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Outdoors

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

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2026 Deer and Elk Hunting Outlook

Updated 12 years, 1 month ago
Life under water

The large deer or moose ear periscoped up out of the water and caught my eye.

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Return to Idaho's Bighorn Crags

BOISE (AP) - A handful of snapshots and some hazy memories.

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Hunters reminded to purchase controlled hunt tags by Aug. 1

Conversations this time of year among hunters often start with the question: "Did you draw any controlled hunt tags?"

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Try prospecting for fish with two-fly setup

COEUR d'ALENE - The St. Joe River is fishing really well and is wadable now, said Pat Way, of Orvis Northwest Outfitters in Coeur d'Alene.

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Idaho's St. Joe Riverhelps ease jangled nerves

AVERY (AP) - It's the beauty of Idaho's trout-bearing streams that always does it for me.

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Sage-grouse hunting season proposal

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking public input on sage-grouse hunting proposals.

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
The River of No Return

"If you listen, you can hear it call...

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Idaho's state fruit starting to ripen

Idaho has a state flower, a state horse, a state bird, a state fish, a state flag, and...a state fruit. So designated by the Idaho Legislature in 2000, it is the huckleberry.

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Is this the right Round Lake?

COEUR d'ALENE - If my life on Tuesday was a Sherlock Holmes mystery, a fitting title to the story might be: "The Case of the Wrong Round Lake."

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Summer heat? Angle for the pan fish

COEUR d'ALENE - Blake Becker, of Black Sheep Sporting Goods in Coeur d'Alene, said panfish like perch are a great option for hot summer days like these.

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Summer bird feeding requires disease precautions

Bird feeding is an enormously popular activity. That does not come as a surprise to many people, as we all have friends and neighbors who are fascinated by watching and identifying the birds that come to their feed…

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Wildlife-related recreation helps our economy

There is a new radio commercial that I really like.

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Helpers sought for July 9 trail project

The Idaho Trails Association is looking for a few good volunteers to help out on a one-day project in the Idaho Panhandle National Forest on July 9.

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Fish and Game upholds original draw

After careful review and consideration, Idaho Department of Fish and Game Director Virgil Moore chose to allow all tags drawn on June 23 for controlled hunts in Idaho to be awarded to those whose license numbers we…

Updated 12 years, 2 months ago
Beat the summer heat on Priest Lake trail

PRIEST LAKE - The Lakeshore Trail No. 294 is ideal for peak summer-heat hiking.