Press Releases and Articles
Rainbow Trout Stocking Schedule
| idfg-eoneale
Local ponds are the primary focus of this stocking effort due to cooler weather and correspondingly cooler water temperatures.
LOCATION WEEK STOCKED NUMBER OF TROUT
Boise River - above Glenwood Bridge October 3, 17 1,… more
Treatments Continue on Owyhee County's Soda Fire
| idfg-eoneale
This news release comes from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and provides some information that hunters may wish to review.
BLM News Release
Owyhee Field Office, Idaho and Malheur Field Office, Oregon
DATE: September 19, 2016
CONTACT: Cindy Fritz (208) 284-3416
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Program will raise awareness of bat conservation and rabies prevention on Sept. 28
| idfg-rphillips
Idaho Fish and Game and Idaho Health and Welfare will host a free presentation and walk from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28 in the Trophy Room at Fish and Game Headquarters at 600 S. Walnut St. in Boise. The event is part of the 10th World Rabies Day and includes opportunities to learn about bats and get… more
Changes in the Eagle Fish Health Family
| idfg-jtrushenski
Our longtime administrative assistant, Lani Clifford, has joined the IDFG Enforcement Bureau and senior microbiologist, Luciano Chiaramonte, has moved on to the IDFG Nampa Research as a fisheries biologist. We appreciate their time with us and wish them the best of luck in their new… more
Fall Chinook and Steelhead Weekend Report (9/19/16)
| idfg-vosborn
Fishing effort for the fall Chinook fishery picked up this week in the confluence (river sect. 01) and mouth to Memorial Bridge (river sect. 03/Mouth to Memorial Bridge). Catch rates were poor in both sections and we did not document any Chinook harvested in the Clearwater section.
The catch… more
Public Meeting: Impacts and management of Henrys Creek Fire on Tex Creek WMA
| idfg-mdemick
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will host a public meeting on Tuesday, September 27 to seek input from landowners, sportsmen and other interested public concerning plans for habitat restoration and management of wildlife populations of the Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area.
Since the Henry’s Creek Fire… more
Share your favorite hunting shots
| idfg-rphillips
Fall is here, and we're already seeing some great Idaho hunting shots on social media. Why not put them here, too?
We love seeing folks out hunting in the fall and sharing their experiences through photos, and we encourage people to share their best shots on our photo gallery.
It's quick and easy to… more
Services in Place for Fish and Game License Buyers Potentially Affected by License System Breach
| idfg-mdemick
The Identity Theft services announced last week by Active Network for Idaho Fish and Game license buyers are now in place and operating.
The Texas-based company owns and operates Fish and Games hunting and fishing license system and is making the services available to all license buyers whose personal… more
Introducing novices to hunting has never been easier
| idfg-mdemick
It's easier than ever to introduce someone new to hunting in Idaho.
One way is through Idaho Fish and Game’s Hunting Passport, which offers novice hunters, both young and old, the opportunity to hunt for one year before needing to complete a hunter education course.
A Hunting Passport is a… more
Youth waterfowl and pheasant hunts begin soon
| idfg-mdemick
Youth across Idaho will soon have an early shot at waterfowl and pheasants, with September 24-25 marking the youth waterfowl weekend and October 1-7 set for the youth pheasant season.
Exposing youth to positive hunting experiences, especially at an early age, is a critical first step in connecting… more
Conserving Snake River sturgeon: Ready to spawn (part 3 of 7)
| idfg-mkoenig
Photo: A wild adult sturgeon is loaded into the transport sling in preparation for spawning.
If you missed Part 2, you can read it here. After wild adult sturgeon have made it to College of Southern Idaho’s fish hatchery, they must wait several months to reach full… more
Active Network Announces Remedial Actions for Fish and Game License Buyers Potentially Affected by License System Breach
| staff
Active Network, the Texas-based company that owns and operates Idaho Fish and Game’s hunting and fishing license system, today announced it will offer the following identity theft services to all Fish and Game license buyers whose personal information may have been compromised by an attempt last month to access the… more
Fish and Game hosts Dutch Oven lunch
| idfg-jbruns
The Clearwater Region of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will provide a Dutch Oven lunch at a sportsperson meeting to be held Thursday, October 6th at 3316 16th street in Lewiston.
The meeting will begin at noon and will include presentations on big game hunting outlook, significant enforcement cases,… more
Fall favorite: Floating and fishing the Kootenai River
| idfg-rphillips
Floating through a cool, clear river in a deep canyon, an angler casts a grasshopper fly toward shore and waits for a trout to fall for the dupe.
It happens with a tell-tale swirl on the glassy surface, and as the anglers pulls back on the rod, it bows and bounces like a willow in the wind as a… more
Land managers lifting fire restrictions Sept. 15
| idfg-rphillips
With the reduced risk of wildfires due to cooler temperatures and precipitation in the area, state and federal wildfire officials will lift Stage 1 Fire Restrictions within the West Central Idaho Mountains effective Thursday, Sept. 15, at 11:59 p.m.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will be lifted on forest and… more
Camping Limits on Fish and Game Property
| idfg-jbruns
With the busy fall hunting and fishing seasons upon us, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game would like to remind the recreating public of camping restrictions on Fish and Game lands such as the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area and at fishing access sites along the Clearwater and Salmon rivers.
The… more
Fish and Game develops a new way to control fish populations
| idfg-rphillips
Hatcheries have long been used to replenish and restore fish populations, but can they also be used to reduce or eradicate them? Idaho Fish and Game researchers are studying whether using traditional hatchery technology in a nontraditional way can eliminate unwanted fish populations in the wild.
Fish… more
Get some shooting practice before rifle season
| idfg-rphillips
I recently replaced the scope on my deer rifle and went to the range to sight it in and practice before hunting season. It seems like I am constantly tinkering with different guns and scopes, so this trip to the range was pretty routine. But it took a couple wrong turns and reminded me to focus on the basics… more