Campgrounds to Close at Horsethief Reservoir

Tue, 09/17/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Horsethief Reservoir's camping areas will close for the season on Saturday, September 21. Fishing and other day-use activities are unaffected by the campground closure, which has been in place for the past four years. Camping at Horsethief Reservoir is permitted only between May 1 and September 20 each year.… more

September Wolf Trapping Class Schedule in the Clearwater Region

Tue, 09/17/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-estansbury

Attendance at an Idaho Fish and Game wolf trapper education class is required for anyone wishing to trap wolves in Idaho. The eight-hour class provides students with interactive, hands-on training from experienced, certified, volunteer trapper instructors. The class curriculum includes wolf management, wolf trapping… more

Spaces Still Available For Mentored Youth Waterfowl Hunt

Tue, 09/17/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Last month, Idaho Fish and Game extended an offer for youth aged 10-15 to participate in a mentored waterfowl hunt on September 28. Hunts are planned at three locations. Openings are still available at two. The two hunts where registrations are still being taken are the Boundary/Smith Creek Wildlife Management Area… more

Chukar, Quail and Partridge Seasons Open Saturday

Mon, 09/16/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Seasons for chukar, quail and partridge open Saturday, September 21. Hunters need only a valid hunting license to hunt quail, chukar and gray partridge. Chukar and gray partridge seasons run from September 21 through January 31, 2014 throughout the state. The daily bag limit is eight chukar and eight gray partridge,… more

Sage-grouse Season Opens Saturday

Mon, 09/16/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

The seven-day sage-grouse season opens Saturday, September 21, and runs through Friday, September 27, with a one-bird daily limit and a two-bird possession limit The season is similar to last year's season, with hunting allowed at the "restrictive" level. The seven-day season opens in: Butte, Camas, Cassia, Clark… more

Ask Fish and Game: Legal Shot

Mon, 09/16/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Q. What kinds of shot are legal for waterfowl hunting? Is lead shot still legal for any kind of waterfowl? A. Lead shot is illegal for all waterfowl hunting, including ducks, mergansers, geese and coots. Hunters may not hunt waterfowl while in possession of shot other than nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and… more

Farragut Range Free Sight-In Day Set For September 21

Tue, 09/10/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

The 100-yard shooting range at Farragut State Park reopened on June 1 after being closed for several years. The closure allowed for work to be completed to increase safety and reduce noise at the 70-year-old range. The range has been open the first and third Saturdays of June, July and August. Administered by… more

Fish Salvage Orders Cover Local Canals and a Reservoir

Tue, 09/10/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Idaho Fish and Game has issued two fish salvage orders covering local canals in the Nampa subregion and an Owyhee County reservoir. The Bybee Reservoir in Owyhee County will be drained by September 20 to 25, because of an outlet gate mechanical failure. Over the following two weeks, storage water will be drained and… more

XY Coordinate Validation Rules for Idaho

Mon, 09/09/2013 - 12:22 | idfg-ebrown

The following extents are based upon Hydrologic Units Fourth Code (Hydro_HUC4) projected in NAD83 Idaho Tranverse Mercator meters.

 

UTM XY Coordinate Validation Rules for Idaho GIS data per HUC4 intersecting Idaho

Northing:

The value for the Northing field must be an integer between 1,000,000 and… more

Fall Turkey Season Opens Sunday

Mon, 09/09/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Hunters looking to bag a wild Idaho turkey can start hunting on Sunday, September 15. The general fall turkey season will open in the Panhandle and Clearwater regions. Fall controlled hunts open in a few places in the state. For specific hunts check the turkey rules brochure, available at license vendors, Idaho Fish… more

Elk Plan Comments Due This Month

Mon, 09/09/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Idaho Fish and Game's proposed elk management plan was released in August for public review and comment; those comments are due by September 22. The proposed 2013 elk management plan directs Idaho Fish and Game to maintain or increase current elk populations across most of the state. To accomplish this, Fish and Game… more

New Springfield Hatchery Dedicated

Mon, 09/09/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

About 150 state, federal and tribal officials and several local neighbors, gathered Friday, September 6, to mark the completion of the new Springfield Hatchery. The $13.5 million facility will be capable of producing up to 1 million juvenile Snake River sockeye annually for release in the Sawtooth Basin of central… more

Waterfowl Rule Books Available Soon

Mon, 09/09/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Waterfowl seasons and rules for 2013 have been sent to the printer and are expected to be available by mid-September. Meanwhile the rules are available online at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov. The season opens with a two-day youth hunt on September 28 and 29 for licensed youths aged 10 to 15. Duck and Canada goose… more

Ask Fish and Game: Make the Call

Mon, 09/09/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Q. What should I do if I think I see a hunter doing something illegal while I'm out hunting? A. Get as much information as possible, such as a description of the person or persons, a description and especially the license number of any vehicles, and note the location. Don't confront the individual; instead "Make the… more

MBI Winter Employment Opportunities

Sat, 09/07/2013 - 17:41 | idfg-lrobinson

MBI needs help to complete winter forest carnivore surveys. See below for job descriptions and application directions.

Winter Field Coordinator:

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game's Wildlife Diversity Program, MBI's lead agency, is currently accepting applications for the position of Senior Wildlife… more

F&G Sponsoring Two Mentored Youth Hunts in the Upper Snake

Fri, 09/06/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Idaho Fish and Game is sponsoring two mentored youth hunts in the Upper Snake Region this year. They will consist of one waterfowl and one pheasant hunt. The waterfowl hunt will be September 28 at the Mud Lake Wildlife Management Area. The pheasant hunt will be October 5 at the Market Lake Wildlife Management Area… more

Tag Exchanges Available for Brownlee Zone Elk Hunters

Tue, 09/03/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Elk hunters holding Brownlee Zone A-tags now have the option of exchanging them for other general elk tags. Brownlee Zone A-tags will be exchanged at any Fish and Game office through the close of business (5 p.m., local time) Monday, September 9. Wildfires burning across much of the Brownlee Elk Zone - which opened… more

Sight In That Favorite Rifle

Tue, 09/03/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

With hunting seasons just around the corner, big game hunters around the region are asking themselves the same question: Does my rifle shoot straight? That question can be answered positively on Saturday, September 14, at the annual Sight In event at Black's Creek Public Shooting Range, 2420 E. Kuna-Mora Road east of… more