Press Releases and Articles
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
| Anonymous (not verified)
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
Steelhead and Fall Chinook Weekend Report (9/12/16)
| idfg-vosborn
The Fall Chinook fishery was very slow this past week on the Clearwater. We did not document any harvest and only had one reported release of a wild fish. The Confluence (creel section 1) only documented 4 adult hatchery Chinook and 3 Hatchery Jacks harvested. The attached picture is two of those adults… more
Stopping poachers is just a phone call away
| idfg-mdemick
With many hunting seasons about to begin, the Idaho Fish and Game reminds people who spend time outdoors that they should reach for a phone whenever they witness a violation of fish and game laws.
Callers to the Citizens Against Poaching hotline, 1-800-632-5999, can report wildlife law violations anonymously,… more
Chukar, quail, partridge and sage grouse seasons open Saturday
| idfg-mdemick
Upland bird hunting seasons start in a big way across much of Idaho with Saturday, September 17 marking the opening day for chukar, quail, gray partridge and sage grouse.
Hunters can expect to find above average to average numbers of birds in most of the state. A season forecast with… more
Check Station Reminders
| idfg-rberkley
Hunting seasons are here, and soon hunters will see Fish and Game check stations throughout the state. Remember that all hunters must stop at Fish and Game check stations, regardless of whether they’ve harvested game.
Check stations are a great way for Fish and Game staff to… more
Conserving Snake River Sturgeon: Wild brood stock (Part 2 of 7)
| idfg-mkoenig
Photo: An adult White Sturgeon comes up from the depths of the Snake River during a population survey.
If you missed the Introduction (Part 1), you can read it here!
The middle Snake River has been changed by dams and water diversion so that river flows and habitat no… more
Controlled fires in the Clearwater could boost elk herds
| idfg-rphillips
Idaho Fish and Game is fired up about increasing elk populations in its Lolo Elk Zone in the headwaters of the Clearwater River. Through a cooperative effort with Forest Service and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the two agencies and RMEF are proposing controlled forest fires known as “prescribed-fire treatments”… more