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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, 5 days ago

Walleye aren't bad fish, just wrong for Idaho

Idaho and walleye just aren’t a good match in most places, and here’s why. Walleye are native to large Midwestern …

Updated 2 weeks, 4 days ago
F&G seeks input on upland game, turkey and furbearer season setting

Idaho Fish and Game will be setting the new seasons for upland game, turkey and furbearers for 2024-2025 in January 2024. Hunters and trappers are highly encou…

Updated 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Nonresident deer and elk tags go on sale Dec. 1

Nonresident deer and elk tags for the 2024 hunting season go on sale at 10 a.m. MST on Dec. 1. Licenses and tags can be bought online at GoOutdoorsIdaho.com, t…

Updated 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Class registrations due Nov. 24

Because the state has a variety of latitudes, altitudes, soils, and precipitation patterns, Idaho has a wider variety of native trees than most other Rocky Mou…

Updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago
What is it? Elusive critter captures hikers' attention

Voices in the Wilderness is an occasional column about area residents and their experiences in the outdoors.

Updated 1 month ago
Know the rules for motorized travel

It's on the hunter to know and understand the motorized hunting rule when hunting big game in certain game management units.

Updated 1 month ago
Public plays a vital role in fighting wildlife crime

Getting away with poaching is becoming more difficult with the public’s help When it comes to poaching Idaho’s wildlife, many concerned citizens are saying, “E…

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Help Fish and Game detect license fraud

License fraud is an abuse of the system, and it impacts Idaho’s residents and fish and wildlife populations A recent survey asked Idaho sportsmen and women …

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Fish and Game pays big for big fish

Anglers on Lake Pend Oreille can enter to win prizes by participating in an Angler Science Program for rainbow trout

Updated 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Eye on walleye

Early summer walleye in Lake Pend Oreille are on the move. Walleye spawning is over now, and with warmer water temperatures fish are distributed widely through…

Updated 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Koocanusa derby announces winning anglers

The winners of the 21st annual fishing derby, which was held May 20-21 at Koocanusa Resort and Marina, display their catches.

Updated 7 months ago
Plue, Blackstone nab derby honors

Scott Plue nabbed an 18.75-pound, 36-inch Mackinaw to claim the top spot on the derby's final day; and, on the rainbow side of the Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club…

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
Pair continue to top LPOIC derby

Mike Blackstone and Jeffrey Garcia continue to top the leaderboard in Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club's spring derby as of Friday night. Blackstone caught a 19.7…

Updated 8 months ago
Public input sought on proposed OSV project

The Idaho Panhandle National Forests held a virtual town hall Wednesday evening for its proposed action to designate over snow vehicle (OSV) routes in the nort…

Updated 8 months, 1 week ago
Annual walleye netting set to start soon

This spring marks the sixth year of netting operations on the lake by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game to help keep the walleye population under control. …