Idaho Fish and Game

River Restoration Series: Partnerships essential in restoring fish habitat

Friday, January 24, 2020 - 9:39 AM MST

It’s about communities working together to address challenges to bringing back salmon, trout, and steelhead for everyone. Idaho Fish and Game has been investing in restoring fish habitat for a long time, and continues to do so. These are great stories, and we’d like share those with you.  

Camera surveys provide new statewide wolf population estimate

Friday, January 24, 2020 - 8:40 AM MST

Idaho Fish and Game has a new estimate of the statewide wolf population through its new survey method using game cameras and mathematical modeling.

Favorable conditions for trout under the ice of Henrys Lake

Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 4:15 PM MST

Fisheries biologists have been out weekly since December 2019 monitoring oxygen levels below the ice on Henrys Lake. Dissolved oxygen is crucial to the growth and survival of aquatic animals.

Sugar City elk a concern for motorists

Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 12:37 PM MST

A herd of about 70 elk moved out of Teton Canyon Jan. 20 and ended up near Sugar City close the junction of Highway 20 and Highway 33, raising safety concerns for passing motorists. 

Enroll in the Access YES! program to expand hunting opportunities in the Clearwater

Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 12:10 PM MST

Access Yes! is a statewide program that creates an opportunity for hunters and anglers to access and enjoy private and public land that would otherwise be unavailable to them.

Southwest Region Rainbow Trout Stocking Schedule - February

Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 10:24 AM MST

Personnel from Fish and Game's Nampa Hatcheries will be releasing more than 8,800 catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations during February.

Newly constructed Hammett access site now open to hunters and anglers

Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 7:45 AM MST

Fish and Game managers recently announced the opening of the new Hammett access site, directly south of the community of Hammett.

F&G collaring mule deer bucks to get a better look at long-term survival

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 12:55 PM MST

Fish and Game researchers want to learn more about mule deer buck survival during hunting seasons, including how the season structure, and hunter access and habitat types affect buck survival.

Hunter and trapper education instructors needed in the Magic Valley

Monday, January 20, 2020 - 10:59 AM MST

Are you a safe and responsible hunter or trapper? Are you passionate about hunting and trapping ethics?

Lake Cascade/Horsethief Ice and Access Conditions Update - January 16, 2020

Thursday, January 16, 2020 - 9:40 AM MST

As of Jan. 16, ice thickness is around 6.5 inches in front of Van Wyck (ID Parks and Rec.) boat ramp in Cascade, with about a foot of snow and/or snow and slush on top . A couple hundred yards from the shoreline, slush conditions improve, but travel is still difficult.