Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Social media users respond to poaching incidents
Several recent poaching cases are catching the attention of Facebook users who follow the Citizens Against Poaching page: a trophy mule deer shot before rifle season in Caribou County, two five-point bull elk shot …
Group wants environmental reviews before grazing
BOISE (AP) - A conservation organization is requesting the U.S. Bureau of Land Management conduct environmental reviews before renewing 453 grazing permits which contain areas designated as important sage grouse ha…
Flying high again
STEAD, Nev. - "Fly low, fly fast, turn left" is a slogan long associated with the Reno Air Races where each year airplanes have raced wingtip to wingtip agains…
Info sought about moose poached near Wallace
COEUR d'ALENE - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding the poaching of a cow moose outside Wallace.
Cold water dangers to waterfowl hunters, anglers
Water does not have to be near freezing to kill, it only has to be colder than a person to cause potentially fatal hypothermia.
Panhandle elk hunters are enjoying time outdoors
The Panhandle elk B-tag rifle season ends Friday, and the Panhandle elk A-tag rifle season opens Saturday. Even for hunters, the system is somewhat complicated.
Coho salmon season opens; angler lands record fish
LEWISTON (AP) - A day after Idaho opened its first fishing season for sea-run coho salmon, an angler hooked one which broke a state record.
Yellowstone trip in October a great idea
Hmm. Is a trip to Yellowstone Park and Big Sky, Mont., in the middle of October a good idea?
Steelhead numbers above average
COEUR d'ALENE - Steelhead fishermen are a happy group right now, said Pat Way of Orvis Northwest Outfitters in Coeur d'Alene.
How to contact Fish and Game
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has 83 conservation officers covering 84,000 square miles. Doing the math, Idaho conservation officer patrol districts average more than a thousand square miles. Within each pa…
Dignitaries attend Twin Rivers Hatchery opening celebration
BONNERS FERRY - Endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon and burbot got a helping hand last week with the opening of the Twin Rivers Hatchery.
Scotchman's circle of friends
CLARK FORK - Friends of Scotchman Peak Wilderness hosted an ascent of the group's namesake peak on Saturday as part of Bonner County's employee wellness program.
Naples man sentenced for illegal cat hunt
A 50-year-old Naples man was sentenced to five years of probation and a five-year hunting ban for violating the Lacey Act, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced Wednesday.
Deadwood kokanee create fishing statewide
As the early morning sun hit the banks of the Deadwood River, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game crew and volunteers are already hard at work spawning kokanee.
Historic coho salmon season approved
The Idaho Fish and Game commission has approved a historic fishery for the Clearwater River.