Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Seen a wolf or grizzly bear lately?
Each year tens of thousands of hunters scour the woods of Idaho in search of game, and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking their help.
Restoration work on Clark Fork delta set to begin
A large restoration effort in the Clark Fork River delta is set to start this month and continue into March 2015.
Montana orders drilling limits to help sage grouse
BILLINGS, Mont. - Gov. Steve Bullock on Tuesday ordered restrictions on future oil drilling and other activities blamed for driving down sage grouse numbers, bringing Montana into step with other states across the …
Spotlighters beware! You might be shooting an ASA
COEUR d'ALENE - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is taking aggressive action to catch and prosecute people who "spotlight" game animals.
One more last time
You would think that after 35 years of doing this, I would have it down pat.
Fall turkey season opens soon
Hunters looking to bag a wild Idaho turkey can start hunting on Monday, Sept. 15.
Montana man with ALS embarks on final Yellowstone journey
GARDINER, Mont. - Mike Yochim asked for help getting up from a blue chair in his living room, with windows overlooking a cloud-covered Electric Peak.
Kokanee salmon add color to Idaho streams
As autumn approaches, many outdoor adventurers enjoy watching a natural transformation that changes the look of Idaho's high country.
New plan to save bull trout drops number goals
GRANTS PASS, Ore. - The Obama administration is offering a new approach to saving the bull trout, a fish whose need for clean and cold water has put it in conflict with logging, mining and grazing in the Northwest.
Fish and Game plans youth waterfowl hunting
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has scheduled three mentored waterfowl hunting opportunities for youngsters aged 10-15.
Plenty of opportunities for kokanee in North Idaho
COEUR d'ALENE - Dewayne Sunell of Cabela's in Post Falls said 12- to 14-inch kokanee are biting on Priest Lake.
Wilderness lakes offer escapes from the masses
BEND, Ore. (AP) - With so many recreation-minded visitors descending on Central Oregon this summer, I'm almost hesitant to point this out: Besides Sparks, Elk, Cultus and other popular, crowded, bustling lakes, the…
Wolf derby group seeks five-year special permit
KETCHUM (AP) - Organizers of a disputed predator derby aimed at killing wolves in central Idaho are asking for a five-year permit to hold the contest.
New draft plan provides road map for sockeye recovery
NOAA Fisheries, the Idaho Office of Species Conservation, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and the Idaho members of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council announced the release of the public review draft of…
Farragut range free sight-in day set for Sept. 20
The shooting range at Farragut State Park reopened last summer after being closed for several years.