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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 hours, 51 minutes ago

'Cattle and sage-grouse can co-exist'

“Decisions regarding sage-grouse and cattle were being made by land managers, but there wasn’t a lot of science to…

Updated 4 weeks ago
OUTDOORS: Gone fishing

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Updated 1 month ago
On 'World Bee Day,' the bees did not seem bothered. They should be

On the eighth annual “World Bee Day,” the bees did not seem bothered.

Updated 1 month ago
Speed unknown factor in death of Grizzly 1058, one of 399’s offspring

The more time bears hang out near roads, the higher the probability that they’re going to be struck and killed by a vehicle, DeBolt said. Game and Fish is find…

Updated 1 month ago
Forest and park service worker cuts leave wildland firefighting crews short-staffed

Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire sea…

Updated 1 month ago
Got a good set of eyes and a green thumb?

Fish and Game will be hosting a virtual training webinar on May 28

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Glacier Park Weekend Update

Sun Road will open to Avalanche Creek to vehicles

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Glacier withdraws plan to put bull trout in Gunsight Lake

Glacier National Park and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have withdrawn a plan to stock native bull trout into Gunsight Lake, an iconic high mountain lake …

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Idaho resource committee accepting proposals

Implementation of stewardship objectives that enhance forest ecosystems. Restoration and improvement of land health and water quality. Projects should also be located on or near National Forest System lands i…

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Saturday hike at Cougar Bay Nature Preserve

The trail continues through fir, tamarack, and pine forested slopes, up to a viewing platform overlooking Cougar Bay and Coeur d’Alene. The 2.5-mile hike has an elevation gain of about 400 feet. It should take a…

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Restoration workshop in Sandpoint

The program is eligible for four Society of American Foresters CFE credits, three Idaho pesticide recertification credits and six Idaho Pro-Logger credits. The program can accommodate up to 30 people. A $20.00 regi…

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Boating access sites will be closed in May

The site at Hayden Lake Sportsman Park will be closed to all public access May 6-7, reopening on May 8. While closed, areas of damaged asphalt above the boat ramp will be patched and repaired. The site at the Cl…

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Celebrating and honoring Idaho’s first state game warden, Charles Henry Arbuckle

Arbuckle made several recommendations he felt were needed, not only administratively but in the interest of Idaho’s fish, game, and for sportsmen.

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Statewide trout stocking highlights for May

Fishing for stocked rainbow trout can be a great way to introduce budding anglers to the sport by using simple, inexpensive setups. Many of these fisheries hig…

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Turkey hunters in North Idaho are reminded to report leg bands from harvested turkeys

Fish and Game staff in the Panhandle launched a wild turkey study last spring to better understand and manage wild turkeys in Idaho. By reporting leg bands to the Panhandle Regional office at (208) 769-1414, you ca…

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
‘Never a dull day’

While spring steelhead season keeps local conservation officers busy, they do much more