Southeast Region Winter Feeding Advisory Committee to meet Feb. 17

The Winter Feeding Advisory Committee in the Southeast Region is composed of five local citizens from around the region whose input helps to inform Fish and Game’s winter feeding decisions.

Mule deer lethally removed from captive elk facility will be donated to local food banks

Over the past few months, Idaho Fish and Game has removed 82 wild mule deer from inside a high-fenced captive elk facility in Game Management Unit 60A. About half of the deer were harvested by public hunters and were kept for personal consumption. After testing negative for CWD, the remainder are being professionally processed and donated to local food banks.

F&G officers investigating three separate incidents of deer being shot, left to waste in southwest Idaho

Idaho Fish and Game conservation officers are seeking the public’s help in gathering information related to three separate incidents of mule deer bucks being shot and left to waste in southwest Idaho.

Fish and Game, Canyon County Parks seeking a volunteer camp host at Martin Landing

Canyon County Parks, Cultural & Natural Resources (CCPCNR) and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game are seeking a volunteer camp host at Martin Landing from April 1 through Oct. 31. The volunteer camp host will receive a $200 per month stipend and a complimentary RV site at Martin Landing that includes sewer, water, and electricity.

River otter trapping closes for the season in the Southwest Region

The river otter harvest quota for Idaho’s Southwest Region was reached on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.  As a result, the otter season for the Southwest Region closes at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.

Deadwater ice jam is out - February 10, 2026

River otter trapping season closed in the Magic Valley Region

The river otter harvest quota for Idaho’s Magic Valley Region was reached on Monday, Feb. 9. The counties included in this closure are defined in the furbearer regulations as Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, and Twin Falls counties.

12,750 acres removed from Large Tracts Program after additional sale between Stimson Lumber Company and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe

During 2024 and 2025, nearly 30,000 acres of private land enrolled in the Large Tracts Program were sold by Stimson Lumber Company to the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. Recently, an additional 12,750 acres owned by Stimson were sold to the Tribe.