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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 13 years, 11 months ago
Pheasant season opens Saturday in North Idaho

The regular pheasant season opens Saturday, Oct. 13, in North Idaho, Area 1, and runs through Dec. 31.

Updated 13 years, 11 months ago
Anglers still can troll for kokanee on Lake Cd'A

Don't do anything fancy, just stick to the basics this time of year.

Updated 13 years, 11 months ago
OktoberFish Derby held in Bayview

The OktoberFish Derby in Bayview on Lake Pend Oreille held Oct. 6-7 attracted 105 fishermen and women on 50 boats competing for the largest kamloops rainbow tr…

Updated 13 years, 11 months ago
Great weather helps Sun Road work

Favorable fall weather has helped reconstruction work on Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road. Crews recently finished paving a section of the highway from Haystack Creek to Big Bend.

Updated 13 years, 11 months ago
Moose carcass prompts wildlife hazard warning for Harrison Lake Trail

SANDPOINT - A fresh moose carcass was discovered Wednesday along the Selkirk Crest's popular Harrison Lake Trail prompting local Forest Service officials to issue a wildlife hazard warning for the trail.

Updated 13 years, 11 months ago
Hiking the Mission Divide

Over Labor Day weekend, I checked out of my various responsibilities and realized the dream of completing an extended hike in the highest ALA of the Mission Mo…

Updated 13 years, 11 months ago
Hunting with your kids

"Mama say sit down, be very quiet. I sit down. Mama get down on one knee. BAFF! BAFF! Deer run 'way SUPER fast."

Updated 13 years, 11 months ago
Kokanee still congregating at Wolf Lodge, Beauty Bay

There are still enough kokanee congregated in Wolf Lodge and Beauty Bay to keep a crowd of fishermen busy, said Jeff Smith with Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service.

Updated 13 years, 11 months ago
Forest visitors reminded of Purcell Mountain Range road changes

COEUR d'ALENE - Some gate opening dates in the Purcell and Cabinet Mountains on the east side of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests' North Zone have changed to Dec. 1 from Nov. 16.

Updated 13 years, 11 months ago
If trees could talk

Take a step back in time with a trip to Settlers Grove of Ancient Cedars.

Updated 13 years, 12 months ago
Glacier visitation increases in August

This year's trend of increased visitation to Glacier National Park continued in August, putting the park 13 percent ahead of visitor numbers for the first eigh…

Updated 13 years, 12 months ago
Answering the call

POST FALLS - It's the hunting answer to "American Idol."

Updated 13 years, 12 months ago
Boats pack Wolf Lodge Bay fishing for kokanee

If you see boats packed in Wolf Lodge Bay, it's not a fishing derby, said Jeff Smith with Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service.

Updated 13 years, 12 months ago
Waterfowl hunting clinics Saturday

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is soliciting young sportsmen and women interested in learning to hunt waterfowl.

Updated 14 years ago
Outdoors briefs September 20, 2012

Ranger District offers disabled hunters access