Outdoors
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Campgrounds delay openings
COEUR d'ALENE - Snow covered access roads, muddy campsites and saturated terrain are combining to delay the opening of several national forest campgrounds in the Coeur d'Alene area.
IDFG Commission extends steelhead season
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Thursday, April 28, extended the steelhead season on the Upper Salmon River.
IDFG preps for wolf season
COEUR d'ALENE - Barring any delays, gray wolves will soon be removed from the federal endangered species list, and Idaho Fish and Game is preparing for a 2011-12 wolf season.
Corps expects flood stage to be exceeded
SANDPOINT - Lake Pend Oreille and the Pend Oreille River downstream of Albeni Falls Dam are expected to exceed flood stage this spring because of cooler than n…
Crappie bite is coming on
The crappie bite is starting to heat up on area lakes, including Cocolalla, Fernan and Hayden, said Bug Frasca of North West Classic Tackle in Hayden.
Ready, aim, fire
Pop, pop, pop.
Hayden Boy Scouts prep for disasters
HAYDEN - Boy Scouts of Troop 911 are ready for the call.
Marine 6 reports for duty
SAGLE - Response times and rescue capabilities will be enhanced on the southern end of Lake Pend Oreille thanks to a new Bonner County Sheriff's Marine Patrol …
Land exchange nears completion
SANDPOINT - An environmental assessment has been finalized for a land exchange designed to benefit wildlife habitat and improve recreation access in the Hope area.
A season for stocking
FERNAN - Roughly two minutes after John Rankin released thousands of rainbow trout into the east end of Fernan Lake, a small squadron of ospreys swooped in for…
Think spring - fishing catching on
Even though it's cold, bass fishing is still active.
Mint rolls out Glacier Park coin
KALISPELL, Mont. - A piece of Glacier National Park worth 25 cents soon will be available as the United States rolls out a commemorative quarter for the park.
Unlicensed guide changing plea
SANDPOINT - A Washington state angler who pleaded not guilty to guiding a fishing trip on Priest Lake without a license is changing his plea.
Wolf protections expected to be lifted by Congress
BILLINGS, Mont. - An attachment to the federal budget bill needed to avert a government shutdown would take gray wolves off the endangered species list across …
Glacier spring snow plowing under way
Spring snow plowing is under way in Glacier National Park, with crews expecting to encounter deep snow in some areas.