Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Lowrey named Extreme Huntress
SANDPOINT - Sandpoint hunter Amanda Lowrey has been declared the winner of the 2014 Extreme Huntress contest.
Information sought on wasted elk near Nez Perce
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information on the illegal taking of two cow elk and a calf elk on Friday, Dec. 27.
New elk study begins in Panhandle
Many people think that fish and game field work slows down a great deal in the winter after the hunting seasons end. When I first started 32 years ago, that was somewhat accurate.
How to survive a fall through ice
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Nearly 150 Juneauites trekked to the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center recently for a lesson in surviving falling into icy waters.
Elk Foundation leader speaking at Saturday event
COEUR d'ALENE - Lake City Community Church is hosting the Great Outdoors Event again this year, and it will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Rapping about wraps
This is one of those "way back when" stories ...
Ask Fish and Game
Question: I forgot to turn in my harvest report, is it too late?
KEA to serve as Lake Cd'A Waterkeeper
Kootenai Environmental Alliance announced last week that it joined the National Waterkeeper Alliance as the Lake Coeur d'Alene Waterkeeper.
Tracking technology leads to new era of management
In the 1960s the world of wildlife management gained a tool that transformed wildlife research and management - radio telemetry.
2013 big year for Pend Oreille fishery recovery
The past year was a good one for kokanee and trophy rainbow trout on Lake Pend Oreille, and for the anglers who pursue them. The fishery has steadily improved in recent years following intensive efforts to reduce p…
Fish and Game seeks comments on proposed rule changes
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game wants to hear from the public about proposed rule changes.
Why manage wildlife in wilderness?
Recent media coverage about the Idaho Department of Fish and Game sending an employee to try to remove two of the wolf packs in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness has raised questions and concerns.
Ask Fish and Game: Ice fishing rules
Question: Is there enough ice for ice fishing yet anywhere?
Hunting a respite for hurt veteran
TWIN FALLS (AP) - While many people were thinking about their gifts neatly wrapped under the tree in the days before Christmas, Bo Jones was thinking about duc…
Researcher: At least 42 grizzlies in Cabinet, Yaak
MISSOULA (AP) - Researchers have accounted for at least 42 grizzly bears in the Cabinet and Yaak regions of northwestern Montana.