Idaho Fish and Game

F&G conservation officer helps wrangle alligator in Nampa

Thursday, August 6, 2020 - 3:53 PM MDT

For Idaho Fish and Game conservation officers, encounters with bears, mountain lions, elk, deer and moose are just part of the job description. Alligators? Not so much — but a Fish and Game conservation officer recently assisted Nampa Police officers with capturing a gator at a home in Nampa.

State Highway 55 Construction Work Scheduled

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 4:00 PM MDT

The Idaho Transportation Department will soon begin construction work on a stretch of State Highway 55 north of Smiths Ferry, and the project won’t be completed until the winter of 2022 – at the earliest.

Clearwater Region August rainbow trout stocking schedule

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 1:43 PM MDT

Personnel from Fish and Game's Clearwater hatchery will be releasing catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations during August.

Firewood sale underway on Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Tuesday, August 4, 2020 - 11:48 AM MDT

We are pleased to inform the public that in coordination with Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Department of Lands and Idaho Department of Fish and Game we will be issuing firewood collection permits for personal use.

Eagle angler lands new catch-and-release state record black crappie

Tuesday, August 4, 2020 - 11:20 AM MDT

Congratulations to Jon Urban of Eagle on a new catch/release record black crappie from Crane Creek Reservoir. Urban was fishing the reservoir on July 26, when he landed the 17-inch lunker panfish. After a quick measurement and photo, Jon released the fish to fight another day. 

Food-conditioned black bear euthanized in East Fork canyon near Hailey

Monday, August 3, 2020 - 4:04 PM MDT

To protect public safety and private property Fish and Game had to euthanize a juvenile black bear on Monday August 3 that had become food-conditioned to residential garbage, bird feed, and honey from beehives.

Application period is Aug. 5-15 for second controlled hunt drawing for deer, elk, pronghorn and bear

Monday, August 3, 2020 - 3:18 PM MDT

Didn't draw a tag in the first round? It's not too late to apply for the second controlled hunt drawing for over 2,200 unclaimed, controlled hunt tags for deer, elk, pronghorn and bear. There are a total of 939 deer tags, 1,155  elk tags, 103 pronghorn tags, and 19 bear tags available in the second controlled hunt drawing.

Deadline for second Super Hunt drawing is Aug. 10

Monday, August 3, 2020 - 11:43 AM MDT

The second Super Hunt drawing will be for two elk, two deer, two pronghorn, and one moose hunt. Another Super Hunt Combo entry will also be drawn, and winners will be notified by August 20.

Grizzly camera captures female bear and her cubs emerging from den

Monday, August 3, 2020 - 9:17 AM MDT

Lake trout work to continue on Stanley Lake

Friday, July 31, 2020 - 2:05 PM MDT

Idaho Fish and Game has contracted with a company to net lake trout in Stanley Lake during two-weeks in early August to reduce their population and reduce risk to endangered sockeye salmon populations.