Idaho Fish and Game News is Now Available

Fri, 09/02/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

The September issue of Idaho Fish and Game News is now available. This issue covers the 15th anniversary of Idaho Salmon and Steelhead Days celebrated at Fish and Game's MK Nature Center. The issue also includes information about a new online marketing effort by Fish and Game. Fish and Game News is free and… more

Ask Fish and Game: Hunter Education

Fri, 09/02/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Q. Is it too late to sign up for hunter education? A. That depends on where you live. If no classes are scheduled in your area, anyone 10 or older may take the independent study course on the Internet, with a required supervised field day. But in some regions field days may not be available because of the hunting… more

Fall Chinook Season Opens

Tue, 08/30/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Fall Chinook salmon seasons open September 1 in the Snake River from the Washington-Idaho border upstream to Hells Canyon Dam and in the Clearwater River from its mouth upstream to the Memorial Bridge. The season runs until October 31 or further notice: The Snake River is divided into four management sections:… more

Fall Steelhead Harvest Season Opens

Tue, 08/30/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The Snake, Salmon and Little Salmon rivers open for steelhead harvest September 1. The limits on these waters are three per day and nine in possession. The steelhead harvest season on the lower Clearwater River opened August 1, on a two-mile stretch of the lower Clearwater River from its mouth to the U.S. Highway… more

F&G Commission Adopts Proposed Rule Changes

Tue, 08/30/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission at a meeting August 24 adopted a proposed change to the Landowner Appreciation Program, changes to wildlife salvage rules and minor changes to a number of other rules. Landowners in five game management units - 40, 41, 42, 45 and 52 - who meet the conditions of the Landowner… more

Fish and Game Ends Chukar Flights

Tue, 08/30/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Idaho Fish and Game biologists will no longer conduct aerial chukar surveys. Fish and Game has conducted annual chukar surveys since the mid-1980s primarily to provide a 'forecast' for the upcoming season. The data was not biological data used to set seasons. This was one of the aerial surveys eliminated after a… more

Ask Fish and Game: Tritium Bow Sights

Tue, 08/30/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Q. I was wondering if the new Trijicon AccuPin bow sight is legal in Idaho even though it's Pope and Young legal? It does contain tritium, which in the regs says is not allowed. A. This archer correctly answered his own question. The Trijicon AccuPin bow sight uses tritium, and the rules are clear: In any hunt,… more

Youth Quail Hunt Planned

Tue, 08/30/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Sportsman's Warehouse, Pheasants Forever and the Ca Bull Elk Ranch will be sponsoring a quail hunt on September 24. This free hunt is open to any first-time hunters, regardless of age, who have completed their hunter education course. This fun day will include practice… more

Youth Pheasant Hunt Planned

Tue, 08/30/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Youth hunters wanting to learn more about hunting pheasants are invited to attend a youth hunting clinic from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. October 1 at Bill Mellencamp's hunting preserve on Idahome Road in Raft River. Participants will learn basic shooting skills, pheasant biology and get to go hunting. Dozens of items have… more

Sage-Grouse Group Solicits Comments

Tue, 08/30/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

The North Magic Valley Sage-Grouse Local Working Group has completed a draft sage-grouse conservation plan and would like to solicit public comment. The Sage Grouse Local Working Group is a collaborative public-private entity that is working to improve sage grouse habitat and populations within its planning area.… more

Youth Steelhead Fishing Clinic Planned

Mon, 08/29/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Anglers ages 14 and younger interested in learning about the exciting sport of steelhead fishing are encouraged to register for a free clinic sponsored by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and Lewiston Parks and Recreation. "This is a great opportunity to learn how to catch steelhead and have some fun," said… more

Youth Pheasant Hunting Clinic Scheduled in Genesee

Mon, 08/29/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Area hunters between the ages of 12 and 15 are encouraged to register for a Youth Pheasant Hunting Clinic scheduled Saturday, October 1. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will begin at the Genesee Community Picnic Shelter on the south end of town. The youths will also practice their shotgun skills at the… more

NHD_LLID Tools for Creating Whole Stream LLID Routes Based on NHD

Thu, 08/25/2011 - 13:11 | idfg-twilliams

The NHD LLID Tools are an ArcMap 10 Add-in programmed in ArcObjects VB.net.  The purpose is to transfer the LLID whole stream route identifiers from our existing 1:100,000 whole stream route system to a whole stream route system based on the 1:24,000 NHD Hydrography, and to identify and resolve stream name conflicts… more

Waterfowl Seasons Set

Wed, 08/24/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Wednesday, August 24, adopted a 107-day waterfowl season for 2011-2012. A youth hunt was set for September 24 and 25. Daily duck bag limits are seven birds in the aggregate - no more than two female mallards, two redheads, three scaup, two pintails, one canvasback - with a… more

Sage-Grouse Season Set

Wed, 08/24/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Wednesday, August 24, adopted a restricted seven-day, one-bird sage-grouse season for 2011. The sage-grouse hunting season opens Saturday, October 1. Sage-grouse season: Seven day season, one-bird daily limit, and two in possession after opening day, statewide in sage-grouse… more

Create GPX (gps files) from ArcGIS Shapefiles or GoogleEarth KML files

Tue, 08/23/2011 - 15:38 | idfg-pbond

For some, DNR garmin (https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mis/gis/DNRGPS/DNRGPS.html) may be enough for converting shapefiles to gpx files but this program may not always work - especially for large files. I have found it easiest to convert ArcGIS shapefiles to KML and then to GPX files.

Shapefile to KML… more

Archery Season is Open

Mon, 08/22/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Archery pronghorn season opened August 15, and some controlled hunts continue through September 24 - some close earlier and others open later in the fall. In addition, in many units, archery seasons on mule deer, white-tailed deer and elk open August 30 and run through September. Check the big game rules brochure… more

F&G Commission to Meet This Week

Mon, 08/22/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, August 24, at Fish and Game headquarters at 600 S. Walnut in Boise. Commissioners will consider routine agenda items, including setting seasons and bag limits for sage-grouse and waterfowl. Commissioners also will consider a proposed… more