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Idaho Fish and Game check station workers collect a lymph node sample for CWD testing

Chronic Wasting Disease in Idaho

CWD is detected

Ridgeline bull elk on the run / Photo by Brett Panting

Big Game Season Setting Proposals for 2023-2024

Draft Gray Wolf Management Plan 2023-2028

F&G will host spring/summer Chinook salmon public meetings Feb. 13-22 at five locations

Fish and Game Commission names Jim Fredericks as new director of Idaho Fish and Game

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - 14:57

Fredericks has been a deputy director for Fish and Game since 2021 and is a former fisheries bureau chief. Fredericks, 58, graduated from University of Idaho with a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in fishery resources.

Rash of elk entanglements continue throughout the Wood River Valley

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 - 9:23 AM MST

Over the last week Fish and Game has received four reports of elk in the Wood River Valley becoming entangled in items found in residents’ yards, especially garden equipment. Since February 1, elk have become entangled in wire tomato cages, a 5-gallon plastic bucket and a sled and rope. Locations vary from Bellevue, Hailey and north into the areas of Ohio Gulch and East Fork.

Bobcat checks will be offered before big game public meeting Feb. 9 in Grangeville

Monday, February 6, 2023 - 2:59 PM MST

Wildlife staff will present on proposals for each species followed by time to answer questions.
Public comment period will begin Feb. 8 and will run through Feb. 22. More information can be found here: idfg.idaho.gov/comment.

Craig Mountain WMA launches new video series: Part I- Overview and History

Monday, February 6, 2023 - 12:39 PM MST

This video features the history, management goals/objective and what work is being done for wildlife habitat on Craig Mountain. Keep checking back for additional videos in this series!

Three Fish and Game staff carry a deer that was trapped in Cascade to a nearby trailer.

F&G stops Cascade deer trapping after two days due to high prevalence of chewing lice

Monday, February 6, 2023 - 11:57 AM MST

Idaho Fish and Game stopped trapping town deer in the City of Cascade on Tuesday, Jan. 31 after just two days of trapping. Biologists found the prevalence of chewing lice was higher than expected, preventing most of the deer from being transported to winter range.

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F&G detects 15 deer with chronic wasting disease in 2022

Monday, February 6, 2023 - 10:27 AM MST

Fish and Game tested 3,171 animals for CWD statewide in 2022, and all 15 positives were within a 6-mile radius within the Slate Creek drainage north of Riggins and east of U.S. 95.

Southeast Region Winter Feeding Advisory Committee Meeting scheduled for Feb. 7

Friday, February 3, 2023 - 11:42 PM MST

Members of the Southeast Region Winter Feeding Advisory Committee will meet on Feb. 7 to assist Idaho Fish and Game with the assessment of winter conditions and big game feeding actions in the Southeast Region.

Idaho Fish and Game shares some common fishing violations in the Southeast Region

Friday, February 3, 2023 - 10:26 PM MST

Southeast Idaho has no shortage on fantastic winter fisheries-- but before you head out to reel in the fun, be sure you know the rules. Here are some of the most common fishing violations Fish and Game conservation officers encounter in the Southeast Region.

Idaho Fish and Game Southeast Region initiates winterfeeding action in Bear Lake County

Friday, February 3, 2023 - 10:00 PM MST

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has initiated a winter-feeding action on the west and east sides of Bear Lake in Bear Lake County, with additional actions to be rolled out in the near future in priority areas.