Annual walleye netting on Lake Pend Oreille is now complete
Netting took place from April 11-29
Panhandle fire update for Sept. 15
With the recent precipitation which moved through the panhandle, wildland fire crews received some much-needed help on the many firelines they are currently working. As of Sept. 14, Idaho Panhandle National Forests Fire Public Affairs officer Kary Maddox explained that there are four major incidents that crews are still working to contain and control. The largest incident, collectively known as the Kootenai River Complex, comprises both the Katka and Russell Mountain Fires that continue to burn northwest of Bonners Ferry. To the southwest of that complex, just across the Idaho/Washington border, the Diamond Watch Fire continues to burn and send smoke into the panhandle. On the Idaho/Montana border in Shoshone County to the east/northeast of Murray, crews also continue to fight both the Columbus and Bear Gulch fires. With the smoke from the local wildfires combining with smoke from larger fires in the southern areas of the state, air quality for much of the panhandle has hovered between the Moderate and Unhealthy categories for several days. Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry spent much of Wednesday in the Unhealthy and Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range, causing the cancellation or postponement of numerous outdoor activities...
State of Deer and Elk: Counting herds, and how hunters help through mandatory hunter reports
Biologists use a variety of methods to know the health of the herds, and hunters play an important role
Deer and elk live throughout Idaho in habitats ranging from desert to mixed conifer forests, and a big part of a wildlife manager’s job is to estimate how many are out there. What role do hunters play in that? More than you might realize. If each deer and elk hunter spends a few moments filling out a mandatory hunter report, they make a valuable contribution to wildlife management that can lead to more hunting opportunity, but more on that later.
Share your trophy photos
Calling all hunters, share your trophy photos during hunting season and it just might end up in the next edition of the Daily Bee.
Green Bay Campground closed for renovations
Lost Lake Trail, Mineral Point are still open
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests has temporarily closed the Green Bay Campground for the season while contractors give the popular lakefront site a complete renovation. Segments of several adjacent roads also have been closed.
Hunters: As season draws near, now's the time dial in your bow or firearm
Hunting season will be here before we know it. If you haven’t already, here’s why now is the perfect time to dust off that firearm or bow in preparation for the 2024 season.
Twin Lakes site to close for dredging project
The Idaho Fish and Game Twin Lakes boating access site will be closed from Sept. 18 through April 15 to allow for a dredging project. The site is located in the channel between Upper and Lower Twin Lakes on West Twin Lakes Road.
Fish and Game sets second 'Bear Fair'
any people are flocking to the Idaho Panhandle, which is also home to a large population of black and grizzly bears.
Closures expected as Glacier National Park repairs infrastructure systems
Some of the Glacier National Park’s busiest hubs are set to be temporarily closed in coming years to overhaul the park’s outdated water and wastewater systems.
U.S. pauses Columbia River water-sharing negotiations with Canada amid trade war
Under Columbia River Treaty, Canada controls the flow of the Northwest’s largest river from its headwaters in British Columbia
