Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Emerald Creek rockhound site re-opens in May
The Emerald Creek Garnet rock collecting site will open Memorial Day.
Fewer hunters and lower success rates reported last year
Fewer mule deer, white-tailed deer and elk were reported harvested last year than a year earlier, according to Idaho Fish And Game.
At 700 pounds, black bear killed in New Jersey sets world record
A 700-pound black bear killed by bow on private land in Morris County, N.J., has set a world record for North American black bear, besting the mark set in 1993…
The biologists who are losing sleep over sheep They're working to solve the thorny problem of mixing bighorn sheep and backcountry skiers
It turns out the Teton Range bighorn sheep don’t like people much.
More wolf hunting in NI and Clearwater
Idaho Fish and Game Commission adopted nine proposed modifications to wolf hunting and trapping statewide for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, according to Fish and Game.
In spring, the wood pile dwindles, but there’s more sun in the sky
Spring at the ranch meant fewer than two cords of wood in the shed.
Forest Service wants to provide access to landlocked public property
The Forest Service wants to hear from outdoor enthusiasts who want to recreate on public land but are denied access because it is blocked by private property.
North Idaho black bear study in its second year
When Matt Nelson completes his black bear study next year he hopes to have collared 36 bears from south central Idaho to the Panhandle’s St. Joe River Valley i…
Idaho anglers won’t get lion’s share of returning spring chinook salmon
An early forecast from a group of state, tribal and federal fisheries managers indicates the upcoming spring chinook season could be as, or even more, disappoi…
Forest Service wants to provide access to landlocked public property
The Forest Service wants to hear from outdoor enthusiasts who want to recreate on public land but are denied access because it is blocked by private property.
North Idaho black bear study in its second year
When Matt Nelson completes his black bear study next year he hopes to have collared 36 bears from south central Idaho to the Panhandle’s St. Joe River Valley i…
In spring, the wood pile dwindles, but there's more sun in the sky
Spring at the ranch meant fewer than two cords of wood in the shed.
Train hits herd of elk in southeast Idaho
A train killed 11 elk near Dingle in Bear Lake County, which is in Idaho’s southeastern corner, according to Idaho Fish and Game.
Idaho brothers scale 9 peaks over 12,000 feet
KETCHUM — It started off as a simple question from an inquisitive 6-year-old boy. Two months later, 8-year-old Thijs Lloyd and 6-year-old Cody Lloyd became the…
Mule deer poached at edge of Lewiston
A mule deer buck was killed and left to rot along Lindsey Creek Road in Lewiston late last month, according to Idaho Fish and Game.