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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 3 days ago

Hikers, bikers should have Sun Road access by mid-May

Still, by mid-May the road should be open to Avalanche Creek, so folks can hike and bike as they normally would ...

Updated 1 month ago
Over 150 deer killed to contain spread of disease

A project geared to reduce deer density in the Slate Creek area in Unit 14 north of Riggins, and to minimize the spread of chronic wasting disease, removed m...

Updated 1 month ago
Glacier reservations to open for July

The next round of Glacier National Park vehicle registrations begins Wednesday, March 1 at Recreation.gov. This time around, reservations are available fo...

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Landowners to cull deer to stop disease

Fish and Game will start a project on Feb. 13 to reduce deer density in the Slate Creek area in Unit 14 north of Riggins and east of U.S. 95 in an effort to ...

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Bowhunter class opens for hunting certification cards

Registration is open for a hunter and bowhunter certification course scheduled Feb 17 -19 in Farragut Public Shooting Range, 33644 North Shooters Road, Athol.

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
River plan making progress, but very slowly

A draft of the Comprehensive River Management Plan for the three forks of the Flathead River won’t see public scrutiny any time soon.

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Gray wolf management plan opens for comment

Idaho Fish and Game is seeking comments on a Draft Gray Wolf Management Plan 2023-2028. The plan will provide guidance for staff to implement management acti...

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Fish and Game hires new director

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission has extended an offer to Jim Fredericks to serve as the new director of Idaho Fish and Game. Fredericks has been a deputy ...

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Fish and Game opens grant applications

Idaho Fish & Wildlife Foundation is accepting applications for its 2023 grants cycle. The grants program provides funding on a competitive basis to nonprofit...

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Fish and Game detects 15 cases of CWD statewide in 2022

With nearly all results back from 2022 chronic wasting disease testing, Fish and Game found 15 positive cases out of 3,171 tests statewide. All CWD cases fro...

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Wolf population declines

Idaho’s 2022 population estimate of 1,337 wolves declined by about 13%, or 206 wolves, compared with the 2021 estimate based on cameras surveys that measure ...

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
IDFG sets new big game season, pending feedback

Idaho Fish and Game will be setting new big game seasons for deer, elk, pronghorn, black bear, wolf and mountain lion, and gathering public input on proposal...

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Apply now for turkey tags

Turkey hunters can apply for 2023 spring controlled turkey hunts from Feb. 1 to March 1.

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Glacier Park visitation declined in 2022

Glacier National Park in Montana saw its lowest number of visitors since 2015 last year, not counting the pandemic year of 2020.

Updated 1 month, 4 weeks ago
2022 hooked plenty of fish stories

Here are the top state record-setting fish stories from this year

Updated 1 month, 4 weeks ago
IDFG has a plan for big game emergencies

People aren’t the only ones who can find it a bit of a struggle when a heavy winter storm rolls through Idaho. Our state’s wildlife, specifically deer, elk a...