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Meet the artists behind your 2025 Fish and Game hard cards
To celebrate the work of local outdoor artists, Idaho Fish and Game offers you a hard card—a durable, plastic card that fits right in your wallet, bino harness, or tacklebox—featuring original art created by local artists. In part two of our “Meet the Artists” behind the artwork on your hard card, we sit down with born and raised Idaho artists Vicki Conner and Dallen Lambson.
River otter trapping closes for the season in the Southwest Region
The river otter harvest quota for Idaho’s Southwest Region was reached on Monday, January 13. As a result, the otter season for the Southwest Region closes at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, January 16.
These instructor-led hunter education courses are coming up in Southwest Idaho
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
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
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.
Upcoming trapper, wolf trapper, and hunter education classes in the Panhandle Region
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
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.
F&G's Citizen-based Southeast Idaho Mule Deer Advisory Committee developed proposals for consideration by hunters and the Idaho Fish and Game Commission
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.
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