Idaho Falls angler lands 43.25-inch lake trout…and returns to the Idaho record books
An Idaho Falls angler miraculously reeled in a new state catch-and-release record lake trout and, even more unbelievably, was able to hoist it up into the boat. Dylan Smith — the lucky angler in question — was fishing on Payette Lake in McCall on May 2 when a 43.25-inch lake trout took the line for a sprint.
Walleye are a bad match for Idaho waters, and F&G asks anglers to help stop their expansion
Fish and Game biologists ask anglers to keep, kill and consume all walleye they catch outside of Oneida, Salmon Falls and Oakley reservoirs. People should also never move walleye between bodies of water, and they should report anyone who does. It’s not only illegal, it can be very harmful to other fish populations.
Citizen science is the key to F&G’s hugely successful program, Turkey Tracker
Idaho Fish and Game’s hugely successful project — dubbed Turkey Tracker — launched in the summer of 2024. During its inaugural two years, the project has racked up 2,157 reports of over 15,000 turkeys, all thanks to the public.
Idaho Fish and Game relocates yearling moose from Rupert
On Thursday, June 18, a yearling moose was relocated after the Magic Valley Region received a report of the moose in a residential yard in Rupert near Interstate 84.
Fish and Game begins grizzly bear research trapping in the northern Panhandle Region
As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Selkirk and Cabinet/Yaak Ecosystems, biologists from Idaho Fish and Game have begun research trapping of grizzly bears in the Panhandle Region.
Saint Maries trio sentenced in North Idaho deer poaching case
On May 11, the final sentencing was issued for one of three individuals involved in the unlawful killing of seven mature white-tailed deer bucks in North Idaho during November 2024.
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