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Tagging history: Hunter becomes first to harvest pronghorn on Colville Reservation

The pronghorn buck was facing the wrong way and the light was fading.

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Tagging history: Hunter becomes first to harvest pronghorn on Colville Reservation

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Annual wild fish report shows runs continue to struggle but includes a few bright spots

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Nighttime rescue on ‘easy’ 14er highlights basic hiking mistakes that can turn deadly

She hiked the entire Appalachian Trail at 80, unaware she’d just made history
Lookout improvement: Forest Service making progress on popular Little Guard Lookout
From forest newbies to ‘certified trail dogs’: College students tell of their experiences maintaining wilderness routes in the Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation

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Feds say nationwide recovery plan for wolves isn’t needed

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Ammi Midstokke: Solitary alignment in the mountains of Greece

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Field Reports: Idaho Fish and Game investigating wildlife crimes in Osburn

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Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for Nov. 6, 2025

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Feds say nationwide recovery plan for wolves isn’t needed

Fri., Nov. 7, 2025

Federal officials announced this week that they will not produce a nationwide recovery plan for gray wolves, a reversal that comes after officials decided such a plan is unnecessary.

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Tagging history: Hunter becomes first to harvest pronghorn on Colville Reservation

Fri., Nov. 7, 2025

The pronghorn buck was facing the wrong way and the light was fading.

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Nighttime rescue on ‘easy’ 14er highlights basic hiking mistakes that can turn deadly

Fri., Nov. 7, 2025

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – In recent days, two siblings found themselves in a sticky situation on Summit County’s 14,272-foot Quandary Peak – often considered one of Colorado’s “easier” fourteener climbs, but still a mountain that comes with deadly risks.

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Idaho state officials say number of cattle, sheep killed by wolves is decreasing

Fri., Nov. 7, 2025

The number of livestock killed by wolves in Idaho is on the decline, Idaho Department of Fish and Game Director Jim Fredericks told a committee of Idaho legislators Monday.

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Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for Nov. 6, 2025

Thu., Nov. 6, 2025

Fly fishing

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Ammi Midstokke: Solitary alignment in the mountains of Greece

Thu., Nov. 6, 2025

“You’re going alone?” someone asks me with the concerned tone of the unenlightened. This is usually followed with a list of the dangers of outdoorsing by oneself: Bears, twisted ankles, violent criminals who apparently also love the backcountry and long distance running, and more bears.

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Koi story

Thu., Nov. 6, 2025

A group of koi fin around a pond in the Nishinomiya Tsutakawa Japanese Garden at Manito Park during peak fall colors in this Monday photo by Mark Stoeser.

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Idaho Fish and Game busts ‘network’ of poachers who illegally killed 35 animals

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 5, 2025

Seventeen men were convicted of poaching crimes in Idaho and two more are at large after a two-year investigation into a “network” of people illegally killing dozens of animals.

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Annual wild fish report shows runs continue to struggle but includes a few bright spots

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 5, 2025

An annual report on wild steelhead and wild spring and summer chinook from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game shows the fish continue to be in trouble but there are a few positive signs.

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She hiked the entire Appalachian Trail at 80, unaware she’d just made history

Mon., Nov. 3, 2025

The day Betty Kellenberger hit a patch of freezing rain on Mount Madison, quitting crossed her mind. She was hungry, cold and sore.

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Waterfowl hunters adjusting to tweaked bag limits

Fri., Oct. 31, 2025

The weather’s cooling off, the birds are flying south and hunters are sitting in blinds waiting for a flock to come in to their decoys.

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Rich Landers: Hunters must pass farm dogs’ sniff test

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 1, 2025

Getting out of town to meet farmers and ranchers is one of the responsibilities and pleasures of being a sportsman. But before knocking on the door of a house or shop to ask permission to hunt or fish, you often must pass inspection of a dog.

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Jason Nark: Yes, bears will invade campsites. Ask me how I know.

Fri., Oct. 31, 2025

PHILADELPHIA — The worst part about getting mauled by a bear would be my father saying “I told you so” over and over.

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Idahoan banned from travel business tried to sell dubious Costa Rica trip, AG says

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 31, 2025

Kevin Dean didn’t want to question an exciting opportunity. He had won a raffle through the American Packrafting Association to have a free outfitter-led packraft trip in Costa Rica, as well as discounted rates for a number of guests. There had been a few concerns along the way — trip details and timelines that hadn’t quite lined up — but the Vermont man said he was willing to overlook a bit ...

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Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for Oct. 30, 2025

Thu., Oct. 30, 2025

Fly fishing

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Ammi Midstokke: Fair weather and the weary hearted

Thu., Oct. 30, 2025

While I have never been accused of being a fair weather runner, I have been recognized for my remarkably bad timing when it comes to venturing out in the heart of a storm.

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Aspen glow

Thu., Oct. 30, 2025

Fall colors have peaked at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge outside of Cheney, as shown in this Oct. 24 photo by Gary Miller.

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Field Reports: Idaho Fish and Game investigating wildlife crimes in Osburn

Thu., Oct. 30, 2025

Game wardens are investigating an elk that was killed and left to waste and the illegal killing of a mule deer doe in North Idaho.

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Not all stuffed, mounted animals are created equal when it comes to secondhand market

Thu., Oct. 30, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS – Tom Dvorak cannot bear to throw away his late father’s prized possessions: the mounted heads of a white-tailed deer taken in Illinois and a mule deer bagged in the wilds of Wyoming. Dvorak remembers how his father would talk about hunting the two bucks.

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Ain’t nothing like the real thing: Officials warn against using AI for hunting regs

UPDATED: Sun., Oct. 26, 2025

There is at least one thing artificial intelligence is not ready to replace.

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