Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Petition urges ban on Nevada coyote hunting contests
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Wildlife advocates in northern Nevada are petitioning the state wildlife commission for regulatory changes that would outlaw coyote hunting contests.
Wildlife crews find 'robust' elk populations
Recent survey flights by Idaho Department of Fish and Game wildlife staffers confirmed that elk populations in two local elk "zones" are in great shape.
Fish and Game easing on lake trout netting
PONDERAY - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is downshifting its lake trout suppression efforts on Lake Pend Oreille this year.
Visit Fish and Game at the BigHorn Show March 19-22 in Spokane
It is the "outdoor show" season again for hunters and anglers in the inland Northwest.
Tribe, Fish and Game to discuss Windy Bay pike management plans
PLUMMER - The Coeur d'Alene Tribe Fisheries Program and Idaho Department of Fish and Game have scheduled a public meeting in Coeur d'Alene on Wednesday, Feb. 2…
Wolves seen on Wyoming elk refuge may be from park pack
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - A wolf pack spotted chasing pronghorn and bighorn sheep on the National Elk Refuge in northwest Wyoming last month may be a new pack that split off from one that usually roams around Grand Teto…
Useful insight for kokanee fishing
ARIEL, Wash. - Guide Cameron Black says he still has plenty to learn about kokanee fishing at Merwin Reservoir, but he does often put a couple of dozen a day o…
St. Joe elk herd shows signs of improvement
COEUR d'ALENE - Elk hunting in the Idaho Panhandle has a long and rich tradition. For many years the Panhandle was one of the very few places in the United States that had a general either-sex elk hunt that allowed…
Steelhead move up Clearwater as anglers prepare for spring bite
This winter has been a good one for steelhead anglers in Idaho, especially on the Clearwater River.
Pinehurst musher starting young
Four-year-old Harleigh Dutton and her dog Denali claimed second place in the pee wee division at the U.S. Pacific Coast Championship Sled Dog race last weekend…
A winter's night at a Southeast Alaska cabin
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - There was a collective sigh of relief as our group reached the Peterson Lake Trail parking lot. A few inches of crusty snow blanketed the…
Mistakenly killed wolf was animal from rare Arizona sighting
SALT LAKE CITY - A gray wolf that was accidently shot by a hunter in Utah was the same one seen in the Grand Canyon area last year, federal wildlife officials said Wednesday.
Check-off for wildlife on Idaho tax returns
Like it or not, the time is here to start completing 2014 tax returns. The new computer tax programs have helped, but it is still a major chore.
Local muzzleloading clubs to attend show
If you like history and are interested in the beaver trade era from 1800 to 1840 when Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explored the Pacific Northwest, the 19…
Fish and Game gives anglers what they want - bigger fish
Idaho Department of Fish and Game fishery biologists have decided to take a new approach and stock many of Idaho's lakes and reservoirs with larger rainbow trout.