Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Win prizes for creel packets
Fish and Game is reminding burbot anglers on the Kootenai River to turn in their creel packets by May 1 to be entered into a free raffle for some great prizes.
Moose tag applications open
The application period for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat controlled hunts is now open and runs through April 30. Hunters can apply online or at any Fi…
By the numbers: Elk up, deer down
For the ninth consecutive year, Idaho elk harvests came in at over 20,000. While it was another good year for elk hunter harvest, both mule deer and white-tai…
Public comments sought for big game range, migration plan
Idaho Fish and Game is encouraging the public to provide comments on its “Big Game Winter Range and Migration Corridor” draft action plan.
Fish and Game wraps up containment
Fish and Game wildlife staff will continue to monitor the Slate Creek and surrounding areas for chronic wasting disease during the summer months and throughout…
Local lakes to be stocked with 43K fish
Over 43,000 catchable-size (10 to 12 inch) rainbow trout will be stocked in the Panhandle Region in April.
Idaho Trails Association teaching Backpacking 101
Idaho Trails Association will be hosting a free, three-hour class April 13 from 6-9 p.m. about backpacking.
Good fences make good wildlife neighbors
The Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Idaho Fish and Game and the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative recently announced a joint project to improve …
Fowl season not dampened by foul weather
Season opens April 8 for youth, April 15 for general hunt.
Snow vehicle use opens to public comment
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests welcomes comments on a proposed Kaniksu Over-Snow Vehicle Use Designation project environmental assessment.
Hikers, bikers should have Sun Road access by mid-May
Still, by mid-May the road should be open to Avalanche Creek, so folks can hike and bike as they normally would in the spring beyond the gate
21 samples of 375 positive for chronic wasting disease
Fish and Game continues work to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease. A total of 375 deer and eight elk have been removed from the Slate Creek drainage a…
Fish and Game posts draw results
The results have been posted through Fish and Game’s licensing system, GoOutdoorsIdaho.com. Hunters can check their GoOutdoorsIdaho account to view their contr…
Fish and Game asks for help to protect ancient fish
Knowing how to provide the right tips will help conservation officers investigate a case.
Get to know Clagstone Meadows
Clagstone Meadows, a well-known expanse of timberland in Bonner County, has been open to the public since 2017.