Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Will's Runout honors teen skier
SANDPOINT - A Feb. 5 ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for a trail at Schweitzer Mountain Resort that has been named in the memory of a Sandpoint teen who died unexpectedly of a heart ailment while skiing in 2009.
Straight shooter
POST FALLS - There are more than 2,000 shooting ranges in the country.
IDFG Commission to meet in Boise this month
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will set seasons for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat for 2011 and 2012 during the annual meeting Jan. 26 and 27 in Boise.
Warm spell prompts ice fishing warning
With the recent warm spell and rain, the message with ice fishing on area lakes is simple but important.
Mutual aid
COEUR d'ALENE - The whitebark pine and the Clark's nutcracker have a very special relationship.
Exploration of a lifetime
Have you ever seen a mountain lion in the wild?
Weather cools steelhead fishing
With this week's chilly temperatures and snow coming on, steelhead fishing on the rivers to the south, including the Snake, Grand Ronde and the Clearwater, is taking a bit of a break, said Pat Way, co-owner of Nort…
Outdoors briefs for January 13, 2011
Free transceiver course offered
Bismark Meadows land acquired to aid Selkirk grizzlies
NORDMAN - The Vital Ground Foundation has secured another 327 acres of crucial grizzly bear habitat at Priest Lake Bismark Meadows.
Ask Fish and Game: Ice fishing rules
Q. If I can have five poles for ice fishing, does a two-pole permit mean I can have 10?
Fernan's fine fishing
FERNAN LAKE - Before Tom Colnaric heads to Fernan Lake for a day of ice fishing, he goes over a checklist in his head.
Area lakes safe for ice fishing
The lakes are prime for ice fishing, said Dale Odenbaugh with Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service.
River otter harvest quota met Tuesday
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has announced that the river otter harvest quota of 15 otters for the Panhandle Region was reached at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Elk baiting suspects caught
BONNERS FERRY - Katka Road residents who were suspected of elk baiting last year have been caught, according to the Idaho Fish and Game officials.
Raptor roadshow
COEUR d'ALENE - Scout the great horned owl peered toward the rafters with big yellow eyes.