Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Anglin' with Anglen
As I spent the past week serving cookies and Kool-Aid to the Vacation Bible School I didn’t get very much fishing in. That is what I get for not liking to fish in the evening!
Frasca's fly shop is rich in merchandise, memories
Bud Frasca isn’t your average fly fisherman.
Grizzly moves from Kellogg to Kelly
A grizzly that denned northeast of Clark Fork near Montana’s Spar Lake has turned up in the Kelly Creek drainage in Idaho’s Clearwater forest.
Spring chinook season closed on two rivers
The spring chinook fishing season on the lower Salmon and Little Salmon rivers is closed because there aren’t enough adult hatchery fish returning to meet spaw…
Get ready for elk in the off-season
Mike Lapinski has a passion for elk and it shows in his writing and his life’s work.
Idaho anglers get ready for Free Fishing Day
Many Idaho anglers had their initial introduction to fishing during the second Saturday of June when the fish and game department opens Idaho waters to anglers…
Public gets chance to consider white-tailed and mule deer plans
Idaho Fish and Game is asking deer hunters to review its draft management plans for mule deer and white-tailed deer when they are released next month and provide feedback to the department.
Controlled and super hunt deadlines near
Hunters who want to apply for an Idaho big game controlled hunt have until June 5 to apply. Resident Idaho hunters with a 2019 hunting license pay a $6.25 application fee, and nonresident applications are $14.75. H…
Drawdown scheduled for McArthur Lake Wildlife Management Area
The Panhandle’s oldest wildlife management areas will not be available to sportsmen for boating and fishing this summer, but waterfowl hunters will be able to …
Sleep in ... the toms will wait
Late May gobbler hunting isn’t the same as chasing tom turkeys in the early season of North Idaho’s general hunt.
So, what about those newfangled hammock tents?
My kids told me a few weeks ago that a hammock tent is a really cool idea.
Of live wells, bucket biologists & Johnny Appleseed fish
They are called Johnny Appleseed fish by the people whose job it is to prevent them from taking root.
Safe Boating Day event set next week in Bayview
It’s that time of year again when we start thinking about what we have to do to get our boat ready to put back into the water. We’re often surprised, even frustrated, at those unexpected maintenance items or needed…
Anglin' with Anglen – May 1973
Blackwell Island boat launch opens next week
The Blackwell Island boat launch will swing open its gate for boaters beginning next week as the Bureau of Land Management gets a running start on its summer v…