In The Spotlight
Cottonwood resident receives lifetime hunting revocation for poaching
Idaho’s wildlife belongs to all of us. By taking game illegally, Carl was stealing wildlife from his neighbors that enjoyed viewing them. Carl Van Loon was stealing the chance for Idaho sportspersons to be allowed a legal opportunity for fair and ethical chase under Idaho’s game laws.
Public invited to free class about how Idaho's wildlife survive winter
Idaho Fish and Game in partnership with the Idaho Museum of Natural History in Pocatello is excited to present an upcoming class called “Surviving Winter.” Learn about the physical adaptations and behaviors wildlife use to get through the chilliest time of year!
Upcoming Trapper, Wolf Trapper and Hunter Education classes in the Panhandle Region
From Trapper Education to Wolf Trapper, Hunter Education, and Hunting and Shooting Sports, Idaho Fish and Game’s Panhandle Region has a variety of classes currently open for registration, with more opportunities coming in the months ahead.
Fish and Game to offer three hunter education classes in the Magic Valley Region in February
The Magic Valley Region will be offering three instructor-led hunter education classes in February.
Fish and Game will lethally remove a small bighorn sheep herd in response to pneumonia outbreak in Southwest Idaho
In response to a pneumonia outbreak caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (M.ovi) in a small herd of California bighorn sheep in the Reynolds Creek portion of Unit 40, Fish and Game officials plan to lethally remove the affected group this winter to prevent the spread of the deadly disease to other nearby herds.
Commission approves update to IDFG Strategic Plan
IDFG will use its strategic plan to identify specific goals, objectives and strategies needed to carry out its mission amid changing circumstances.
Fish and Game will restrict access to Boise River WMA for second winter
The portion of the Boise River Wildlife Management Area west of Highway 21 will be closed to all entry beginning on Feb. 1 and will remain closed through April 14, when deer and elk begin migrating out of the area in the spring. The closure will benefit wintering big game and support ongoing rehabilitation efforts from the 2024 Valley Fire.
Feeding backyard deer and elk does more harm than good
If you wish to help wintering wildlife this year, rather than feeding, take out your binoculars and observe them from a distance. Appreciate the fact that you live in a place that provides deer and elk a suitable habitat during certain parts of the year. You will do more good for the deer and elk by not feeding them.
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