Grizzly bear mistakenly shot and killed by a hunter in Bonner County in North Idaho

On the evening of May 9, a hunter shot and killed a young female grizzly bear he mistook for a black bear. The bear was killed in the Priest Lake drainage of Idaho’s Panhandle

Bioblitz planned for Edson Fichter Nature Area in Pocatello on May 17

Community groups and organizations are gathering Saturday, May 17, for a Bioblitz at the Edson Fichter Nature Area in Pocatello. A Bioblitz focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time.  No experience or knowledge of wildlife and plant species is necessary to participate-- though you may be surprised to learn that you need to bring your smartphone!

Southwest Region rainbow trout stocking schedule - May

Fish and Game staff will be stocking more than 133,000 catchable-size (10 to 12 inch) trout at the following locations across the Southwest Region in May. In any year, May is a fantastic time to be an angler in Southwest Idaho, as stocking ramps back up throughout the region and many waters get their first big shot of fish since the fall. There are a few other things that make this May unique.

F&G begins annual grizzly bear research trapping in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest

As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, biologists from Idaho Fish and Game will begin annual research trapping grizzly bears in the Upper Snake Region beginning in May.

F&G Commission will meet via special conference call on Tuesday, May 13 at 9 a.m. MDT

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission is scheduled to hold a special conference call on Tuesday, May 13 at 9 a.m. MDT. The Commission is scheduled to make a decision to modify 2025 spring Chinook seasons.

Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing Update 5/6/2025: Rapid River Run, Hells Canyon, and Clearwater River Fisheries

Celebrating and honoring Idaho’s first state game warden, Charles Henry Arbuckle

On May 5, 1899, Governor Frank Steunenberg appointed 36-year-old Charles H. Arbuckle—a member of Idaho’s House of Representatives—to the Office of State Game Warden. During his two-year appointment, Arbuckle successfully started hiring deputy game wardens across the state to enforce the new laws.

Now available: Controlled hunt drawing results for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat

Hunters who applied for controlled hunts for moose, bighorn sheep, and mountain goat hunts can see if they drew a tag by going to www.GoOutdoorsIdaho.com. The second application period for unissued moose, bighorn sheep, and mountain goat tags will be June 15-25.