Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
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.
A revival on the South Fork?
BOISE (AP) - For years, if not decades, the South Fork of the Boise River has been as reliable as a Swiss watch and as consistent as tax day.
Study yields clues to sturgeon restoration strategy
COOK, Wash. - The eggs of endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon are less likely to hatch on some of the surfaces that have been made more common by human changes on the river, a new U.S. Geological Survey report…
Elk hunters concerned about wolves
TWIN FALLS (AP) - About a third of Idaho hunters who made written comments on the Idaho Fish and Game Commission's draft elk-management plan say they want more wolves killed to increase the elk population.
'Nobody wants to get injured'
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - Every year ski fitness classes become more popular. The horror stories about the people who blow out a knee or pull a muscle send locals to the fall training classes to prepare for winter.