Aerial Herbicide Application on the Sand Creek Desert

During the last several days of September, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will implement a targeted herbicide treatment in the Sand Creek Desert in Fremont and Clark counties.

Salmon Region waters to be stocked with trout in October

Fall offers some of the best trout fishing of the year, and here’s where to go in the Salmon Region. Idaho Fish and Game staff will stock 1,400 trout in the 10-12-inch range at the following local waters in early October.

Important dates to help plan your October

From tags sales to season openers, there’s a lot happening in Idaho during October that you should be aware of. Staying in the loop can be the difference between applying for that coveted controlled hunt tag and watching from the sidelines.

Statewide trout stocking highlights for October 2025

We asked our Fish and Game hatchery staff to boil down some of the most notable stocking highlights coming to your local fishery this October.

F&G seeks local volunteer to serve on the Citizens Shooting Range Advisory Committee

If you enjoy shooting and volunteering, this may be an opportunity just for you. Idaho Fish and Game is seeking a volunteer representative from the Salmon Region who wants to have an impact on shooting range decisions. The volunteer will serve on a Citizens Shooting Range Advisory Committee, which will be responsible for providing annual input about public shooting range grant applications.

Pheasant stocking begins before youth season at three locations in the Salmon Region

Bird hunters should be excited that beginning in early Oct., pheasants will be stocked weekly at Pratt Creek, Kirtley Creek, and the Pahsimeroi River Access areas. Stockings will begin prior to the youth pheasant hunting season that runs Oct. 4-10 and will continue weekly during the season.

Upper Salmon River Steelhead Fishing Update (09-26-2025)

Low-flying helicopter herbicide treatments planned in Unit 76 this October

Hunters and outdoor enthusiasts planning to visit the western portions of the Bear Lake Plateau, specifically the Merkley Mountain/Mahogany Ridge areas and/or the Bear Lake State Park (IDPR-managed State Lands at the Utah border) in early October, should be aware that low-flying helicopters will be applying herbicide within Game Management Unit 76.