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.
Comments wanted on restoration projects in Shoshone County
As both Shoshone Park and Little Guard Lookout are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, any modification to the buildings or surrounding propert…
Glacier Park plows closer to Logan Pass
The Many Glacier and Chief Mountain Roads have also opened for the summer season.
Women in the Woods field day opportunity
Hands on training for forestland owners
Clark Fork River produces new state record Westslope cutthroat trout
Westslope Cutthroat Trout are found in rivers (and some lakes) primarily throughout central and northern Idaho
Application period for fall 2024 swan controlled hunt opens May 1
A total of 50 swan tags were added to the controlled hunt application process following a Fish and Game Commission decision in July 2021, and opportunities are limited to Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, and Kootenai cou…
Skeet club celebrates winter league
About 100 people gathered April 13 at the Hayden Lake Eagles Club for the 2024 Coeur d’Alene Skeet and Trap Club winter league awards banquet.
Fish and Game is recruiting new volunteer range safety officers at the Farragut Shooting Range Center in Athol
Support the hunting and shooting sports industry by volunteering as a Range Safety Officer
Fish and Game suspects Adenovirus Hemorrhagic Disease as culprit in Upper Snake moose mortalities
One fawn mule deer mortality from late February had laboratory testing confirm AHD, and samples from the other mortalities are currently at the lab for testing.
F&G commission sets migratory game bird seasons for 2024-25
The seasons for migratory game birds will remain mostly the same as last year.
Columbia Falls a natural ‘funnel’ for bears
Last year Vallieres responded to 18 grizzly bear conflict calls in Columbia Falls. The year before that, which was a bad year for wild berry crops, that number…
Wesche honored as Shikar-Safari Club International Wildlife Officer of the Year
Officer Wesche has been in the Rexburg patrol area for five years.
F&G biologists complete Middle Fork Salmon River bighorn sheep survey
Biologists counted a total of 1,123 bighorns. This included 578 ewes, 198 lambs, and 347 rams; 163 of those were classified as mature Class III and IV individu…
Zinke lauds decision to hold more water in Flathead Lake this spring
Last summer, Flathead Lake saw record-low water levels, prompting outcry from shoreline residents and business owners.
Elk management plan available for public review and comment
The plan will provide guidance for staff to implement management actions that will aid in managing elk populations and guide harvest recommendations.
Glacier National Park details coming construction work
Primitive camping at Many Glacier Campground will be unavailable in the fall owing to construction.