Idaho Fish and Game

Henry's Fork River's Box Canyon has nearly 5,000 rainbow trout per mile

Friday, June 14, 2019 - 3:43 PM MDT

Recent surveys show the estimated number of rainbow trout larger than six inches for  2019 is 4,924 per mile, which is an increase over Fish and Games' 2018 survey that estimated rainbow trout populations at 2,796 per mile. It's the third-highest count since 1994. 

Clark Fork Delta restoration work continues this summer with the help of youth crews

Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 2:53 PM MDT

Starting in mid-June, youth crews from the Idaho Conservation Corp will be camping at the Clark Fork Drift Yard while they assist Fish and Game in seeding, planting, weeding and monitoring efforts in the delta.  Crews will stay and work at the delta June 10 to 20, July 22 to 26, and August 19 to 23. Restoration work on White and Derr Islands begins in August.

Mother Nature knows best; leave young wildlife alone

Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 12:45 PM MDT

June is the peak fawning and calving season for Idaho's deer, elk and antelope herds. With camping and the outdoors season well underway, well-meaning citizens often find baby animals that seem to be abandoned.

F&G Commission opens Chinook fishing season on the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River

Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 8:54 AM MDT

Fish and Game Commissioners on June 13 opened Chinook salmon fishing effective immediately on the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River to allow anglers the opportunity to harvest hatchery fish bound for the Selway Rive

Privy Art - a new look to plain, vandal-prone outdoor restrooms

Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 8:30 AM MDT

Privy, latrine, commode - there are many names for an outhouse.

Young black bear found in Coeur d’Alene neighborhood on June 12

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 4:08 PM MDT

Given the bear’s small size and because there were no previous reports of the bear in town, officials do not believe the animal poses a threat to public safety. Fish and Game personnel will continue to monitor the bear’s movements.

Unit 33 and 39 Black Bear Seasons End Saturday

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 2:03 PM MDT

Hunters pursuing black bears in units 33 or 39 are reminded that the black bear season ends on June 15 this year in these units.