Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
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 mat…
Ice fishing: Idaho's coolest angling opportunity
Ask avid ice anglers about a day on a frozen lake or reservoir and their eyes may light up like a friend telling you about a Hawaiian vacation.
Gifts for hunters and anglers
People shopping in Idaho for Christmas gifts likely have a relative or friend who is an angler or hunter. There is absolutely no end to the products that are available in the retail stores for someone on your list …
Bald eagle migration reaches the lakes of northern Idaho
Bald eagles have returned on schedule to northern Idaho. The annual migration of these magnificent birds has begun and the number in our area is growing. The peak number will occur around Christmas.
Winter weather brings elk down to the lowlands
During my travels in Boundary County this past weekend I observed 78 cow and calf elk in one large herd by the Kootenai River. Winter brings crisp, cold temper…
Non-resident hunting licenses now on sale
It’s not quite the same as opening day for hunting, but it’s an opportunity for nonresidents to have an opening day for deer and elk in Idaho as the limited pool of 2017 tags are now on sale except the popular Sawt…
IDFG seeks public input regarding hunting seasons
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) is starting to collect public input to develop big game hunting season proposals for 2017 and 2018.
IDFG proposes Price Lock
Idaho’s hunters, anglers and trappers expect professional management of Idaho’s wildlife resources, including our fisheries. As a sportsman, you know that scientific management is key to providing quality hunting a…
Registrations due for forestry program
Registrations for UI Extensions’s Annual Forest Health Program in Cour d’Alene are due Dec. 9.
White-tailed deer: look for the white flag
White-tailed deer abound in Boundary County. A person can hardly go on a drive in Boundary County without seeing one or more members of the white-tailed deer f…
Fish and Game takes to the air
Beginning in early December, Fish and Game staff will be flying to get a closer look at deer numbers, and several low-level helicopter surveys are planned throughout the state.
Bonner County residents oppose timber sale on Sunnyside Peninsula
Residents of Bonner County are organizing to stop a proposed timber sale called “Sunnyside Cedar.”
Registrations for forestry class due Nov. 29
Good decisions require good information on a forest; whether determining how much to thin or what species, preparing for a timber sale, or managing for other values. Some forest owners like to make these decisions …
In honor of this bird's least favorite holiday, let's talk about turkeys
Here’s something to ponder as Thanksgiving approaches: wild turkeys are found across Idaho, and there’s even an open hunting season on them right now up in the…
Caring for wild game meat in warm weather
Most of us have welcomed the unusually warm November weather in northern Idaho.
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