Press Releases and Articles
Check Stations Monitor Harvest and Disease
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By Clay Hickey - Idaho Department of Fish and Game With big game hunting season in full gear, a time when hundreds of thousands of hunters head to Idaho's hills, the Fish and Game Department is busily working to monitor harvest and presence of disease. Locally, Fish and Game will be visiting with hunters… moreIDFG Is Again Asking Public To Report Collared Trumpeter Swan Sightings
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Idaho Falls - For the sixth year in a row multiple state, federal, and tribal agencies are working together to help promote the continued success of the ongoing trumpeter swan recovery efforts. In the 2005 North American Trumpeter Swan Survey recently released by the United States Fish… moreAsk the Conservation Officer (CO)
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by Gary Hompland, Regional Conservation Officer Question: "I intend to hunt the short-range weapons hunt for deer in big game unit 53 with a muzzleloader or shotgun. Can I put a rifle scope on the shotgun or muzzleloader?" Answer: Yes. Many of the specialized rules for muzzleloader and archery equipment when used… moreFish and Game Seeks Help Solving Elk Waste
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LEWISTON - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information concerning the waste of a mature bull elk found 1.5 miles up George Grade road near Cottonwood Creek in Unit 11A east of Lewiston. The elk was thought to have been killed on or about Friday, October 20. The entire carcass was left to… moreMule deer hunters enjoy success
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JEROME - General season mule deer hunters pursuing bucks in Units 43, 48, and 49 enjoyed an overall 21.3 percent harvest success for the opening weekend of season according to Idaho Department of Fish and Game check station data. Department employees checked 377 hunters that took 89 bucks from Unit 43, for 23.6… moreIdaho among Best Places for Hunting
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People who live here probably already knew this, but Outdoor Life magazine's September issue lists Idaho among the top five best states to go hunting in the West. Idaho scored well with its nine big game species, lots of access on public lands that cover two-thirds of the state, and about 20,000 big game tags… morePheasant Season Opens
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The pheasant season is now open statewide for all licensed hunters. The season in Areas 1 and 3 runs through December 31, and in Area 2 it runs through November 30. Hunting begins one half hour before sunrise, except on the C.J. Strike, Fort Boise, Montour and Payette River wildlife management areas, where hunting… moreFish and Game Commission to Meet in Lewiston
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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet November 1 through 3 at the Clearwater Regional office in Lewiston. The meeting will kick off with a field trip to Redbird Canyon on Wednesday morning, November 1, followed at about 1:30 p.m. by a workshop on hunting technology. A public hearing will start at 7 p.m.… moreFish and Game History at the Museum of Idaho
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A trip to the Museum of Idaho in Idaho Falls will take you back to what some affectionately call "the Good Old Days." The Idaho Department of Fish and Game was asked to participate in the museum's current exhibit "Guns of the West and Fly Fishing the Rockies." And the featured item in the Fish and Game display will… moreCreatures of the Night: A Nocturnal Celebration
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As the sun sets, out come the creatures of the night. Bring the whole family in costume to the Morrison Knudsen Nature Center for our second annual Creatures of the Night Halloween event from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. October 27 and 28. Bring a sense of adventure for a night walk to learn all about nocturnal critters such… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q. I'm 66. Senior, junior and disabled vet tags are listed together in the general license tag and fee page. Does this mean that I can hunt for antlerless deer like juniors can? A. No. The three tags cost the same, but only juniors can harvest an antlerless deer or elk. But an emergency order earlier this year closed… moreWolf Report: Update
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In early October, state and federal wolf managers confirmed several livestock depredation incidents, all on grazing allotments in the Payette National Forest. U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services officials confirmed that eight ewes were killed, one injured - and 32 are missing - and one cow and one calf… moreFort Boise Boat Ramp Reopens
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The boat ramp at Fort Boise Wildlife Management Area is now fully operational, just in time for the waterfowl season. During the three-month renovation project, the ramp and surrounding area received a complete overhaul. The concrete ramp blocks were pulled from the Snake River and replaced with a poured concrete boat… morePheasant Hunters Reminded Of Special Rules To Hunt On Wildlife Management Areas
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IDAHO FALLS - Hunters know that every season has its own special rules, but those sportsmen who choose to hunt on any number of the Wildlife Management Areas (WMA's) in the state need to be aware of special regulations. Idaho is broken into three areas for pheasant management purposes, the Upper Snake Region falls… moreBringing Down a Renegade Camp
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By Evin Oneale, Regional Conservation Educator, Southwest Region A highly complex poaching ring investigation, nearly two years in the making, has reached its dramatic conclusion with the poaching ringleader and one of his associates receiving lifetime hunting license revocations and thousands of dollars in fines and… moreVolunteers Needed to Collect Sagebrush Seed
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Recent wildfires in the Squaw Butte and Willow Ridge area north of Emmett have consumed thousands of acres of wildlife habitat, including hundreds of acres of critical mule deer winter range. This fall, volunteers have the opportunity to help Fish and Game with restoration of those burned areas. Volunteer crews will… moreJoint Idfg/Usfs Ohv Patrols Continue To Focus On Travel Plan Enforcement
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IDAHO FALLS - While no major changes have been made to the Targhee National Forest Travel Plan in a number of years, IDFG… moreHunters Need To Remember That They're In Grizzly Country
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IDAHO FALLS - When a person hunts they are the one who is in control of the situation. They choose the time, place, animal and the shot. In the past, it was even a rite of passage for young native tribesmen in Canada and Alaska to kill a grizzly bear with a spear! The key was that they practiced and planned on how to… more