Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Swift water rescue
POST FALLS - It happens every summer.
Lake City graduate presented with 'Murie Award'
A Lake City High School graduate was recently presented with The Wilderness Society's 2010 "Murie Award."
Kalispell angler hauls in record northern pike
A Kalispell angler hauled in what may be a North American-record northern pike on Thursday morning.
Fishing gets exciting for Cd'A, Hayden
Fishing is getting exciting on Coeur d'Alene and Hayden lakes. Using lipless crankbaits or Rattlin' Raps, fishermen will be sweeping in the small-mouth bass, said Jeff Smith of Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Gui…
Cd'A Canoe, Kayak Club returns
COEUR d'ALENE - They're back. With the return of summer-like weather comes the return of the Coeur d'Alene Canoe and Kayak Club. So on a sunny, almost windless…
Animals 'Fur sale'
COEUR d'ALENE - This is one list of auction items you won't find very often. Not even in North Idaho. Here is some of what's for bid on Saturday: 21 otters, 11…
Fishing in Idaho: It's better than ever
The fishing is great in Idaho, and people are catching on; more people are fishing now than anytime in the past decade.
Lake Cd'A fishing is improving
Fishing is only going to pick up more on Lake Coeur d'Alene, said Jeff Smith with Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service.
Life in pictures
POST FALLS - As Bob Thomas approaches 95 years old, he bemoans that he had to give up driving his car. The worst part? It has limited his opportunities to get …
Bears awake to plenty of spring green
Hungry bears are waking from their winter slumber and seeing a sight for sore eyes - the beginnings of spring green-up.
Conservation kids camp comes to fruition
Natural resource agencies, and sportsmen across the country, are coming to the realization that our outdoor traditions and heritage lie, to a great extent, in …
Carving out a niche in the art world
HOPE - The wolf head mounted on a pedestal in James Davis' office is surrounded by ribbons and lit by sun that slants through a large window. Davis, a physicis…
Outdoors Briefs for April 15, 2010
Fur sale set for May 1 in Cd'A; Paddle season opener tonight; Cd'A Sportsmen's Breakfast April 20; Center Target receives top rating; Sandpoint ranger office to move; Kalispell Bay boat launch repairs set
Budgets for bugs, other 'nongame' wildlife
In all the news about state budgets it is interesting to note that Idaho Fish and Game receives no general tax money. Fish and Game is funded by hunting and fishing license sales and federal excise taxes on sportin…
Idaho Falls man loses hunting privileges for life
Shooting five elk in one day has cost an Idaho Falls man his privilege to hunt for the rest of his life - not only in Idaho, but each of the 33 member states of the Wildlife Violator Compact. On March 22, 2010, Jer…