Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Logan Pass time limits helped juggle record July visitation, Glacier National Park officials say
Labor Day marked the close of Glacier National Park’s pilot season for a timed parking system at Logan Pass.
Blackfeet Nation resumes enforcement of Chief Mountain closure
The closure affects the one-mile radius from the base of Chief Mountain and is in effect for everyone except Blackfeet people who use the area for cultural and…
Growing food for people and fish in Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho
The process begins with adult kokanee that are running up Granite Creek being collected and manually spawned by Fish and Game staff each fall.
Black bears in the Wood River Valley find food reward from unsecured residential garbage cart
Residents must work to keep bears from becoming habituated to garbage and other attractants at campgrounds, cabins, neighborhoods.
Belly Up
The first fish broke the line and that was the end of the fishing. I knew the leader was beyond repair at that point and I didn’t have another one.
Yellowstone calls for more bison in new plan
The purpose of the EIS is to preserve an ecologically sustainable population of wild and migratory bison while continuing to work with partners to address issu…
Island Park man shoots grizzly in self defense
Idaho Department of Fish and Game responded to the scene upon receiving a call about a dead bear near the roadway
17 Idaho hunters draw Super Hunt tags
Hunters still have a second chance to win a Super Hunt tag this year.
Angler assistance is critical to managing invasive walleye in salmon and steelhead waters
Information provided by anglers – along with a fish trap at Lower Granite Dam – indicate that walleye are moving upstream of Lower Granite in increasing numbe…
F&G confirms the first grizzly bear sighting west of I-15 in the Upper Snake Region
With spring and summer activities in full swing across most of the state, now is the prefect time to review and abide by some basic bear awareness reminders – …
Glacier National Park plows at Big Drift
Glacier Park plow crews cleared the snow at the pass and then headed down to the Big Drift east of the Continental Divide
F&G officer dispatches black bear near large public event in Riggins
The bear was first observed getting into trash cans in Riggins earlier in May, and at that time Fish and Game worked with the city of Riggins to spread the word about preventing access to human food sources.
It's trout stocking time!
Welcome in summer with some great fishing opportunity
Great fishing awaits anglers in June as F&G trout stocking reaches its annual peak
Anglers may find many rivers running at peak flows that can make fishing challenging, but some good river fishing opportunities still exist, particularly Chino…
Zinke seeks $50 million for infrastructure projects in western Montana
he project, if approved, would update 3.71 miles of roadway
Turkey hunter attacked by female moose with calves near Blackfoot
A moose will often bluff by pawing the ground and licking its lips. If it lowers its ears, a charge is likely forthcoming!