Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Fish and Game offering hunter and trapper education courses
Hunter/bowhunter education classes and trapper/wolf trapper education classes are available now in the Panhandle, and Fish and Game is encouraging those interested to sign up now.
Early season heat is bad for wild meat
When it comes to elk hunting in North Idaho, Scott Fencl has been there and done that.
Almost 'River of No Return' for Mayor of Mahoney
Have you ever been close to death — a heart attack, cancer, car accident, Vietnam? Did this experience change your life? It should have. If you are a surviver,…
Free screening of film about Montana conservation icon
COEUR d’ALENE — District Ranger, soldier, fur trapper, wilderness advocate — Bud Moore was all of these. During a long career with the Forest Service, he was p…
Master Hunter Rifle Challenge coming up at Farragut
The Jagermeister Master Hunter Rifle Challenge will take place Sept. 9 at Farragut Public Shooting Range, Perimeter and Rifle Range Road, Athol.
IDFG: Help keep Idaho bears wild
The young male grizzly’s thick coat shimmered in the morning sunlight. Fat is fit for a bear, and this bear was very, very fit. Unfortunately, this bear had gr…
No boom or bust in the lake's chinook
By RALPH BARTHOLDT
A master's degree in elk science
By RALPH BARTHOLDT
Volunteers needed for North Fork Cd'A River cleanup
The North Fork Coeur d’Alene River Watershed Advisory Group and the Idaho Panhandle National Forests are inviting community members to participate in the fourth public cleanup day on the North Fork Coeur d’Alene Ri…
Some big game hunting seasons have already opened
In the Panhandle Region, there are controlled hunts that opened Aug. 1. Hunters who were lucky to draw one of these prized tags have an excellent chance to put delicious and nutritious meat in their freezers.
Letter: Please, no gill-netting
I was just made aware of the potential gill-netting of our lake trout in Priest Lake. We have a fabulous fishery here, and NO ONE I have spoken with would like it to be modified.
Mountain lakes offer escape from August heat
If you want some relief from the high temperatures we have had recently, consider taking a hike to a high mountain lake.
Big char in these waters, and that's no bull
By RALPH BARTHOLDT
Hopek wins Big One Fishing Derby
The fish that earned the top prize in this year’s Big One Derby was caught from a pontoon boat with a bobber and a nightcrawler.
An outing on Priest
By RALPH BARTHOLDT