Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Grand Ronde River: A good float for beginners
ELGIN, Ore. (AP) - The Grande Ronde River offers an excellent day trip for beginning rafters as it snakes from open farm country around Elgin into the shady ca…
Chinook salmon moving toward Idaho
Idaho-born spring chinook salmon are starting to show up in the Columbia River, the gateway to their spawning grounds in the Gem State.
Fairbanks unicyclist completes 100-mile race
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - When Elliot Wilson decided to ride a unicycle in the White Mountains 100 endurance race, he knew it was an off-the-wall idea.
Quaking over a supervolcano
If you're like me, you've been to Yellowstone National Park on a number of occasions. You've seen Old Faithful erupt, toured the paint pots and smelled the sulphur omitted from the region to the point your senses a…
Turkey season is here
Youth hunting opened April 8, general season opens April 15
Groups plan lawsuit overincidentallynx trapping
BOISE - Three environmental groups plan to file a federal lawsuit against Idaho if state officials don't address incidental trapping of federally protected Canada lynx.
Outdoor Briefs
• Idaho auctions off 21 Payette Lake cabin sites
New map highlights 88 park hikes
After hiking all of Glacier National Park's 734 miles of trails in one summer and starting a blog about hiking in the park, Jake Bramante started getting peppe…
Now is a great time to catch kokanee salmon
Kokanee salmon are a very popular fish in the West and certainly so here in Northwest Montana. The kokanee salmon is delicious fried, baked, grilled, smoked and canned.
IDFG stocking urban fisheries
Spring has arrived, and many Idahoans are dusting off their fishing gear and digging in the garden for worms.
Spaces available in 'Wild About Turkeys' workshop
Everyone who has spent any time in the outdoors of North Idaho has seen a wild turkey. Actually, if you have seen one you have likely seen dozens as they spend much of their time in large flocks, especially in wint…
Citizen involvement leads to poaching convictions
WEISER - A call to Citizens Against Poaching has led to the conviction of four men who went on a four-week killing spree that left more than a dozen deer and three domestic cows dead.
Moose, sheep and goat hunt applications due April 30
The application period for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat controlled hunts opens this week. Applications for these hunts will be accepted through April 30.
Montana seeks proposals to take quarantined bison
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A new home is being sought for a group of roughly 135 bison that came through an experimental program to see if animals from Yellowstone…
Ask Fish and Game
Q: Since the Legislature passed a law saying 10- and 11-year-olds can hunt big game in Idaho, can they apply for a controlled hunt tag in the upcoming draw for goats, sheep and moose?