Press Releases and Articles
Moughmer Point deer shot and wasted near Cottonwood, ID
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Information is being sought for a male white tail deer shot and left to waste in the Moughmer Point area outside Cottonwood, Idaho.
The deer was discovered on the morning of April 21, 2021 by a local landowner and reported to the Cottonwood Fish and Game officer. The officer determined the deer had been shot… more
Six deer/elk controlled hunts in Unit 54 will have fewer tags available in 2021
| idfg-rphillips
After the wildfires in 2020, some hunters opted to take “rainchecks” on their controlled hunt deer and elk tags in six hunts in Unit 54 south of Twin Falls, so there will be fewer tags available in those hunts for this year’s drawing.
Hunters should be aware of the reductions when deciding which hunts to… more
Lake trout work in Stanley Lake resumes in 2021
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Idaho Fish and Game has contracted with a company to net lake trout in Stanley Lake for 10 days in early May to reduce their population and reduce risk to endangered sockeye salmon populations. After the netting, sterile lake trout will be restocked in the summer and fall to continue to provide anglers a lake trout… more
F&G seeks public input on whether to mandate gender identification for mountain goats
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Fish and Game is seeking public input regarding whether to mandate a gender identification course for mountain goats for hunters who draw mountain goat tags. People can comment by going to the public survey webpage. Deadline to comment is April 30.
Mountain goats are sensitive to harvest, particularly harvest… more
Weekly Salmon Fishing Update – April 21, 2021
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Welcome to our new weekly Chinook Salmon Fishing Update. Each week, we will provide updates on seasons and rules and share data from creel surveys, hatchery returns, and fish passage through the Columbia and Snake rivers to help anglers plan their salmon fishing trips.
Chinook salmon fishing starts April 24,… more
Idaho Fish and Game leads restoration of the upper Blackfoot River
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The eight miles of the Blackfoot River meandering through Idaho Fish and Game’s Blackfoot Wildlife Management Area in southeast Idaho doesn’t look the same today as it did a year ago… and that is a very good thing for native Yellowstone cutthroat trout and other wildlife.
Tall cut banks of eroding soil have… more
Enter Super Hunt drawings for Idaho's best deer, elk, moose and pronghorn hunts
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Your chance at Idaho's ultimate hunting opportunity is up for grabs, as Fish and Game is once again selling entries for the Super Hunt drawing, and deadline for the first drawing is May 31.
Every year, 34 hunters win this special opportunity! Super Hunt winners get to enjoy the best of the best by being… more
April 19 Upper Salmon River Steelhead Fishing Report
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Steelhead angler effort on the upper Salmon River during the past week was primarily observed upstream of the East Fork Salmon River in location code 19, while angler effort downstream of the East Fork was low.
The best catch rates for the week were observed upstream of the East Fork in location code… more
First sale of returned nonresident elk and white-tailed deer tags is on April 22 at 10 a.m. MDT
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Returned nonresident elk and deer tags will go on sale at 10 a.m. MDT on April 22 on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be 28 elk tags available and seven white-tailed deer tags. To see what zones and units the tags are for, go to the returned nonresident tag webpage.
Nonresidents can buy the tags… more
Smolt Monitoring Project Week 6: PIT-tagging
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A PIT (Passive Integrated Transponder) tag is a glass-encapsulated microchip, the size of a rice grain. The tag includes a unique code that labels each fish individually (like a social security number). This allows fisheries managers and others to monitor juvenile and adult salmonids’ journey through the… more
Genetic Integrity of the South Fork Snake River Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout, Part I: Introgression/Hybridization
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The South Fork Snake River (SFSR) supports one of the most robust Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout (YCT) populations throughout the species range. Not surprisingly, the SFSR also has some of the most connected habitat in Idaho for YCT and supports all of the life history patterns of YCT present in the SFSR prior to… more
Smolt Monitoring Project Week 5: Fish Identification
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Author: Devan Reid, Sr. Fisheries Technician
This week at the Salmon River trap, Fisheries Technicians Ben and Jason PIT-tagged 600 hatchery and 12 wild Chinook salmon smolts. A few hatchery and wild steelhead trout smolts were also captured and are expected to arrive in greater numbers as… more
Native Plant Sale !
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The Pahove Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society will be holding their annual native plant sale-ORDER ONLINE starting April 28th for members and April 29th for the general public. Not a member, but want to be? Join here!
Curbside order pick-up will be at MK Nature Center Friday April 30th-May 2nd. There… more
Three helpful tips to remember when interacting with your local conservation officer
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Hello! My name is Officer Jacob Berl and I am the local Coeur d’Alene Conservation Officer stationed in the Panhandle Region. Chances are, if you’ve spent much time hunting, fishing, trapping, or otherwise recreating in Idaho’s great outdoors, you’ve probably bumped into an officer like me. Hopefully for most, the… more
Wildlife Express: Songbirds bring sounds of spring
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Chick-a-dee, dee, dee; hooooo-la, hoop, hoop, hoop; flicka, flicka, flicka.
Do these tunes sound familiar? Songbirds are all around us – in our backyards, parks, the wilderness, and spring is a good time to hear some of their greatest hits.
This month’s Wildlife Express takes you on tour… more
April hunter education courses offered in Salmon
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Future hunters who have not taken a hunter education course, but are interested in applying for a big game controlled hunt, still have a chance of getting into a course before the application periods end.
An instructor-led hunter education course is scheduled in Salmon on April 19, 20, 22, and 23 from 5:30 to… more
April 12 Upper Salmon River Steelhead Fishing Report
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Steelhead angler effort on the upper Salmon River was most concentrated upstream of the East Fork Salmon River in location code 19 during the past week. Outside of location code 19, steelhead anglers were most commonly observed near the mouth of the Pahsimeroi River in location code 17.
The best… more
Rainbow trout suppression on the South Fork Snake River
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The South Fork Snake River (SFSR) supports the strongest remaining fluvial population of native Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Ocorhynchus clarkii bouvieri (YCT) within their historical range in Idaho. The SFSR is one of only a handful of large rivers in the species’ range that supports a robust population of YCT. The… more