Press Releases and Articles
Henrys Lake Gives Up Another Catch and Release Brook Trout Record
| idfg-dkeen
It's happened again. A new catch and release Brook Trout record has been set. This time, Kazen Cromar took the honors and landed the 22 inch Brookie breaking the old record by an inch. Kazen was up early and landed the fish using a slush bug tipped with a meal worm. Congratulations Kazen!
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Cold and Flu Season...for Fish?
| idfg-jtrushenski
Colds and the flu are caused by viruses, and they make us feel miserable. Viruses can affect fish, too. They may not cough and sneeze, but they exhibit other symptoms. Whether it’s a human or a fish virus, antibiotics don’t work to cure the infection, so the best bet is to avoid exposure altogether.… more
Comments for 2017 & 2018 moose, sheep, and goat seasons being sought
| idfg-mdemick
Idaho Fish and Game wants to hear from hunters on proposed changes to moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat seasons for 2017 and 2018.
Browse here to review and comment for proposed moose, bighorn sheep, and mountain goat seasons
Anyone wishing to comment on the proposals can do so online or by… more
Gift licenses make great stocking stuffers
| idfg-mdemick
Give the gift of the great outdoors - a gift certificate for a 2017 fishing or hunting license makes an excellent stocking stuffer.
Fishing and hunting provide a good excuse to get outside, see the beauty of Idaho, and spend precious time with family and friends. For outdoor enthusiasts, there is a fishing or… more
Hunting, fishing seasons continue through holidays
| idfg-mdemick
There's still time to bag that Christmas goose, game bird, or maybe a nice solstice-season steelhead. For hunters and anglers itching to get out during the holiday season, several opportunities are available.
Pheasant seasons in Areas 1 and 3 are open through December 31. Forest grouse seasons are open through… more
Video covering Magic Valley Once in a Lifetime proposals
| idfg-khatch
This video details the proposed changes for the 2017-2018 once-in-a-lifetime species season setting. Watch this for Magic Valley's hunts and make your comments at https://idfg.idaho.gov/form/moose-sheep-and-goat-2017-2018
Youth Pheasant Hunt at C.J. Strike WMA
| idfg-vosborn
Thirteen youngsters from southwestern Idaho slipped on hunter orange and picked up a gun for the first youth pheasant hunt at C.J. Strike Wildlife Management Area. Specially designated youth pheasant hunts give inexperienced young hunters an opportunity to learn about upland hunting in a safe, controlled… more
Keeping fish out of fields
| idfg-wschoby
The snow is starting to fall in the Upper Salmon Basin marking the end of another irrigation season for the fish screen shop and our partners in agriculture. This summer 265 fish screens scattered across the Salmon River basin kept hundreds of thousands of fish from being diverted into irrigation ditches and… more
With the recent cold weather in the Magic Valley, duck hunting is heating up
| idfg-jroyse
(12/12/2016) With the recent cold weather, Officers are reporting that duck hunting has been very good in the Magic Valley region in the last few days. Migratory waterfowl from northern locations have been pushed into the southern part of the state. Increased numbers of birds, coupled with many bodies of water being… more
Give wintering wildlife a break on the Boise River WMA
| idfg-rphillips
Would you skip hiking or walking your dog in Boise Foothills this winter if it meant saving a deer that might otherwise succumb to starvation? That’s not a rhetorical this winter as thousands of deer and elk return to the Boise River Wildlife Management Area and find fire consumed 4,300 acres… more
IDFG Scoping For 2017-2018 Moose, Goat And Sheep Hunting Seasons
| idfg-glosinski
IDAHO FALLS – The Idaho Department of Fish… more
Thank a Landowner this Season
| idfg-jbruns
As each outdoor recreation season comes to a close and our hunting, fishing and wildlife watching experiences become memories, it is time for us to remember the landowners who generously helped to make these experiences possible. Remember that access to private land is a privilege provided to us through the generosity… more
F&G helps protect haystacks from growing elk herds
| idfg-rphillips
Most hunters agree Idaho’s burgeoning big game populations are a good thing, but when they show up in unwanted places, they become too much of a good thing.
That’s the case in Blaine County and elsewhere when herds of deer, elk and pronghorn descend onto agriculture lands and become a nuisance… more
Input needed for Moose, Goat and Sheep 2017-2018 hunting seasons
| idfg-jbruns
Idaho Fish and Game is currently in the process of setting seasons for trophy species (moose, mountain goat, and bighorn sheep) for the 2017-18 seasons. Sportspersons have the opportunity to provide input on these hunts at an upcoming open house scheduled for Wednesday, December 14th from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at… more
I found a radio collar, what should I do?
| idfg-rphillips
So the deer, elk or other big-game animal you harvested was wearing a little jewelry in the form of a radio collar around its neck? What should you do? Well first, congratulations on a successful hunt, and don't worry, you did nothing wrong.
Idaho Fish and Game places hundreds of collars on… more
Henrys Lakes produces a new catch/release record Brook Trout
| idfg-mkoenig
Congratulations to Kordin Miller of Rexburg on landing and releasing this trophy 21-inch Brook Trout.
Kordin caught and released this beauty on December 2, 2016 while ice-fishing at Henrys Lake. This fish surpasses the previous catch/release record recently set by Lafe Gamett just a few days prior… more
Wilson Springs - It's Getting Deep(er)!
| idfg-dparrish
Dredging starts December 19, 2016 to deepen the ponds at Wilson Springs. A local contractor will use a suction dredge to remove material from the ponds and pump the slurry to drying pits currently being built on an upland site. The project should take about 75 days from start to end.
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Public Fishing and Boating Access Areas - Some Consider Them "Garbage Dumps"
| idfg-dparrish
Sportsmen believe in multiple use - but using their hunting and fishing Access sites for a dump shouldn't be one of them. Recently, the Bordewick Access along the Snake River was used as a disposal site for tires by some disrespecting individual. We will investigate and hope to find the… more