Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Ice fishing gets better up north
Ice fishing is taking off.
Land-exchange protects habitat, improves access
In the Idaho Panhandle, on the south face of the Cabinet Mountains overlooking Lake Pend Oreille, 921 acres of elk and moose wintering range have been permanently secured for wildlife habitat and public access in a…
IDFG News
IDFG Commission to meet in Boise
Producer receives award for grizzly film
Gus Chambers, a television producer at The University of Montana's Broadcast Media Center and MontanaPBS, recently received a Programming Excellence Award from American Public Television for his documentary "Glacie…
Winter operations plan moving ahead
SANDPOINT - A flexible winter power operations plan continues to track toward implementation on Lake Pend Oreille.
Accused elk poacher files suit against Fish and Game
SANDPOINT - A Bonners Ferry veterinarian accused of poaching an elk north of Upper Priest Lake has filed a federal lawsuit against the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Ice fishing in full swing
Ice fishing on most of the small lakes north of Coeur d'Alene are in full swing.
Count them- all 8,798
COEUR d'ALENE - Out of nearly 9,000 birds counted Saturday, one stood out.
Avista Utilities to draw down water level at Lake Spokane
SPOKANE - Avista Utilities will start to draw down the water level at Lake Spokane (Long Lake Reservoir) on Friday.
Annual 'Eagle Watch' week begins Dec. 26
COEUR d'ALENE - Lake Coeur d'Alene is now offering the perfect venue for families to view the American bald eagle. Last week, a record 259 eagles were counted along the east end of the lake by Bureau of Land Manage…
Ice fishing starts; Caution is advised
Ice fishing is under way on smaller lakes in northern Kootenai and Bonner counties.
IDFG seeks comments on upland game seasons
Idaho Fish and Game is working on recommendations for furbearer and upland game hunting season rules, except sage-grouse, for 2012-13 and 2013-14.
Free Ski Day Jan. 7
Free Ski Day is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 7 at Priest Lake State Park.
Back from Alaska
The Pretty Lady, says Gary Dawes, is not your ordinary boat. Whoever made it knew what they were doing. They knew boats.
Reduced winter entrance fees at Glacier National Park
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK - Reduced winter season entrance fees are in effect through April 30 at Glacier National Park - $15 for vehicles and $10 for hikers, bicyclists and motorcyclists for a seven-day pass.