Press Releases and Articles
New Fishing Pond Set to Open in Emmett
| Anonymous (not verified)
Fishing opportunities in Emmett are about to get a whole lot better.
Saturday, November 14th marks the grand opening of Dick Knox Pond, located just south of the corner of West Sales Yard and Airport roads in Emmett. The pond’s nearly 50 acres of new public fishing water will give anglers the chance to pursue… more
Understanding Idaho's Steelhead Fishery - U of I study update
| idfg-bbowersox
Written by Will Lubenau, University of Idaho
Now that the snow has started to fly and the weather seems a little bit more like winter, the steelhead encounter rate and catch and release mortality study is wrapping up fall tagging at Lower Granite Dam. As of November 11, 2020, we have tagged 1,031 adipose-… more
Need a Few More Education Hours for 2020?
| idfg-sfocht
If you need a few more education hours to meet certification requirements (8 hours for 2008-2019 class members and 40 hours for 2020 members) here is a list of TV shows, radio shows, movies and videos that have been approved for education hours! This document will be updated periodically so keep checking back! Enjoy… more
Put a turkey on your table this November
| idfg-jbruns
There’s more than one way to put a turkey on your table for Thanksgiving. Rather than head to the grocery store, some hunters plan to get their birds during the hunting season for wild turkey already underway in Idaho. In units 8, 10A, 11, 11A, 13, 14, 15, 16, & 18, the season runs from August 30 - December 31,… more
November check stations will help monitor for chronic wasting disease
| Anonymous (not verified)
Idaho Fish and Game staff will be collecting samples from deer at hunter check stations across the Panhandle over two weekends in November as part of a statewide surveillance program for chronic wasting disease (CWD).
Check stations will be operated November 14, 15, 21 and 22 from 10 a.m. to sunset.… more
Nov. 9 Upper Salmon River Steelhead fishing report
| idfg-bbeller
Steelhead anglers on the upper Salmon River continued to have success during the past week. The highest amount of angler effort was observed during the weekdays, downstream of Salmon, in river location codes 15 and 16. Angler effort between the Lemhi and Pahsimeroi rivers in location code 17 increased, but remained… more
F&G Officer Rescues Mule Deer Buck from Deadly Entanglement
| Anonymous (not verified)
On Friday, November 6th, Fish and Game conservation officer Zac Sedlmayr received a call from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office reporting a mule deer buck caught in some irrigation wheel line cabling. When he arrived on scene, he bulldogged the buck and used wire cutters to free the exhausted deer from the… more
Wildlife Express: Mountain lions are one of Idaho’s top predators
| idfg-scassinelli
What do you call a large wild cat with a long tail? Some call them cougars, pumas, or panthers, but here in Idaho, most call them mountain lions.
Mountain lions are found all across Idaho in a wide range of habitats. In this month’s edition of Wildlife Express, learn about predators and prey, what to do… more
Fish and Game stocks rainbow trout in Dunes Lake at Bruneau Dunes State Park
| idfg-tthompson
Dunes Lake, located at Bruneau Dunes State Park has historically been a popular spring and summer fishery for largemouth bass and bluegill. Recent efforts to reestablish Dunes Lake as a destination fishery have resulted in a growing populations of juvenile bluegill and largemouth bass. While excited anglers wait for… more
New F&G licensing system makes it easier to fill out mandatory hunter reports
| idfg-rphillips
Idaho Fish and Game needs help from all big game hunters, and all they must do is fill out their mandatory hunter reports regardless of whether they harvested, or even if they bought a tag, but didn't hunt. It only takes a few minutes, and you can do it quickly and easily on the new licensing system, or by calling (… more
The A’s and B’s of steelhead, what do those terms mean?
| idfg-mdobos
Anglers fishing for steelhead in the Snake River basin, particularly the Clearwater River, often hear the terms A-run, B-run or A-Index, B-Index steelhead but what exactly do those terms mean? The terms A and B are unique to steelhead management in the Columbia and Snake river basins and does not classify specific… more
Habitat Improvement Efforts Continue at Fort Boise WMA
| Anonymous (not verified)
Efforts to enhance nearly 400 acres of wetland habitat at Fort Boise Wildlife Management Area (WMA) are in full swing and area closures may be in effect. WMA visitors should be aware of construction locations when they visit the WMA.
Crews are working in the central part of the WMA, southwest of Sand Hollow… more
Reported mountain lion attack on dog near Carey
| idfg-tthompson
Fish and Game officials received a report from a southern Idaho family that their dog was attacked and taken by what was described as a mountain lion. The reported attack occurred on Thursday evening, November 5, 2020 approximately 17 miles east of Carey, Idaho along Highway 20. The family reported visiting the Wild… more
Idaho Fish and Game’s Project WILD goes virtual with WILD About Turkeys workshop
| idfg-jjackson
Idaho Fish and Game’s Project WILD workshops have traditionally been a great way for educators to discover fun and exciting ways to teach wildlife conservation and ecological concepts in a classroom. With many learning and training opportunities shifting to online formats during the COVID-19 pandemic this school year… more
Hitting the hard deck at Henrys Lake
| idfg-jbrower
Henrys Lake has been good to anglers this year and catch rates underneath the ice are continuing that trend into the colder months. Sub-zero temperatures near the end of October prompted a few brazen ice anglers to venture out onto the newly frozen lake several days before Halloween. “Henrys Lake is often one of the… more
Counting Chinook in the River of No Return
| idfg-cmcclure
In September, IDFG conducted its annual aerial Chinook Salmon survey in the Frank Church - River of No Return Wilderness (i.e., Middle Fork Salmon River and tributaries) where biologists surveyed approximately 460 miles of available spawning habitat from a helicopter. Aerial surveys began in 1957 and small… more
Walleye monitoring on Ririe Reservoir
| idfg-jheckel
Since the discovery of illegally introduced Walleye to Ririe Reservoir in 2008, annual monitoring of Walleye populations were implemented to determine their status and impacts on the existing fishery. Fall Walleye Index Netting (FWIN) conducted by fisheries biologists began in 2010 and ran consecutively until… more
F&G seeking information about bull elk shot and left to waste in Unit 66
| idfg-jbrower
A branch antlered bull elk was shot and left to waste sometime between Oct. 15 and Oct. 21 in Unit 66 near Flag Knoll. Fish and Game Conservation Officers are looking for any information the public may have about the incident.
Three elk carcasses in total were discovered in close proximity to each… more