects continue into the fall. Alternate routes may be unpaved, narrow, and present difficulties for vehicles w…
Cougar Fire closure rescinded
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests has rescinded the roads, trails and area closure for the Cougar Fire on the Sandpoint Ranger District. The construction closure is still in place for the Lightning Creek Road No…
Road closures on the St. Joe Forest
Road closures on the St. Joe National Forest may affect hunters heading into the woods for the general elk season.