Sportsman's Spotlight

Deb's Dad

Avid angler and general outdoors person. Deb Vavra talks about the main outdoor person mentor that she had in her life. Her dad,

Mike Moore and the grouse

Good friend Randy Moore took a foster child named Mike for a hunt.

Todd buys a shotgun

Ice fishing tips

Idaho Fish and game officials put out an article that will help all ice anglers wherever there is ice fishing.

Brant Hunting

In North America, two subspecies of brant are recognized, mostly due to differences in plumage characteristics.

Depredation meeting

We hear all the time about clashes between ranchers and farmers and wildlife that encroach on their properties.

Ducks and Wheat

Now available as a free download: a "Winter Wheat Variety Selection Tool" from Ducks Unlimited.

Don't feed deer

It may seem like you’re helping, but handouts for wintering deer and elk ultimately harm the animals and people.

Bob Farris breeding scrutiny

Hunter and hunting dog breeder and trainer Bob Farris talks about the importance of lineage in his world…an area that demands scrutiny.

Bad Preparation

Old friend and long time Alaska resident outdoorsman Chad Hood tells a story of how not to prepare for a hunt.

Winter bird feeding

Turn your backyard into a bird B&B with these helpful wintertime bird-feeding tips.

Counting Salmon from the air.

River and Sky: A fish biologist’s perspective of counting salmon from the air

Winter boating

Boaters: Be prepared and take extra precautions in winter weather

Kill bags

Whether fishing from boat, kayak, beach, bridge, dock, or pier, fish bags—or what are often called “kill bags”—are a convenient way for storing fish.

Bow luck

Scouting for bears and other big game, details from an expert.

Randy's infection

Randy King gets a fishing surprise.

Kyle's dad

Kyle Admundson is a dog trainer and loves to specialize in griffons.

Shooting out of trees

Chatting with outdoor guide mike Jensen from upfrontoutfitters.com about the practices I know of in which some hunters use dogs to tree bears and big cats.

Backcountry fishing

Here are 10 tips to get you started on a backcountry fishing trip

Bear attack

Marvin Jennings and his uncle were hunting black bears Northeast of Boise, Idaho.

Elk steak

Raise the Steaks: 5 tips and styles for processing your deer and elk meat a new way.

Pricey bait

Alex Burdick is a very accomplished and highly knowledgeable angler. He recently went on a fishing trip using a certain strategy.

Extend your season

Many savvy outdoors people know there’s still plenty of things to hunt and fish for during December and throughout winter.

Beavers and NASA

Researchers Become “Beaver Believers” After Measuring the Impacts of Rewilding.

Todd eats pheasant hearts

Avid bird hunter Todd Points tells a story of a special hunting place and his child.

Tim DeMaas moose hunt

Tim DeMaas and an old college buddy joining him up in Alaska. Fly into the hunt with rafts and off they go on a great adventure.

Scent soup

A fascinating discussion with Damon Bungard about his tracking dog, Jaeger, and the way Jaeger follows the trail of a wounded animal.

Saving Cutthroat River

Diverse partnerships protect and enhance one of Eastern Idaho's premier trout streams.

Ted Muley turns the tables

Muley doe turns the tables.

Deb's advice to women

Good friend Deb Vavra and I were talking the other day about her love of fishing.

Jeff Cullers fishing in swells

Today we hear a story from Jeff Cullers how not to go on a fishing trip off the coast of North Carolina.

CRP benefits

USDA Increases Minimum Annual Payment for Conservation Stewardship Program.

Todd's dog

Avid bird hunter, Todd Points found a dog breeder and a dog bird he liked.

Think Gold

Winter and early spring saltwater fishing, means tie on gold-hued lures and hit the motherlode of inshore species.

Do the right thing

Get caught doing the RIGHT thing this hunting season!

NRCS conservation of wildlife corridors

USDA Expands Migratory Big Game Pilot to Broader Landscape Initiative, Expanding.

Imported quaggas

Of all the things we have imported from Europe, the Quagga Mussel is an accidental stowaway that threatens all U.S. waters.

Easy duck hunting

Simplify your duck hunting game this year.

Coyote hunting

Today’s hunters are living in a Golden Age. Whatever game they pursue, hunters have unprecedented access to information and technologies that can help.

Ted's latest elk

TED KOCH is all outdoors meaning that he hunts and exclusively eat wild game.

Grayling and heat stress

U of I researchers seek to save final wild grayling population in Lower 48

Todd's intro to duck calls

Early in his adult life, Todd Points learned about and fell in love with bird hunting.

Beaver Dams

Beaver dam analogs--catching on in Idaho.

Tim DeMaas 2nd trip

An embarrassment of riches. In a prior hunting trip to Alaska, Tim DeMaas harvested a giant Alaskan moose.

Salmon and Rice

Rice growers in California's Sacramento Valley may someday be managing their winter flooded rice fields for salmon.

Urban Sprawl and wildlife

Winter stream fishing

Late fall and winter can be productive for stream fishing.

Ted and Wolf recovery

Ed Bangs who made a huge splash many years ago as the wolf recovery Coordinator for the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Atvs and the Outdoors

I would say that it is safe to say, 50% of my buddies own and use constantly their all terrain vehicles. Fishing, hunting, trail riding.

Sturgeon in Hell's Canyon

Homer Brown owns Hammer Down River Excursions in White Bird, Idaho.