Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Bringing back the goats
WHITEFISH, Mont. - They mostly blinked out on the Whitefish Range sometime in the 1960s, but now there is a proposal to bring mountain goats back.
Dream job
Thirty-nine years ago, during his freshman year at the University of Montana, Larry Mink traveled to Glacier National Park for the very first time.
2010 the busiest year for park visitors
Glacier National Park's Centennial year has turned out to be the busiest ever for park visitation.
Corporate branding considered for state parks
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Clearwater steelhead may be best bet right now
With local streams being fairly inactive with fishing, anglers' best bet may be on the Clearwater River with steelhead, said Tommy Thompson, who works in the fishing department at Cabela's.
IDFG commission suspends wolf species management plan
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission, in a telephone conference call Wednesday, Dec. 8, suspended Idaho's 2008-2012 species management plan for wolves.
IDFG to fit cow elk with VHF radio collars
Hunting season has come and gone, but Idaho Fish and Game still has work to do this winter.
Rate your charitable giving this holiday season.
Cold snap still needed to spur on ice season
Local fishermen may be chomping at the bit to get on the ice with reports of a great season ahead this winter, but it's still a little early in Kootenai County.
Commission: Grizzlies are state's business
BOISE - State fish and game commissioners want to rein in eastern Idaho's grizzly bears.
America's Ambassadors
It's that time of year again when bald eagles migrate from Canada to feed on the kokanee in Lake Coeur d'Alene.
Snowfall and solitude
Long before we embarked, while still debating the wisdom of a late-season hiking trip, I told my friend one thing: The scenery would be spectacular.
Visiting Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park is still on pace for a record year for visitation, recording a 33 percent increase in visitors in October over the same month last year.
Promising ice fishing awaits - but not quite yet
Contrary to last year, it's shaping up to be an excellent ice fishing season in North Idaho, said Johnny Booey, fishing lead at Cabela's.
A great time to buy
COEUR d'ALENE - Fifty bucks for a pair of Alpine 10 x 50 binoculars is a heckuva deal, says Matt Selders, store manager at Wholesale Sports in Coeur d'Alene.