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Idaho Fish and Game Sets Big Game Measuring Day

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Once again, the Southeast regional office of Idaho Fish and Game will host a Big Game Scoring Day. This event will be on Tuesday, April 16, at the Fish and Game regional office located at 1345 Barton Road in Pocatello. Measuring for Boone… more

Annual Fur Auction Set for April in Southeast Region

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The fur sale is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at the Southeast Region office in Pocatello. Items may be viewed beginning at 9 a.m. The live auction will start at 10. The sale will be conducted at 1345 Barton Rd., Pocatello, by Prime Time Auctions Inc. Auction items include furs, whole carcasses, antlers,… more

Ask Fish and Game: Hunter Education

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Q. I want to sign up for a controlled hunt, but I can't until I have a license and to get a license I have to take a hunter ed class. How soon can I get in? A. It depends on where you live. Check the Fish and Game Hunter Education website at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/education/?getPage=30 or contact the… more

IDFG provides assistance to Landowners Impacted by Charlotte Fire

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 06:33 | idfg-cclass

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) will be distributing bitterbrush and sage brush seedlings to landowners impacted by the Charlotte fire last June. IDFG will distribute these seedlings on Saturday April 6th at the Mink Creek Fire station from 9am to 2pm. IDFG staff will be on hand to explain planting… more

Southern Portion Of Egin-Hamer Opens April 1

Tue, 03/26/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Though spring is fighting to break through, natural resource managers at the Bureau of Land Management and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game have tried to guarantee that wintering big games herds remained protected as long as possible and have maintained original closure dates as they relate to the Egin-Hamer closure… more

Selkirk Stream Crossing

Mon, 03/25/2013 - 11:02 | Anonymous (not verified)

Last fall while I was out elk hunting I found a wildlife stream crossing in Idaho's Selkirk Mountains. It looked like it was occasionally used by wildlife so I set up a trail camera. Between the time I set the camera up on December 8 and when I took it down on March 24 there were 189 motions on the camera and a few… more

Project WILD Workshop Scheduled in Pocatello

Thu, 03/21/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

How would you like to be a "WILD teacher?" A "WILD teacher" is one who has participated in a Project WILD workshop presented by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Participants learn about wildlife and discover fun and exciting ways to teach wildlife conservation and ecological concepts in the classroom. An… more

Mule Deer: Saving the Icon of the West

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 16:02 | idfg-cclass

The Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) Mule Deer Working Group (MDWG) has created a video about mule deer and the conservation challenges they face now and into the future.

In 1997, the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) established a Mule Deer Working… more

Fish and Game Commission Sets 2013 Big Game Seasons

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 10:49 | idfg-cclass

Fish and Game Commission Sets 2013 Big Game Seasons

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Tuesday, March 19, adopted 2013 seasons for deer, elk, pronghorn, black bear, mountain lion and gray wolf, as proposed by Fish and Game biologists.

The new seasons include an increase in elk controlled hunt and… more

Commission Sets 2013 Big Game Seasons

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Tuesday, March 19, adopted 2013 seasons for deer, elk, pronghorn, black bear, mountain lion and gray wolf, as proposed by Fish and Game biologists. The new seasons include an increase in elk controlled hunt and pronghorn tags and expanded wolf hunting and trapping seasons. A summary… more

Studies focusing on oil's impact on wildlife

Mon, 03/18/2013 - 13:30 | idfg-cclass

FARGO (AP) - Officials are studying mule deer and birds in western North Dakota to help determine the impact of oil activity on wildlife.
Researchers in one study have equipped 90 female mule deer with radio collars to track survival rates. Mule deer browse on a lot of plants and are considered a species that… more

Researchers begin largest mule deer study in Wyoming

Mon, 03/18/2013 - 12:57 | idfg-cclass

On Tuesday, researchers from the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department began the largest mule deer study in Wyoming and one of the largest in the West. With about $500,000 and three years, the biologists hope to better understand mule deer nutrition and migration patterns. Ultimately, they… more