Outdoors
BALANCING ACT
ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK, Mich. - Ignoring our observation plane circling above the frozen Lake Superior wilderness, the eight gray wolves seemed as harmless as a pooch cavorting with its pals in the yard. Trotting along Siskiwit Bay, they playfully nipped and pawed each other, pausing occasionally to roll in the snow.
But then the alpha male and female moved purposefully away from the shore. They passed through a clearing and plunged into thick woods, the others strung out behind.
First season may net local hunters more than 125 wolves
Hunters could kill more than 125 wolves in the Clearwater Region and 300 statewide, if an Idaho Department of Fish and Game hunting season proposal is approved ...
Chinook catch rates finally start to increase
Anglers have started to catch spring chinook in the Clearwater River and fishing is expected to pick up in the next week or so as more and more of the sea-run f...
Thursday May 8, 2008
- BALANCING ACT
ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK, Mich. - Ignoring our observation plane circling above the frozen Lake Superior wilderness, the eight gray wolves seemed as harmless as... - First season may net local hunters more than 125 wolves
Hunters could kill more than 125 wolves in the Clearwater Region and 300 statewide, if an Idaho Department of Fish and Game hunting season proposal... - Chinook catch rates finally start to increase
Anglers have started to catch spring chinook in the Clearwater River and fishing is expected to pick up in the next week or so as... - Fish in high water have a taste for Club Sandwich
I have no idea where the name for the Club Sandwich fly came from, the only thing I can tell you is it works. When... - INSIDE OUTDOORS
Clarkston High School team wins Envirothon contest A team from Clarkston High School took first place in the annual Envirothon competition put on by representatives... - STARWEEK
Question of the weekWhat is the open star cluster that looks like an upside-down coat hanger? The answer will be in next week's column. Last... - OUTDOORS BRAG BOARD
Photographs of outdoors-related activities are being accepted for publication, both online and in the weekly Outdoors section.Wildlife, fish and scenic photos should be of regional... - Beetle-ravaged forests prompt campground closures in Rockies
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Vacationers will have fewer places to pitch their tents this summer in Colorado and Wyoming, and they can place the blame on... - Two-handed rods becoming more popular
BOISE - Spey's the way. Tired of traditional one-handed fly-fishing - in itself a difficult, delicate art - some anglers in the Northwest are turning... - Brundage finally marks last day of skiing; Utah's Snowbird still going strong
Brundage Mountain in McCall will see its final day of spring skiing Saturday. The resort is offering free skiing for mothers and kids under the...
