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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 16 years, 2 months ago
Bear, cub euthanized after attacking camper

ST. REGIS, Mont. - A bear that injured a Washington man was trapped and euthanized on Thursday.

Updated 16 years, 2 months ago
Four mares released on Wild Horse Island

Flathead Lake's Wild Horse Island got four more namesake animals, wild horses delivered from the Ulm area.

Updated 16 years, 2 months ago
Fishing to get better with nice weather

The Coeur d'Alene River is fishing well right now, said Bryan Gregg of Orvis Northwest Outfitters.

Updated 16 years, 3 months ago
Reeling in winners

Two Coeur d'Alene residents did well recently in the 2010 BASS Federation Western Divisionals at Lake Martinez in Arizona, and will move on to the national cha…

Updated 16 years, 3 months ago
River fishing could be short-lived

River fishing season could be short-lived this year, so even though a rainy June has caused the Coeur d'Alene River to run fast and high for now, anglers should still get out there while they can.

Updated 16 years, 3 months ago
Are the Kootenai River white sturgeon bad parents?

Ever since studies of white sturgeon spawning in the Kootenai River began in the early 1990s, researchers have wondered why sturgeon were found to be spawning over sandy bottoms.

Updated 16 years, 3 months ago
Smallmouth bass biting in Lake Cd'A

Smallmouth bass are biting in Lake Coeur d'Alene, said Jordan Smith of Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service.

Updated 16 years, 3 months ago
IDFG seeks comment on game rules

Idaho Fish and Game will be gathering public comments on several proposed new rules.

Updated 16 years, 3 months ago
Changes coming in raccoon management

Two new laws affecting raccoons and wildlife causing damage were passed by the 2010 Legislature, approved by the governor and take effect July 1.

Updated 16 years, 3 months ago
Glacier officials suspend mountain goat study

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK - Glacier National Park officials report that a new University of Montana study of mountain goats has been suspended pending an internal investigation into the cause of two deaths of adult mou…

Updated 16 years, 3 months ago
Always ready to Tri something new

COEUR d'ALENE - Fun, for someone like Gerard Connolly, is camping three nights at 17,000 feet. Even when it hurts to breathe. Even when it's so cold at night i…

Updated 16 years, 3 months ago
An ideal time to fish some area lakes

Pat Way at Orvis Northwest Outfitters in Coeur d'Alene suggests river anglers in need of a fix this week try pulling fish from some of the area's lakes.

Updated 16 years, 3 months ago
Life like

COEUR d'ALENE - The bobcat looks alive.

Updated 16 years, 3 months ago
Outdoors Briefs for June 10, 2010

Bradley to give expedition June 19

Updated 16 years, 3 months ago
New wave of water sports

COEUR d'ALENE - The sun will come out, eventually, and the waters will warm. When it does, there is a relatively recent activity, at least for inlanders, that …