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Applications online for Idaho permits

RAFTING – Applications to get coveted permits for floating the Selway, Snake, Middle Fork of the Salmon, or wild main Salmon rivers next season must be submitted online between Dec. 1 and Jan. 31.

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Avalanche advisory a click away
 A new avalanche safety Web site for the Cascades and Olympics, including the highway passes, has been launched by the Friends of the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center and Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center.

Paddling option

Our hopes were quickly confirmed as we beached our canoes on an island soon after launching on the Missouri River near Fort Benton. We'd removed our lifejackets, readied the dogs and were just loading shells into our shotguns when the first rooster pheasant of the day flushed within range from the shoreline willows.

Are you game for eating venison? Cookbook tells how to end doubts

Eileen Clarke is a remarkable package: She can hunt, shoot, butcher, cook and write.The Montanan also is willing to share those skills so the rest of us pilgrims can get the most from the game we've harvested this season.

Canoe hunter's six tested rules

With 35 years of canoe hunting experience under my boat, I have solid list of guidelines learned from my own trial and error and the mishaps of my buddies. Among them:

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Beasts a burden for fisheries
OUTLAW – While road hunters are an issue in modern days, anglers apparently have had their issues with mixing their sport with transportation.

Steelhead releases could be cut back

Idaho welcomes surge of sockeyes

Trolling trout, calling predators

Settling down

Backcountry skiers tackle Haute Route

Banff films soar with adventure

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Lighten up: Pack built for speed

State produces another world bassing champ

October lethal for grizzlies

Nordic tune-up

Finders, keepers

Salmon, steelhead present hazard to dogs

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Specialized bike provides ride of his life

It takes a special kind to enjoy call of the wild

Hatcheries on agenda for wildlife panel

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Sparrows in my yard

Fall hunting camps call for Dutch oven cooking

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Poachers caught fishing near hatchery

Pheasant funds aim at habitat

Wolf plan meeting Tuesday in Spokane

Outdoors, kayaking, paddling

Rig for a record run

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Shrimp bait color, scent are recipe for success

Easy does it, steelheader says