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Outdoors blog archive for March 4, 2014

TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2014

The crew at Rohn Checkpoint on the Iditarod Trail pose with two Washington snowmobilers. Josh Rindal of Spokane and Bob Jones of Kettle Falls were snowmobiling 1,400-miles along the route of Alaska's famous Iditarod Sled Dog Race in March 2014. (Robert Jones)

Iditarod snowmobile Diary: Day 5

SNOWMOBILING -- Bob Jones of Kettle Falls and Josh Rindal of Spokane are repeating their effort to follow Alaska's Iditarod Sled Dog Race by snowmobile in February and March 2014. See the complete diary and photos from their 2012 trip -- which marked Jones's 14th…

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Anglers who backpack into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness of Montana should be ready for good fishing, and the possibility of snow any month of the year. (Rich Landers)

Weather put chill on March 1 fishing opener

FISHING -- "Brrrrrrr...." That's how Washington Fish and Wildlife Department regional fisheries biologist Chad Jackson starts his report on the March 1 opening of fishing seasons for numerous lakes in the Columbia Basin. Although the number of anglers braving the cold weather was surprisingly high,…

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Video: how to release pet dog from trap

WILDLIFE -- A new instructional video – Releasing your Dog from a Trap - is available on Idaho Fish and Game’s website and YouTube. The video doesn't come a day too soon, as several dogs in North Idaho already have been caught in traps intended…

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Wildlife officials say it could take years for whitetail populations to recover in the Northern Plains. (Associated Press)

Idaho hunting proposals posted online

HUNTING -- The Idaho Department of Fish and Game's proposed changes for the 2014 big game hunting seasons are available online for public review and comment. The proposals are listed by region. Panhandle hunters will see proposals to increase opportunity for hunting antlerless whitetails as…

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