OUT & ABOUT

OUTHUNT

Mom says ‘Whoa’ to moose hunters

A North Idaho family is suffering from too much of a good thing this fall.

“You can put in for years and never draw a moose tag, so nobody expected all three of them to draw permits in the same season,” said Verna Swan of St. Maries.

Her husband, Matt, and 12-year-old son, Justin, drew coveted moose permits as well as Matt’s brother, Bob Swan of Kellogg.

Then they did the unthinkable. “They all filled their tags with bulls, and they’re having them mounted,” Verna said.

“We have meat coming out our ears. Our 19-year-old son already shot an elk, and we have a deer in the freezer, too. And we already have one moose head on the wall. I told them the wall isn’t big or strong enough for two more moose.

“Matt still has an elk tag. I said he can go out and scout and look all he wants, but unless it’s the big daddy all-time record Idaho elk trophy, he’d better not pull the trigger.”

OUTFIELD

Selkirk snowmobiling maps released

The Idaho Panhandle National Forests this week is publishing updated maps showing snowmobiling trails and restricted areas in the Selkirk Mountains.

Motorized travel along the public lands of the Selkirk Mountains crest is restricted by court order to protect woodland caribou.

Violation of travel restrictions should be reported immediately to the nearest Forest Service office or the Idaho Fish and Game Department.

Info: www.fs.fed.us/ipnf/eco/ yourforest/wildlife/caribou.

OUTREACH

Wolf comments sought

The Idaho Fish and Game Department’s proposed wolf management plan will be presented for public comment on Wednesday, 7 p.m., at the Lake City Senior Center, 1916 Lakewood Dr. in Coeur d’Alene.

Info: (208) 769-1414 or http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ apps/surveys/draftwolf.

OUTLOOK

Best fishing times

Lunar tables from the U.S. Naval Observatory. Be fishing at least one hour before and one hour after peak times. Applies to all time zones.

(* indicates best days.)

Through Dec. 16

* Today: 11:55 a.m., 12:20 a.m.

* Monday: 12:50 p.m., 1:15 a.m.

Tuesday: 1:40 p.m., 2:00 a.m.

Wednesday: 2:35 p.m., 3:00 a.m.

Thursday: 3:25 p.m., 3:45 a.m.

* Friday: 4:10 p.m., 4:30 a.m.

* Saturday: 4:55 p.m., 5:20 a.m.

* Next Sunday: 5:45 p.m., 6:05 a.m.

See the Hunting-Fishing Report every Friday in Sports