Press Releases and Articles
Southwest Region volunteer opportunities in October
| idfg-kpappani
Looking to volunteer with Idaho Fish and Game? Here is a list of opportunities for the month of October.
Juniper Mtn.-Mahogany Habitat ProjectWe will be enhancing wildlife habitat by hand-planting native mountain mahogany in the area burned by a prescribed fire in 2019 on Juniper Mountain.
Date:… more
Trout to be stocked in early November near Salmon
| idfg-mdemick
Idaho Department of Fish and Game will stock 1,400 rainbow trout in the 10-12 inch range at three local waters the second week of November.
Hayden Creek Pond, a family friendly fishing area along Hayden Creek, will receive 600 trout. Anglers will find ample bank fishing opportunities, restroom, and a dock for… more
Idaho Fish and Game website will be intermittently unavailable Oct. 27-28
| idfg-scassinelli
The Idaho Fish and Game website will be intermittently unavailable between Wednesday, Oct. 27, from 7 p.m. until sometime midday on Thursday, Oct. 28.
The GoOutdoorsIdaho.com website will not be affected, so licenses, tags, and permits can be purchased online, at license vendors, or Idaho Fish and Game offices… more
Oct. 25 Upper Salmon River Weekly Steelhead Fishing Report
| idfg-bbeller
Steelhead angler effort on the upper Salmon River began to progress upstream during the past week. The highest amount of angler effort continued to be located downstream of North Fork in location codes 14 and 15, but angler effort upstream of North Fork increased considerably as more drift boats were observed in the… more
Win prizes by participating in the Lake Pend Oreille angler science program!
| idfg-tjross
If you have spent much time fishing on Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho, then maybe you’ve been lucky enough to catch a monster rainbow trout. If not, you’ve likely seen pictures of the truly impressive fish that call this lake home.
… more
Coyote attack on dog in Boise foothills prompts F&G to caution trail users
| idfg-bpearson
Fish and Game received a report that a coyote attacked and bit a dog on a Boise Foothills trail on the evening of Oct. 18, and is suggesting dog owners keep their pets close and under a watchful eye while using the trail system.
The incident occurred while a trail user was hiking on the Chickadee Ridge Trail… more
Cow elk shot and left to waste near Lower Stanley
| idfg-mdemick
Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding the illegal killing of a cow elk near Stanley.
On Friday, October 22, a cow elk was found shot and left to waste on the ridge between Joe’s Gulch and Kelly Creek, just north of Lower Stanley in Big Game Management Unit 36. While an… more
Hunters: Know what hunting units have Motorized Hunting Rule restrictions
| idfg-cliess
Hunters are reminded that the Motorized Hunting Rule is specific to hunting big game animals, including moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat, in designated units, and applies from Aug. 30 through Dec. 31. ATVs, UTVs, e-bikes, and other off-road motor vehicles are restricted to roads that are built, maintained,… more
Volunteers help to restore wildlife habitat lost to the 2020 Badger Fire
| idfg-tthompson
Volunteers came out in droves on Saturday October 16, 2021 to help biologists from the Minidoka Ranger District and Fish and Game’s Magic Valley Region plant bitterbrush and sagebrush seedlings in the area of the Badger Fire in the South Hills. The Badger Fire burned 90,100 acres in 2020 and impacted a large swath of… more
Nonresident elk tags still available for residents to buy as second tags
| idfg-rphillips
Resident Idaho hunters looking to potentially double their elk hunting opportunities this year are in luck. Some nonresident elk tags remain available for residents as second tag for the 2021 season. After Aug. 1, unsold nonresident tags remaining can be bought by resident hunters as second tags, but still at the… more
Public can comment on proposed rules pertaining to Fish and Game
| idfg-rphillips
The public has opportunity to comment about Fish and Game proposed rules, including proposed fee rules. Deadline for comment is November 10 and people can comment via email to rules@idfg.idaho.gov or mail to Jim Fredericks, P.O. Box 25, Boise, ID, 83707.
Proposals are found in the Oct. 20 Administrative Rules… more
Fish salvage order issued for canals in the Upper Snake
| idfg-jbrower
Canals included in the salvage order are: Anderson, Burgess, Butte and Market Lake, Chester, Clark and Edwards, Clark and Edwards, Consolidated Farmers, Crosscut, Danskin, Dry Bed, Eagle Rock, East LaBelle, Egin, Fall River, Farmer’s Friend, Harrison, Idaho, Independent, Island, Marysville, Osgood, Palisades, Parks… more
Mule deer doe illegally killed with blunt-tipped arrow in Soda Springs
| idfg-jjackson
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding the illegal killing of a mule deer in Soda Springs.
On October 11, a dead yearling mule deer doe was found on Big Springs Road on the south side of Soda Springs. The doe had been shot in the gut with a blunt-point arrow, an unlawful weapon… more
Studying Idaho’s white sturgeon fishery in the upper Snake River
| idfg-ntillotson
This past summer, fisheries biologists with the Magic Valley Region spent weeks on the Snake River between Milner Dam and Idaho Falls surveying the white sturgeon population. The work, which will continue for a few more years, will help Fish and Game better understand how hatchery white sturgeon in the upper… more
F&G's stocked access sites provide golden opportunity for Idaho pheasant hunters
| idfg-staff
by Connor Jay Liess
2021 fall pheasant season is in full swing as upland hunters take to nearly two dozen Wildlife Management Areas and private property access agreement sites across the state. The ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus for you bird nerds out there) is amongst the most colorful… more
Recent field dressing and skinning class was a hit among folks in the Panhandle Region
| idfg-tjross
Fish and Game in the Panhandle Region recently hosted a class covering the basics of field dressing, skinning and cooking wild game, with a particular focus on big game such as deer and elk.
The class… more
Oct 18 Upper Salmon River Weekly Steelhead Fishing Report
| idfg-bbeller
Steelhead angler effort continued to increase on the upper Salmon River during the past week. Angler effort was highest downstream of North Fork in location codes 14 and 15 while angler effort upstream of North Fork remained low.
Anglers interviewed downstream of the Middle Fork Salmon River in… more
Information sought in four cases of illegally killed mule deer in Owyhee County
| idfg-bpearson
Idaho Fish and Game is asking the public for information regarding four cases of deer that were recently illegally killed in different areas of Owyhee County in Southwest Idaho.
“In each of these cases, they were all shot, left and had rotted. None of the meat was used,” said Conservation Officer Craig… more