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'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.
Sage-grouse hunting season proposal
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking public input on sage-grouse hunting proposals.
The River of No Return
"If you listen, you can hear it call...
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.
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."
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.
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…
Wildlife-related recreation helps our economy
There is a new radio commercial that I really like.
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.
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…
Beat the summer heat on Priest Lake trail
PRIEST LAKE - The Lakeshore Trail No. 294 is ideal for peak summer-heat hiking.
Explore with the Conservation League
The Mountains of North Idaho contain a wide array of spectacular hiking trails, lakes and bike trails, and the Idaho Conservation League wants to make sure people have the opportunity to get out and explore them.
A fun new mountainbiking trail in Idaho
BOISE (AP) - Riding the Around the Mountain Trail reminds you why it's called mountain biking.
Fish on: Crappie in Cocolalla, Mackinaw in Priest
COEUR d'ALENE - Bud Frasca, owner of North West Classic Tackle in Hayden, said smallmouth bass in Hayden are spawning so it's a great time to go after them.
Osprey boat cruise planned for July 12
The osprey is a fish-eating hawk common to North Idaho. At least 100 pairs nest annually in the Lake Coeur d'Alene region including the lower reaches of the St. Joe and Coeur d'Alene rivers.