Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
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.
Survey: Sturgeon hold steady in river section
BOISE - The population of North America's largest freshwater fish living between a dam on the Idaho-Oregon border and another in western Washington state was h…
Ask now to hunt on private land this fall
Indicators that Idaho's great fall hunting seasons are just around the corner are all around us. Days are getting shorter and nights cooler. County fairs are in full swing. Pickups are full of firewood, and roadsid…
18th annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival Oct. 9-12 in Wood River Valley
KETCHUM - Tell the kids to put down the video games and head to Idaho's Trailing of the Sheep Festival for an authentic, fun and educational family vacation.
Lucrative Grand Canyon contract up for bid again
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - A lucrative contract to operate some of the most iconic lodging and food locations at the Grand Canyon has been reopened for bidding in a process that will bring changes affecting the millions of…