Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Insights on hummingbird travel, life span revealed
BOISE - Hummingbirds are giving up some of their secrets.
Sturgis Memorial Members Derby winners announced
COEUR d'ALENE - The winners are in from this past weekend's Sturgis Memorial Members Derby.
Fish and Game asks hunters to promptly report individual hunting results
Most of the major big game hunting seasons are now over. Successful or not, hunters are already starting to think about next season. So are we at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Wolf-like animal seen roaming in northern Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - An animal resembling a gray wolf has been spotted roaming the far reaches of northern Arizona, and tests are planned to determine exactly what it is.
Delta work dims access at drift yard
CLARK FORK - Public access to the Clark Fork Drift Yard will be mostly prohibited this winter due to efforts to restore the Clark Fork Delta.
Wolf trapper certification class scheduled
Idaho rules require a wolf trapper certification class to be completed and passed before a person can purchase wolf trapping tags. The course includes 6.5 hours of instruction including both classroom and field exp…
Yellowstone tries to shock lake trout to death
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - Biologists are making their first use of electroshock in their efforts to save native cutthroat trout in Yellowstone National Park from another voracious species of trout.
The fish that didn't get away
All of my life I've been blessed to fish around or with some of the best fisher people in the Pacific Northwest.
Properly dispose of animal carcasses
With hunting seasons in full swing, now is the busiest time of year for Idaho Department of Fish and Game conservation officers.
Review of rules for hunting on private land
Deer rifle seasons opened in mid-October in much of the Panhandle Region. A few calls have already come in from landowners upset about hunting activity taking place on their private property where they have not giv…
Fewer grizzlies dying in Yellowstone area
BILLINGS, Mont. - Fewer threatened grizzly bears are being killed in and around Yellowstone National Park, and scientists said Wednesday their numbers appear t…
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.