Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Gold's glitter lures modern prospectors
BATTLE GROUND, Wash. (AP) - There's gold in them thar hills of Southwest Washington. And in our rivers and on our beaches, too. You just have to know how and w…
Hunting safety reminders
The months of October and November mean hunting season for many people in Idaho. According to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report, Idaho ranks third highest of the 50 states in the percentage of the adult popul…
Ski swap is on for Nov. 1
The Lookout Pass and Silver Mountain volunteer ski patrols are hosting the 16th annual Winter Swap at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Nov. 1.
Sagebrush habitat fuels $1B in recreation spending
RENO, Nev. - Visitors to federal rangelands with significant tracts of sagebrush pumped about $1 billion into the economy in 11 Western states last year, accor…
Idaho wolf, coyote hunting derby wants larger area
BOISE - A group which overcame a court challenge last winter to conduct a wolf- and coyote-shooting derby is seeking a permit from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to roughly double the area for a second event th…
Judge rules BLM violated grazing laws in SW Idaho
BOISE - A federal judge ruled Monday that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management once again violated federal laws when it issued grazing permits instead of analyzing how grazing could harm sage grouse in four allotment…
Shorter daylight will reduce shooting hours at Farragut range
The Farragut Shooting Range has been a popular facility over the last several weeks, as hunters prepare for the fall hunting seasons.
Pend Oreille kokanee spawning habitat project to begin
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is about to start a multi-year project to improve kokanee spawning habitat in Lake Pend Oreille.
Radical Reels 2014 tour hits Cd'A
The best high adrenaline films from the Banff Mountain Film Festival are coming to Coeur d'Alene Friday night, Oct. 3, at the Kroc Center.
More misadventures of a mediocre mountaineer
In case you hadn't heard by now (at least a dozen times), the Priest Lake Search and Rescue along with Bonner County EMS and the U.S. Air Force rescued my klutzy rear end off a mountain last weekend.
Saturday is National Hunting and Fishing Day
No state general fund money is budgeted to manage wildlife in Idaho. Hunters and anglers fund the Idaho Department of Fish and Game through their purchases of licenses and by paying federal excise taxes on hunting …
Outlook is good for Idaho deer hunting
EarthCache trail teaches geology of Missouri River
Hunters and anglers required to stop at check stations
As hard as it is to believe, summer is already coming to a close. Even harder to believe is that several Idaho hunting seasons have already opened.
Rose Lake boat launch work begins
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game's Rose Lake boat launch and picnic area was temporarily closed to public access today.