Outdoors
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Outdoors briefs for March 29, 2012
Charges reduced in poaching case
Free chinook seminar at Cabela's Sunday
Cabela's will offer a free chinook salmon fishing seminar on Sunday at 11 a.m. in the fishing department.
'Forests are never static'
The problem - and the fun - of managing a forest is that it's never over, says Al Kyle.
New online map a hit with recreationists
BOISE - ATV, motorbike, UTV and 4WD enthusiasts now have a handy online resource available for finding new places to ride in Idaho. It's called the Idaho OHV o…
'24 Hours of Schweitzer' tickets still available
SANDPOINT - Tickets for the "24 Hours of Schweitzer" auction and awards dinner are still available, with more than 125 auction items and prizes on tap for one of the leading cystinosis fundraisers in the country.
Keeping tradition
COEUR d'ALENE - Families and individuals who want to learn traditional rifle marksmanship skills and the role it played in our country's founding in an enjoyab…
Spring fishing signs starting to surface
Despite the sour weather, there are signs of spring yet, said Jeff Smith with Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service.
Glacier National Park fishers to be counted
Every year, Glacier National Park biologist John Waller gets about a half-dozen reports from people who claim to have seen a fisher in the park.
Forest Service extends comment period for draft plan
COEUR d'ALENE - The Forest Service has extended the comment period on the Idaho Panhandle and Kootenai National Forest Draft Forest Plans and Draft Environmental Impact Statements.
Time to enter Super Hunt drawing
The deadline to enter the first Super Hunt drawing is May 31.
Wet weather should help area anglers
The flurries of sleet and the chilled rain might be miserable for humans, but they're great for fish, according to Jeff Smith with Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service.
Bonner County officials seek delisting of woodland caribou
SANDPOINT - Bonner County is contracting with the Pacific Legal Foundation to petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the southern Selkirk Mountain woodland caribou from the federal endangered species…
Outdoor Idaho tackles state's crazy geology
In what its producers are calling the most complicated show they have ever attempted, Outdoor Idaho devotes an entire hour to the state's unusual and complicat…
Glacier gives region a boost
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK - Massive peaks, huge lakes, ancient trees - and an economic wallop to boot.
Annual wolf report available online
The 2011 annual summary of wolf monitoring in Idaho shows wolf numbers are down for the second consecutive year.