Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
'Our elk needed help'
Finney and Roman are the faces of the Coeur d’Alene chapter of the Foundation for Wildlife Management (F4WM) an Id…
Deadline set for LEAP workshop
LEAP Update is an annual opportunity for LEAP graduates to build on that professional development in forestry. Area loggers and residents will have a chance to take part in one of three LEAP Update workshops, inclu…
Upcoming trapper, wolf trapper, hunter education classes set in the panhandle
With the holidays and hunting seasons now over, there’s no better time to get enrolled in a class and be ready for hunting and trapping seasons in 2025. Below …
Bills look to extend wolf seasons in Montana
The two bills heard in committee to reduce wolf populations by relaxing hunting rules follow up on legislation passed in 2021 that directed the FWP commission …
The impact of wildfires
“Fire resets the ecological clock,” Fish and Game’s Salmon Region Wildlife Biologist Sean Schroff said. “Idaho is a diverse state, and the timetable at which a…
Glacier to provide limited access to Many Glacier during 2025 Swiftcurrent construction
Officials with Glacier National Park have announced that due to limited parking during construction in the Swiftcurrent area, the park will restrict personal v…
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 bears that are killing livestock. Officials will …
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 …
Comment period is open for black bear plan
Fish and Game will consider approving the plan at its January meeting
Urban wildlife
Fish and Game manages wildlife in communities with public safety and the welfare of the animal in mind
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…
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.