White-nose syndrome confirmed in Idaho bats for first time

Fish and Game asks the public to avoid disturbing roosting bats and to report bat die-offs—especially if five or more bats are found dead or sick in one location within a short time. Do not handle bats and keep children and pets away from them. White-nose syndrome does not pose a risk to humans, pets, livestock, or other wildlife, but it is a major threat to bat populations.

Register now for upcoming hunter and wolf trapper education courses in the Salmon Region

Idaho Fish and Game is offering instructor-led hunter education courses and a wolf trapper certification course in the Salmon Region.

Shed Hunt Responsibly: Just because snow has melted doesn’t mean winter is over for elk and deer

Armed with nothing more than a good set of eyes, looking for a deer or elk’s shed antlers in late-winter and early-spring is a highly accessible hobby for those squirming like birddogs for the next outdoor adventure. But don’t jump the gun on shed hunting season and disturb wintering deer and elk.

Calling all turkey hunters: Draw results are now available for spring turkey controlled hunts

Spring turkey controlled hunt draw results are available now. Hunters can check their GoOutdoorsIdaho account to view their controlled hunt tags draw results for spring turkey. Email notifications will be sent to those who provided an email address on their profile.

Salmon Region irrigators asked to contact Fish and Game before turning ditch water on this spring

To keep fish from getting stranded in irrigation ditches, irrigators who divert water from local rivers and streams in the Salmon Region are asked to contact Idaho Fish and Game’s Anadromous Fish Screen Program at 208-756-6022 at least one week prior to turning their water on.

Upper Salmon River Steelhead Fishing Report (03-10-2026)

Coeur d’Alene man sentenced for unlawful take of three white-tailed deer and an elk in North Idaho

After a lengthy investigation, a Coeur d’Alene man was sentenced on March 6 for the unlawful take of multiple big game animals in the Panhandle Region.

From River to Ocean: The Snake River Smolt Monitoring Program

The trap is used to capture juvenile salmon and steelhead as they migrate downstream. Crews implant small PIT (Passive Integrated Transponder) tags that allow biologists to track survival, travel time, and smolt-to-adult return rates. Each fish is examined to determine species, hatchery or wild origin, and overall condition before release.