Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
From the field: Owls of winter
The deep chill of winter seems an unlikely time for bird nesting, unless you happen to be an owl.
IDFG chief to retire next month
BOISE - Cal Groen, who for the last four years has led the agency in charge of Idaho's wildlife, fish and management of its population of wolves, is stepping down so he can spend more time being an outdoorsman.
Exploring the depths
COEUR d'ALENE - At 90,000 acres, Lake Pend Oreille is the largest body of water in Idaho.
IDFG News for February 17, 2011
Fish and Game begins aerial surveys for bighorn sheep
Think spring fishing
Ice fishing is hanging in there, according to Jeff Smith with Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service.
Homeward bound
POST FALLS - Police and residents gave a hoot.
Author to have book signing at Black Sheep Feb. 25
Author B. J. Campbell will sign "Close Calls: The True Tales of Cougar Bob, Adventures of Idaho Outdoorsman Robert L. Campbell," on Friday, Feb. 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Black Sheep Sporting Goods, 308 W. Seal…
Birds of a feather
COEUR d'ALENE - Kris and Edward Buchler, longtime members of the Coeur d'Alene Audubon Society, live in the Sky Harbor neighborhood on the bluffs above Fernan …
Plea negotiated in trooper's poaching case
SANDPOINT - A binding plea agreement is being proposed to resolve a misdemeanor criminal charge against an Idaho State Police trooper who shot a bull moose four days before the season opened.
Federal judge denies Forest Service plan
BOISE - Citing evidence that the United States Forest Service failed to comply with environmental laws, a federal judge struck down the Salmon-Challis National Forest's Travel Management Plan, according to a press …
Ice holding up, fish biting
Ice fishing is as good as it's been all winter with the return of low temperatures and cold weather.
One Idahoan qualifies for 2011 Bassmaster Classic
One angler from Idaho has qualified to compete in the Bassmaster Classic, slated for Feb. 18-20.
Fish and Game News for Feb. 10, 2011
Deer and elk objectives are met
ATV-riding hunters want backcountry trail access
BOISE - Some Idaho hunters who prefer to mount all-terrain vehicles to pursue their big-game quarry are chafing at Department of Fish and Game restrictions on where they can ride.
Fishing for answers
COEUR d'ALENE - From the Pend Oreille River to Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Fish and Game biologists roamed the Panhandle last year, catching, tracking and analyz…