Idaho Fish and Game

Opening Waterfowl Weekend in the North Panhandle

Friday, October 11, 2019 - 4:05 PM MDT

Fall migration of waterfowl is on throughout the Panhandle Region, bringing thousands of birds and groups of eager waterfowl hunters to our Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) for opening weekend.

Fall Fishing on the Big Lost River

Friday, October 11, 2019 - 2:50 PM MDT

     

Hunters needed to help monitor for Chronic Wasting Disease in the Clearwater Region

Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 6:42 PM MDT

Biologists are asking hunters to help with a surveillance program looking for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is part of a general surveillance, rotational sampling strategy that IDFG initiated in 2017 to monitor for CWD.

Access Yes! provides hunters and anglers opportunities to access private lands

Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 2:30 PM MDT

Looking for a new spot to hunt, fish or to simply stretch your legs?

Seven-mile Slough Access on the Payette River WMA Remains Closed

Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 9:26 AM MDT

While waterfowl hunting season opens this weekend across southwest Idaho, one popular access site along the lower Payette River remains closed.

White-tailed buck shot and left headless near Lacy Meadows Rd. southeast of Weippe on Oct. 8

Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 5:57 PM MDT

A report came in at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 8th regarding a white-tailed buck shot and left to waste near mile marker 7 on Lacy Meadows Rd. at the Jct. of Brown's Ridge Road southeast of Weippe. There currently is no open hunting season for deer in that area.

Two giant sturgeon get a new home in Idaho Falls

Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 3:43 PM MDT

   

Youth mentored waterfowl hunt a success in the Upper Snake

Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 2:33 PM MDT

Fish and Game partnered with Delta Waterfowl and our local Hunter Education instructors in the Upper Snake Region to provide a mentored youth hunt during the youth season opener. Ten recent Hunter Education graduates from around the region were treated to their first waterfowl hunt.

Birders can flock to southeast Idaho to see fall migrations

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 - 2:06 PM MDT

As a birder, there is almost nowhere I would rather be than southeastern Idaho in the fall. In the later summer, migrant birds begin their southward journeys, stopping over along the way to rest and refuel.

Hunters: Buy deer tags early to avoid the last minute rush

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 - 12:53 PM MDT

Deer hunters have a lot to look forward to this season, but standing in a long line waiting to buy a tag should not be one of them. Fish and Game is anticipating high volumes of sales immediately before the opening day on Oct. 10. By buying tags early, hunters can avoid the last-minute rush.