Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Fishing heating up in North Idaho
COEUR d'ALENE - The North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River is fishing really well, said Mike Beard, a fly-fishing guide at Orvis Northwest Outfitters in Coeur d'Alene.
Cd'A man snags big chinook
Walter Maurer, of Coeur d'Alene, said he always enjoys seeing the big fish people catch that show up in the newspaper, but he had never caught one himself.
Missing hiker returnsto camp in central Idaho
LOWMAN (AP) - A hiker that went missing in central Idaho has returned to camp.
Afraid to camp?
PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - Growing up in Los Angeles, I loved camping.
National Fishing Week is June 1-8
The outstanding weather we have been experiencing the past couple of weeks makes it easy to understand why we have chosen to live in the great Pacific Northwest. Blue skies, warm sunny days and cool evenings beckon…
National park statistics show decline in camping
NEW YORK (AP) - The number of overnight camping stays in national parks has declined in the past 15 years.
June 14 is Free-Fishing Day
Saturday, June 14, is Free Fishing Day, and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game invites veteran and novice anglers of all ages, residents and nonresidents alike, to celebrate the day by fishing anywhere in Idaho …
Rose Lake launch work postponed
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game's Rose Lake boat launch and picnic area will be closed to public access for about 60 days this fall. The closure will begin the day after Labor Day.
Kokanee fishery experiencing 'remarkable recovery'
BAYVIEW - I caught my first kokanee on Friday evening on Lake Pend Oreille. Check that, before the sun had set on the calm, warm night I had my first nine.
Farragut Shooting Range to open Friday
The Farragut Shooting Range is opening for the 2014 season on Friday. It will be open every Friday from noon until 7 p.m. and every Saturday and Sunday from 10…
IDFG 'Take Me Fishing' trailer visiting area lakes
The Panhandle Region "Take Me Fishing" trailer has geared up for another season of fishing, and the fun has already started.
Kayaking fun on headwaters of an iconic river
WESTFIR, Ore. (AP) - Every now and again, you come across a place with such a wonderfully absurd name you can't help but smile.
Fish and Game clarification
Two weeks ago, an Idaho Department of Fish and Game officer was quoted in an Idaho newspaper story comparing the impacts of poachers and wolves on other big game species. The officer suggested that poachers kill as…
Feeding wildlife creating 'a mess'
SANDPOINT - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is issuing its perennial reminder to the public that feeding wildlife is a bad idea.
Moose in the flower garden, oh my!
Most people enjoy the moose that come to visit towns and feel that they are a part of what makes North Idaho a special place to live. However, the enjoyment of living with wildlife, especially moose, occasionally c…