Hunters looking to apply for Idaho’s 2026 spring controlled hunts for black bear can apply through Feb. 15. Hunters must have a 2026 hunting license in order to apply. You can apply over the phone by ...

It was another cold week on the ice, but things are looking up weather-wise with back to near normal temps; it’s gonna feel like summer compared to how it has been.

With water levels at Lake Powell sitting at 27% and record low snowpack in Utah, residents and boaters are concerned about ...

Winter weather has kept most anglers indoors. Fishing reports are scant or nonexistent. This week's information is more ...

A new study pinpoints the main cause of harmful algal blooms in Blue Mesa Reservoir, and includes a recommendation for a minimum water level to prevent them.

A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Illinois published in the Feb. 6, 2026 edition of Outdoor News. If you hit the help page, follow the directions so you don’t miss out on any of ...

Poor snowpack and dry soil are contributing to "well below normal" water supply forecasts along the Colorado River, according to recent data. The Colorado River system—which includes Lake Powel as ...

Donald Vang had a successful day catching white bass, walleye and catfish using 3- and 4-inch Gulp minnows and blade baits, with most of the fish caught at a depth of 60 feet at Ute Lake, on Jan. 3.

Tip of the week: Burbot are beginning to stack up in the Spokane Arm of Lake Roosevelt to spawn. To best catch this fish, which is said to have the body of a cod, the meat of a lobster and the soul ...

Will the Black Lake lake sturgeon fishing season again set a time record in 2026? We'll find out Feb. 7 when the season begins — and most likely also end. The 2026 lake sturgeon fishing season on ...

Glen Canyon Dam, which regulates releases from Lake Powell on the Colorado River, is operating with shrinking margins as declining reservoir levels push engineers to plan around physical constraints ...

One of California’s largest suppliers of drinking water in neighboring Nevada was at a troublingly low level yet again at the end of 2025. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation shows that the water ...