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Outdoors

What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.

Updated 1 day, 22 hours ago

2026 Deer and Elk Hunting Outlook

Updated 13 years, 2 months ago
Fall chinook salmon season adopted

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game Commission adopted Chinook salmon fishing seasons on parts of the Snake, Clearwater and Salmon rivers to open Sept. 1.

Updated 13 years, 2 months ago
Timber sale set for watershed

Updated 13 years, 2 months ago
Learning to like kokanee

It's been a long time since I had a trolling rod in my hands and a true sense of optimism about my chances of catching something worth keeping from the deep water of Hayden Lake.

Updated 13 years, 2 months ago
Bird feeding picks up as inexpensive hobby

Updated 13 years, 2 months ago
Going buggy over ticks

I was so smug when I arrived in Minnesota a few weeks ago and discovered I'd arrived before mosquito season, at least for the most part.

Updated 13 years, 2 months ago
UI study launched to boost fish stocks

MOSCOW - In an effort to boost stocks of steelhead trout, chinook salmon and Pacific lamprey, a team of University of Idaho researchers will begin a three-faceted study in the coming months.

Updated 13 years, 2 months ago
Sandpoint makes changes for bike traffic

SANDPOINT - Bicyclists should have an easier time getting around town with some changes to local roadways, according to public officials.

Updated 13 years, 2 months ago
Dead trees host living creatures

For 30 years, I have lived in homes heated by wood stoves.

Updated 13 years, 2 months ago
Water breakthroughs

COEUR d'ALENE - Ethan Bluemer was filled with excitement as he pulled up to the North Idaho College beach in a kayak on Tuesday.

Updated 13 years, 2 months ago
Controlled hunt drawing results online

Hunters who applied for elk, deer, pronghorn, fall turkey and black bear controlled hunts can check online to see whether they were successful in the recent computerized drawing.

Updated 13 years, 2 months ago
Local osprey banding provides valuable information

The osprey is a fish-eating hawk common to North Idaho. At least 100 pairs nest annually in the Lake Coeur d'Alene region, including the lower reaches of the St. Joe and Coeur d'Alene rivers.

Updated 13 years, 2 months ago
Fishing for a returnFishing for a return

Brandon Palaniuk is confident he won't let the Bassmaster Elite Series off his hook.

Updated 13 years, 2 months ago
Introducing Russia to Idaho's great outdoors

Frozen MOTO, a start-up company from Lewiston, is quickly gaining international attention and recognition for its groundbreaking snow bikes.

Updated 13 years, 2 months ago
Outdoors briefs July 4, 2013

Fall chinook season to be considered