Outdoors Headlines

UI to house largest climbing wall in nation

The climbing wall in Memorial Gym was viewed as a fad when it was first erected. Nine years later, UI is about to build the largest climbing wall at any university in the nation, according to Scott Rulander, Group Opportunities and Leadership Program coordinator. continue

Rafting trip gathers international students

Global equality existed on the Salmon River Saturday afternoon. Twenty-four people set out on a mission to raft the white water of the West. continue

Moscow local knows the art of safari

Once again its time for getting up at the crack of dawn to go shoot your favorite fauna, so seize the moment: dig out that cammo, slap on some face paint, and clean your gun. In the quest for what is in season, make a visit to the hunting store where you will learn that grouse season is open for any weapon, while bow hunters have the first crack at bagging deer and elk. continue

Fun runs combine effort to hunt birds

Most hunting for upland game in the Panhandle of Idaho is done on foot with the assistance of a gun dog. Many people felt that the American Kennel Club field trials did not represent hunting situations found in the field. It was with this reasoning that many other dog clubs and associations were begun in the United States. continue