Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Elk hoof affliction found in Idaho
A crippling disease causing abnormal hoof growth in elk, which became prevalent in western Washington about 10 years ago and later moved across Oregon, has fou…
Despite storms, Idaho winter is normal and emergency feeding is unneeded
When big snow storms roll through Idaho, people often wonder how they will affect big game, and whether Idaho Fish and Game will start feeding deer, elk, prong…
Anglin' with Anglen - February 1973
Hauling inestimable cargo in winter
Cliff Mooney carried his knowledge of school buses and their ability to get-go through backcountry snow, quietly on his sleeve like a coffee stain.
Of time, tine and talisman
Someone said if you’re not bumping into trees, or getting scratched and poked by brush and branches, you might not be shed antler hunting.
Apply now for southern Idaho controlled turkey hunts
Gobbler hunters who plan to head south to take part in a spring controlled hunt for turkeys can apply this month.
Fish and Game open houses to consider game, wolf management
Wolves on the landscape are also on the mind of Justin Webb.
Idaho sled dog race joins elite ranks
COUNCIL — On a crisp, chilly Monday morning, Laurie Warren prepared her teammates for their upcoming race, checking joints and feet for any sign of injury, dol…
Idaho Fish and Game collecting input for latest upland plan
It’s apropos that Panhandle game managers were not part of the upland game planning team to draft the state’s upland hunting plan for the next five years.
Unnatural landscapes are natural places for game
We hunted the railroad rights of way mostly for hare, ruffed grouse and the occasional pheasant that tucked itself into the brambles and sumac, and then flushed up cackling with all the color of autumn.
Chukars on the heels of heroes
There are many reasons to miss a flying chukar with a swinging shotgun, and I find hunters are too hard on themselves.
IDFG commish decides today on fewer moose, goat hunts
Declining hunter success rates and longer hunts are among reasons that Idaho Fish and Game is considering cutting back on the Panhandle moose harvest.
Fish 'connoisseur' makes rare catch
Jake Kremer is the type of angler who embraces the diversity of fish in Idaho’s waters and isn’t content to only angle for popular species like bass, trout, s…
Idaho wolf control board seeks $200,000 to kill wolves
BOISE — A $200,000 budget request by Gov. Brad Little for an Idaho board that manages money to pay a federal and state agency to kill wolves that attack livestock and big game is sufficient for fiscal year 2020, a …
Unpacking the history of a rifle, a caliber, a roll of paper targets
I bought the gun years ago; while working at a cement plant during the day, and reading Gun Digest and reloading books at night.