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Outdoors

What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.

Updated 1 day, 11 hours ago

North Idaho Bear Fair returns

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Vets with a Disabled American Veteran license are eligible for discount hunt permits

Beginning this month only disabled veterans who have a Disabled American Veteran license are eligible for the discounted archery and muzzleloader permits.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Old school applies to pizza, fishing

She heats her cold pizza in the stove and yesterday’s coffee in a saucepan on the burner.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
A crippling situation

Elk hoof disease moves farther into Idaho; hunters asked to report abnormalities

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Nonresident deer tags selling out fast

Nonresident hunters who plan to hunt whitetail deer in the Panhandle should purchase tags now, as the regular non-resident whitetail tags sold out last week, and nonresident elk tags sold out earlier this month.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Born to wander

Idaho bull trout travels 200 miles to spawn

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
FROM THE AP: Black bear rescued as cub released back into Wyoming woods

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — When Taz McBride first laid eyes on “Hissy” he was up close with the tiny black bear in his grandmother’s Melody Ranch backyard.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Catch and release record cutthroat caught on North Fork of CDA River

A Coeur d’Alene angler landed the latest Westslope cutthroat trout catch and release record earlier this month on the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
BLM urges fire awareness during outdoor activities

The Bureau of Land Management is asking for help to stop wildfires before they happen.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
A spring fishing tale from Montucky

Our guide Sancho carefully drew a map in the air with his index finger, uttering words that cause fly anglers to scratch their chins with a measure of dignity, before scratching themselves.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Shrelping course draws crowds to Lewiston-Clarkston valley

The Lewiston-Clarkston Valley is recognized for its proximity to a wide range of outdoor recreation.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
A good hat is hard to find

Ron Meek and I stood on the banks of Boulder River near Big Timber and watched a jet boat the size of a Florida shrimper power up the roiling water that dumped…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Ferry Canyon walleye commemorates granddad

Sometimes a big fish means more than a trophy, a great memory or an unusual story. Occasionally, such an event carries an even deeper, spiritual meaning.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Ebert of Weippe named to IDFG Commish

BOISE — Gov. Brad Little announced Wednesday the appointment of Don Ebert as the Clearwater Region representative on the Idaho Fish and Game Commission.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Salmon closes on Lower Salmon

The Chinook salmon fishing season on the Lower Salmon River closed Wednesday, and anglers can no longer target Chinook after June 20 on the Little Salmon River.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Winter survival better for elk and mule deer

Statewide survival of mule deer fawns and elk calves was above average through the end of May, based on the results of a collared deer survey conducted by the …