Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Both large, smallmouth bass become active eaters
It's the best of two worlds as both large and smallmouth bass are becoming active eaters for the season.
'The Varmint Hunter'
PHILIPSBURG, Mont. - As Bud Oakland navigates his silver Honda CR-V over a bumpy, hilly pasture, a few crows circle overhead. Oakland grins a bit and chuckles.…
Fish Tips May 27, 2010
Smallmouth bass beginning to bite
New heights
If I live to be 100, I may never see a better day to climb, especially on the fickle Mt. Rainier. I had been looking forward to this weekend for a while - ever…
'Route of the Hiawatha' opens Saturday
The "Route of the Hiawatha" opens Saturday. The acclaimed 15-mile "rail-to-trail" mountain bike or hike trail utilizes the abandoned Milwaukee Railroad grade between the old town site of Taft, Mont., and the North …
Largemouth bass great on Hayden Lake
Largemouth bass fishing is hot on Hayden Lake, according to Jeff Smith of Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service. "(Fishermen) are fishing shallow in the weeds, tight to the bank," Smith said. "(The fish) …
Black bear appears big enough for record books
Bowhunter Charlie Radobenko early this month took down a large chocolate-colored black bear in the Coeur d'Alene National Forest, and the animal appears to be …
Age not kind for Glacier 100th birthday
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont. - Age has not been kind to Glacier National Park. The gorgeous million-acre park in northwestern Montana celebrated its 100th birt…
Crappie, largemouth bass active in area lakes
Water temperatures have warmed up, and that means pre-spawning season has started and crappie and largemouth bass are really active.
Weather puts damper on fishing
Whipping winds and wild weather have pushed the crappie and bass down to depths that are making it hard for fishermen to catch them.
Cd'A Canoe & Kayak Club meets tonight
The Coeur d'Alene Canoe & Kayak Club will meet at 5:30 tonight for its Thursday Evening paddle at Mineral Ridge on Lake Coeur d'Alene, outside Wolf Lodge Bay.
The ABCs of wildlife: It's the habitat
Whether enrolled in a hunter education course or engaged in Project WILD activities at their local school, youngsters learn early that all wildlife species have the same basic requirements for survival: food, water…
Free work gloves provided with burn permits
Keep Idaho Green is targeting debris burners with their 2010 Fire Prevention/Education Campaign "Think - Before You Burn."
IDFG to meet in Lewiston
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet May 19 and 20 in Lewiston.
SV dinner, auction is Saturday
WALLACE - The Silver Valley Friends of the NRA are gearing up for their second dinner and auction on Saturday.