Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
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.
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.