Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Caves and trails east of Bend beckon during winter
BEND, Ore. (AP) - Envy isn't healthy, but it probably best describes the feeling I used to get whenever I left Bend to recreate along Cascades Lakes Highway. A…
Palaniuk to compete in Bassmaster Elite Series
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Montana white-tailed deer harvest up slightly
The Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks reports that the white-tailed deer harvest at the six northwest Montana check stations finished ahead of last year's totals as the season wrapped up on Dec. 1.
Tanana River study: How to identify dangerous ice
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - After mushing dogs on the Tanana River for 20 years, both for trapping and recreational purposes, Knut Kielland decided to figure out …
Spaces available in wolf trapper certification classes
Idaho rules require a wolf trapper certification class be completed and passed before a person can purchase wolf trapping tags. The course includes 6.5 hours of instruction including both classroom and field experi…
Anglers share secrets on steelhead lures
RIGGINS (AP) - The pinkish-gold Hot N' Tot plug dove, wiggled and flashed in the water across the golden cobblestone of Idaho's Salmon River.
Ask Fish and Game: Resident Elk Tags
Question: If I bought a receipt for a resident elk tag for 2014 now, am I guaranteed the elk zone tag that I want?
IDFG asks hunters to promptly report individual hunting results
Most of the major big game hunting seasons are now over. Successful or not, hunters are already starting to think about next season. So are we at Fish and Game!
Bonner County opposes wilderness plans
SANDPOINT - Bonner County commissioners are urging the U.S. Forest Service not to designate any more lands as wilderness in the Idaho Panhandle and Kootenai national forests.
Reward increased for tips on grizzly bear shooting
KALISPELL - Montana wildlife officials continue to seek tips on the shooting death of a grizzly bear found Nov. 3 northeast of Ovando in the Blackfoot Valley.
Bald eagle migration has begun
Bald eagles have begun to return to Wolf Lodge Bay on Lake Coeur d'Alene.
Schweitzer to celebrate 50 years Dec. 13-15
SANDPOINT - Schweitzer Mountain Resort turns 50 years old this month and would like everyone to join in for its birthday weekend, Dec. 13-15.
Cautious, but curious
Wolf recovery in the Northern Rocky Mountains is one of the greatest success stories in the history of the Endangered Species Act - that is unless you live here. In a period of time spanning less than 20 years, our…
'This is awesome'
SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) - As Rylan Peters stood in the spray-filled cavern behind 177-foot South Falls on a recent weekend, wearing a rain poncho and holding a hiking stick, he echoed the sentiment of so many children…
Fake massacres, wagon trail part of Almo history
ALMO, Idaho (AP) - Arlo Lloyd reached down and picked up a cobblestone off the California Trail.