Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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.
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.
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…
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 …
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
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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. …