Press Releases and Articles
Highway 21 Wildlife Underpass is Working
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As the scenic State Highway 21 snakes its way across the Boise Mountains, it also intersects another favorite travel route. For millennia, mule deer and elk have traveled to and from low elevation ranges where they spend the winter, to mountain meadows where they grow fat each summer feasting on the rich vegetation… morePlease Leave Baby Animals Alone
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The end of May and the beginning of June is the peak fawning and calving season for Idaho's deer, elk and antelope. With campers and other outdoors enthusiasts heading out to the woods, well-meaning folks often find baby birds and other animals that seem to be abandoned. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is asking… moreAsk Fish and Game: Revocation Means No Free Fishing
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Q. If I don't need a fishing license on Free Fishing Day, does that mean I can fish if my license has been revoked? A. No. When the court revokes someone's hunting, fishing or trapping privileges for a period of time, it means just that, the privileges are revoked, whether they need a license or not. It is illegal for… moreFish And Game To Hold Youth Fishing Clinic June 18
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is soliciting young anglers, age 16 and under, interested in learning to catch bluegills. Participants will have the opportunity to spend a morning or afternoon session with an experienced angler at Rose Lake. The objective is to teach young folks a lifelong hobby, instill an… moreHunters Have Options for Tags Reduced by Commission
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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission reduced the number of tags in several mule deer controlled hunts because of high fawn mortality over the winter. Hunters who applied for controlled mule deer hunts reduced by commission action may: 1. Apply for a different hunt. 2. Request a refund of their application fee. 3… moreAsk Fish and Game: Brook Trout
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Q. Is a brook trout really a trout? How come you can keep so many of them? A. Technically the brook trout is a char, more closely related to bull trout than to rainbows or cutthroats. They are not a native species in Idaho. The limit is high because brook trout are very prolific and tend to out-compete and interbreed… more
Adding and Moving ArcGis Toolbars
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The ArcGIS Toolbar
Can't find the tool you want in Arcmap, perhaps you need another toolbar!
Right click on any blank spot within the gray toolbar area at the top of the ArcMap. The available toolbars will appear as a long list as seen in the graphic below. Simply check or uncheck… more
What's new with the ArcGIS 10 Table of Contents
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The ArcGIS 10 table of contents (TOC) has several new ways to display data.
ArcGIS 9.x had three tabs at the bottum of the TOC. In version 10 the tabs turned into 5 buttons at the top of the TOC.
List by drawing order: (previously the 'display' tab in ArcGIS 9.x)
This button… more
Grouping themes for display
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Grouping themes
Do you have a messy ArcMap project full of so many themes you can‘t keep them all straight? You should group some datasets! Grouping data will unclutter the table of contents allowing you to display groups of data rather than one layer at a time.
Select the… more
Creating ArcMap Map Images
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Here are a few tips when creating map images from an ArcMap project.
First, please include in any map proper cartographic elements: North arrow, scale bar, scale text, legend, title, study area location, and map source informatoin are all helpful to the final user.
ArcMap supports many image… more
ArcMap Bookmarks
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Bookmarks:
Do you repeatedly return to a map extent in an ArcMap project and find it difficult to locate the exact same spot? Do you create a map and struggle to get the same map extent set up at a later date? Do you have multiple maps to create, but want to use only one ArcMap project? It sounds… more
Chinook Season Set on South Fork, Upper Salmon
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Chinook return data show that the returns this year to the Clearwater, Snake and lower Salmon and Little Salmon rivers may be better than forecast earlier this year. Idaho Fish and Game Commission Thursday, May 19, adopted Chinook salmon fishing seasons on the upper Salmon and South Fork Salmon rivers, including a… moreCommission Lays out Framework for Idaho Wolf Management
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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Thursday, May 19, directed the Fish and Game Department to: Manage wolves in a manner that will ensure wolves remain under responsible state management in conjunction with the rest of Idaho's wildlife. Manage wolves as big game animals consistent with the goals and objectives of the… moreCommission Reduces Deer Controlled Hunt Tags
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Updated Idaho Fish and Game information on mule deer population status and over-winter survival shows high fawn mortality in some areas of southern Idaho. Overall, over-winter fawn survival among 15 study areas is the lowest since we began monitoring; 69 percent of radio-collared fawns had died by April 30. Mule deer… moreMoose, Goat and Sheep Results Available Online
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Results of the drawings for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goats controlled hunts now are available along with drawing odds. To find the results go to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game Website at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/apps/ch/msg.cfm for drawing results, and http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/apps/ch/odds.cfm… moreF&G Biologist Co-editor of Book on Sage-grouse
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Idaho Fish and Game wildlife biologist Jack Connelly is co-editor of a comprehensive volume on sage-grouse. "Greater Sage-Grouse: Ecology and Conservation of a Landscape Species and Its Habitats," was 1 this year by University of California Press for the Cooper Ornithological Society. Connelly is principal wildlife… moreAsk Fish and Game: Fishing in High Water
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Q. Can I still go fishing with the high water in the river? A. Many Idaho streams are generally high and may be difficult right now. It's not just about whether the fish will bite; it's also a safety question. Keep a close eye on young children around fast moving water. The best advice is to decide where you want to… moreF&G Has Resumed Wolf Management
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Since resuming wolf management earlier this month, Idaho Fish and Game already has initiated several actions across the state. Six control actions have been authorized in response to livestock depredations. Fish and Game has resumed the lead for resolving conflicts with wolves, and the agency will once again issue… more