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Bear Identification and Test Requirement

Stock photo of a grizzly bear in the Panhandle Region

Bear hunters will have new rules regarding grizzly bears starting Sept. 1 and mandatory bear ID for 2025

Chronic Wasting Disease in Idaho

Salmon/Steelhead Electronic Validation

Wildfires can affect big game for decades, negatively and positively, and here's why

Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 2:13 PM MST

Wildfires are a natural and historic occurrence, but that doesn’t mean they don’t create problems for wildlife, especially when they burn more frequently, at higher intensities, and/or burn tens of thousands of acres at a time.

These instructor-led hunter education courses are coming up in Southwest Idaho

Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 5:09 PM MST

A total of eight courses with open seats are slated to start in the next two months, including Hunter Education Certification, Hunter & Bowhunter Combo Certification, and Wolf Trapper Certification.

Bald eagle shot and killed near Sandpoint in the Panhandle Region

Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 3:43 PM MST

Idaho Fish and Game has received information about a bald eagle that was shot and killed near Sandpoint in the Panhandle Region. Fish and Game is requesting the public to report any information about the incident.

Southeast Region Winter Feeding Advisory Committee Meeting scheduled for Jan. 14

Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 2:06 PM MST

Members of the Southeast Region Winter Feeding Advisory Committee (WFAC) will meet on Jan. 14 at 6 p.m. to assist Idaho Fish and Game with the assessment of winter conditions and observations related to big game animals in the Southeast Region.

Hunter education class at the Farragut Shooting Range Center

Upcoming Trapper, Wolf Trapper and Hunter Education classes in the Panhandle Region

Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 12:25 PM MST

From Trapper to Wolf Trapper to Hunter Education, Idaho Fish and Game’s Panhandle Region has classes open for registration with more coming in the months ahead.

Hyde Pond Kid’s Ice Fishing Derby near Salmon set for Feb. 1

Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 8:36 AM MST

Bundle up the kids, grab some fishing gear and head to Hyde Pond Saturday, Feb. 1 for some ice fishing fun. The derby will be held from 9-11 a.m. and is designed for youth ages 16 years and under. Prizes for big fish in four age categories will be awarded, and lucky kids who catch one of several tagged trout during the derby will win $25.

Idaho Fish and Game’s Citizen-based Southeast Idaho Mule Deer Advisory Committee developed proposals for consideration by hunters and the Idaho Fish and Game Commission

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - 4:28 PM MST

The Southeast Region Mule Deer Advisory Committee, composed of 12 southeast Idaho sportsmen, have submitted two proposals for the Idaho Fish and Game Commission to consider during its January meeting. If the Commission gives the go-ahead, the proposals will then be included as part of the big game season-setting package to be presented to the public in February.

Capturing and GPS-collaring elk and moose in the Panhandle Region

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - 4:16 PM MST

Idaho Fish and Game staff in the Panhandle are beginning annual efforts to deploy GPS collars on elk and moose calves.

Mule deer fawn runs into a drive net in the Magic Valley Region

Video: It's fawn collaring season, see it happen in Idaho mule deer country

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - 4:00 PM MST

Each winter, Fish and Game crews across south, central and eastern Idaho capture and collar mule deer to monitor their winter survival. Fish and Game videographer Will Bales went along and captured the event.