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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 week, 3 days ago

U.S. will keep protecting Rocky Mountain grizzly bears

Federal officials also said they will reclassify the grizzly’s status so that ranchers would be able to shoot bear…

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
F&G Commission approves discounted fishing licenses for foster families

Youth in extended foster care aged 18 to 20 and one foster parent per family who wish to participate in the program will receive a voucher upon request from DHW that can be redeemed at a Fish and Game office for a …

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Comment period is open for black bear plan

Fish and Game will consider approving the plan at its January meeting

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Urban wildlife

Fish and Game manages wildlife in communities with public safety and the welfare of the animal in mind

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Go fishing for a chance to win prizes in the 2024 Lake Pend Oreille Angler Science Program

Idaho Fish and Game is working hard to ensure Lake Pend Oreille remains a world-class trophy fishery, which has been producing more rainbow trout over 20 pound…

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
Pair do well at rifle competition

Two members of the Kootenai Valley Junior Rifle Team traveled to Spokane on Nov. 2 to participate in the first match of the year, which was the Washington Stat…

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Chronic wasting disease detected for first time in wild deer in Flathead Valley

Following the latest detection, all hunters in HD 170 are encouraged to get their harvested deer and elk tested for the disease.

Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Bonners Ferry hunt reveals 2 new CWD cases

An August surveillance hunt that yielded 172 samples revealed two new chronic wasting disease-positive white-tailed deer in the Bonners Ferry area.

Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Bears, cider press, family fun, oh my!

Apples were pressed, and fresh cider flowed at the second annual North Idaho Bear Fair at the Boundary County Fairgrounds on Sept. 28.

Updated 3 months, 4 weeks ago
KVRC seeks more members

The Kootenai Valley Rifle & Pistol Club invites community members to learn the Olympic sport of smallbore rifle, air rifle, and pistol.

Updated 4 months ago
IPPLI sets Oct. 2 open house

The newly formed Idaho Panhandle Public Lands Initiative is hosting an open house at 6 p.m. on Oct. 2 at the National Guard Annex, 6566 Main St., Bonners Ferry.

Updated 4 months ago
Idaho Panhandle Public Lands Initiative to host open house

The newly formed Idaho Panhandle Public Lands Initiative is hosting an open house at 6 p.m. on October 2 at the Boundary County Annex, located at 6566 Main Str…

Updated 4 months, 1 week ago
Second “North Idaho Bear Fair” at Fairgrounds

Come learn the basics of how to live and recreate safely in bear country on Sept. 28 at the Boundary County Fairgrounds.

Updated 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Damaged water pump temporarily affecting waterfowl hunt at refuge

Limited water availability, the result of a damaged water pump, will impact the fall youth, veteran, and general waterfowl hunts at Kootenai National Wildlife …

Updated 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Idaho bowhunter survives grizzly attack

During the surprise encounter, one of the hunters was knocked down and bitten by the bear.