Press Releases and Articles
State Highway 55 Construction Work Scheduled
| idfg-eoneale
The Idaho Transportation Department will soon begin construction work on a stretch of State Highway 55 north of Smiths Ferry, and the project won’t be completed until the winter of 2022 – at the earliest. With one lane traffic and periods of complete highway closure, hunters and other recreationalists traveling up and… more
October rainbow trout fish stocking schedule for the Clearwater Region
| idfg-jbruns
Personnel from Fish and Game's Clearwater hatchery will be releasing catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations during August.
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Walleye locations in Lake Pend Oreille in July
| idfg-prust
During the month of July, walleyes were well distributed throughout Lake Pend Oreille from the Clark Fork River downstream into the Pend Oreille River. Areas of concentrations where more than five acoustic tagged walleyes have been located in recent weeks include the upper Clark Fork River from the Cabinet Gorge… more
Firewood sale underway on Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area
| idfg-jbruns
We are pleased to inform the public that in coordination with Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Department of Lands and Idaho Department of Fish and Game we will be issuing firewood collection permits for personal use. Each agency will issue permits at their offices for their respective property. Contact information… more
F&G's online courses are only option for hunter and bowhunter education
| idfg-mdemick
Beginning hunters interested in hunting this fall who have not taken a hunter education or a bowhunter education course are reminded that instructor-led courses are not being offered due to COVID concerns. But not to worry, completing an online course will allow students to receive their certification, purchase their… more
Eagle angler lands new catch-and-release state record black crappie
| idfg-mkoenig
Jon Urban shows off a 17-inch Black Crappie that landed him a new catch/release record!
Congratulations to Jon Urban of Eagle on a new catch/release record black crappie from Crane Creek Reservoir. Urban was fishing the reservoir on July 26, when he landed the 17-inch lunker panfish. After a quick… more
Food-conditioned black bear euthanized in East Fork canyon near Hailey
| idfg-tthompson
To protect public safety and private property Fish and Game had to euthanize a juvenile black bear on Monday August 3 that had become food-conditioned to residential garbage, bird feed, and honey from beehives. Reports of a bear getting into residential garbage in the East Fork area had been received by Fish and Game… more
Application period is Aug. 5-15 for second controlled hunt drawing for deer, elk, pronghorn and bear
| idfg-bpearson
Didn't draw a tag in the first round? It's not too late to apply for the second controlled hunt drawing for over 2,200 unclaimed, controlled hunt tags for deer, elk, pronghorn and bear. There are a total of 939 deer tags, 1,155 elk tags, 103 pronghorn tags, and 19 bear tags available in the second controlled hunt… more
Deadline for second Super Hunt drawing is Aug. 10
| idfg-rphillips
The second Super Hunt drawing will be for two elk, two deer, two pronghorn, and one moose hunt. Another Super Hunt Combo entry will also be drawn, and winners will be notified by August 20.
Hunters may enter the drawings at license vendors, Fish and Game offices, online or by calling 1-800-554-8685. You can… more
Grizzly camera captures female bear and her cubs emerging from den
| idfg-jbrower
Every year Fish and Game Biologists place GPS collars on grizzly bears to learn about their reproduction, survival, and distribution across the ecosystem. A recently retrieved game camera shows a female grizzly as she emerged from her den in late-April with three cubs in tow. The antics of these three cubs playing… more
Lake trout work to continue on Stanley Lake
| idfg-gschoby
Idaho Fish and Game has contracted with a company to net lake trout in Stanley Lake during two-weeks in early August to reduce their population and reduce risk to endangered sockeye salmon populations. After the netting, sterile lake trout will be restocked in the summer and fall to continue to provide anglers a lake… more
First sockeye of 2020 arrives at the Sawtooth Basin, run likely larger than last year
| idfg-bpearson
The first sockeye of 2020, a naturally produced female, returned to Redfish Lake Creek trap near Stanley on July 31 and a second arrived on Aug. 2, which are among the 412 sockeye that have crossed Lower Granite Dam through Aug. 2 and signals a substantially larger return to Idaho than last year.… more
August fish stocking schedule for the Southeast Region
| idfg-jjackson
Grab your fishing pole, pack the cooler, and don’t forget your fishing license. Personnel from Idaho Fish and Game’s hatcheries in the Southeast Region will be releasing over 6,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations during August. Fish on!
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Fish and Game crews radio collar elk and pronghorn throughout south-central Idaho
| idfg-tthompson
Since mid-July, Fish and Game staff have been conducting low-level helicopter flights across south-central Idaho in an attempt to put radio collars on antlerless elk and pronghorn. These flights ranged from the Sawtooth and Wood River Valleys and into the Little Wood River basin and the Little Camas region.… more
Great kokanee fishing predicted at Ririe Reservoir
| idfg-jheckel
Fisheries Biologists recently completed an annual sampling of the kokanee population at Ririe Reservoir and are pleased with what they found. “We estimated the majority of the fish we caught this year to be 1 year-old kokanee between 8 and 11 inches,” says Fisheries Biologist John Heckel. “Due… more
Magic Valley Region rainbow trout stocking schedule for August 2020
| idfg-tthompson
Hatchery personnel from Fish and Game’s Magic Valley Region will be stocking approximately 24,725 10-12” catchable-sized rainbow trout in August. All stocking dates and numbers of fish are approximate and may change without notice due to water or weather conditions.
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Idaho man wins bighorn lottery tag that raised a record $185,000 for sheep conservation
| idfg-bpearson
For the Meridian hunter whose ticket was pulled for the 29th Annual Bighorn Sheep Tag Lottery, the winning ticket represents the hunt of a lifetime. For Idaho Fish and Game, it means more than $185,000 in funding to benefit wild sheep conservation in Idaho.
Aaron Neilson was the lucky winner of the 2020… more
Elk depredation continues to occur throughout southern Idaho
| idfg-tthompson
Fish and Game staff in the Magic Valley Region continue to work with local agricultural producers in an effort to reduce agriculture crop damages caused by big game. Requests from landowners for depredation assistance continues to come in from all areas within the Region, which stretches from Galena Summit south to… more