Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Sheep tag nets $165K for wild sheep research, management
An Idaho bighorn sheep tag recently brought $165,000 at a fundraiser for the Wild Sheep Foundation, a nonprofit wildlife conservation organization.
Idaho ski hills look to attract millenials Boomer population spends more time in chalet
You may have heard that old skiers never die, but the age thing is catching up with skiing baby boomers.
Life in winter can be that simple
The alarm would ring early between four and five and because I worked in the woods during the employed season, slipping my feet onto a cold, dark floor didn’t bother so much.
Pronghorns killed by train in SE Idaho
About 45 pronghorn were reported killed Monday in southeast Idaho when they were struck by a train north of Hamer.
Gun and horn show this week
Kootenai Valley Sportsman Association will hold its annual Gun & Horn Show at the Boundary County Fairgrounds, Feb. 7-9.
UI researchers use genetic data from young wolves to determine number of breeding wolf pairs in Idaho
A new tool to determine how many breeding pairs of wolves live in Idaho doesn’t rely on collars, cameras or visual observation.
Raising cows to improve soil and native vegetation
CLEARWATER, Minn. — Cattle perked up and started to moo as Matt Maier fired up his tractor to bring over a fresh roll of baleage for his herd.
Fish scales break even
Adult returns of Snake River salmon and steelhead are the gold standard when measuring efforts to recover the imperiled fish. And by that standard, we don’t ha…
IDFG expands turkey and furbearer seasons in Panhandle
Upland game and trapping seasons for 2020-2021 were expanded in the Panhandle to include turkey and some furbearer seasons.
Public comments sought on measure to expand Idaho wolf hunting seasons Wolf tag increase already in effect
Fish and Game is seeking public input on proposals to add 91 days to Idaho’s wolf hunting and trapping seasons on public land.
A tribute to a young man who is gone
I was fortunate to know Andrew Lucas.
Swan hunting on horizon in Idaho, IDFG continues habitat restoration
Idaho hunters may have a new species to chase according to a bill introduced in the state Legislature.
Fish and Game aerial surveys start this month Department using all its tools to gather data of Panhandle big game
Idaho Fish and Game is pulling out the stops this winter to get a better handle on the number of big game animals that roam the Panhandle of the Gem State.
Upland game proposals head to commission
Idaho Fish and Game doesn’t plan any changes in the upland game seasons in the Clearwater, but it proposes an archery-only game animal and upland bird season that will be consistent with the archery white-tailed de…
IDFG sportsmen breakfast set Tuesday at regional office
Sportsmen and women are invited to have breakfast with Idaho Fish and Game biologists Jan. 21 at the Panhandle Region Fish and Game Office at 2885 W.Kathleen Ave., Coeur d’Alene.