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Ask Fish and Game

Tue, 10/31/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Q. I hear someone caught a new Idaho record smallmouth bass? A. True enough. Dan Steigers of Juliaetta caught a 9.72 pound smallmouth in Idaho's Dworshak Reservoir on October 28. Big as that is, that's still more than two pounds shy of the 51-year-old world record. The record 11.9 pound smallmouth was caught by… more

Fish and Game Nabs Backcountry Violators

Mon, 10/30/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

A recent undercover operation involving nine conservation officers in northern Idaho resulted in the issuance of multiple citations for various wildlife violations. "We had received several reports of illegal elk hunting activities in the Snow Peak area for the last few years. Lacking any specifics, we decided to… more

Steelhead Might be Stocked in the Boise River

Mon, 10/30/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-lfrench

If you're planning the traditional turkey dinner for Thanksgiving this year, you might want to rethink your plans. Fresh, smoked steelhead might be on the menu if the big fish are released into the Boise River next week. Plans call for approximately 300 hatchery steelhead to be stocked in the Boise River, from… more

Upper Salmon River Steelhead Have Complex Lives

Mon, 10/30/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

By Tom Curet, Idaho Department of Fish and Game You can tell by the multitudes of drift boats arriving in town every weekend - the steelhead are back in the Salmon River. So when did they get here? How long does it take them to get here from the ocean? What do they do all winter? The steelhead has one of the most… more

Attention Elk Hunters

Fri, 10/27/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

POCATELLO - For those hunters with A Tags in the Bannock Zone for the any weapon antlerless elk hunt that runs from October 25th through November 15th, please note that Unit 73 was inadvertently left out of the Fish and Game regulations as a legal unit for hunting. The legal units for this particular elk hunt are 70, 71… more

Youth Pheasant Clinic Scheduled

Fri, 10/27/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

James Rich / Jennifer Jackson 232-4703 or 251-9403 POCATELLO - Idaho Fish and Game and Pheasants Forever are once again teaming up to bring the experience of Idaho hunting to youth in the Southeast region. The Youth Pheasant Clinic will be held on Saturday, November 4th, at the Sterling Wildlife Management Area… more

Check Stations Monitor Harvest and Disease

Fri, 10/27/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

By Clay Hickey - Idaho Department of Fish and Game With big game hunting season in full gear, a time when hundreds of thousands of hunters head to Idaho's hills, the Fish and Game Department is busily working to monitor harvest and presence of disease. Locally, Fish and Game will be visiting with hunters… more

IDFG Is Again Asking Public To Report Collared Trumpeter Swan Sightings

Thu, 10/26/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-glosinski

Idaho Falls - For the sixth year in a row multiple state, federal, and tribal agencies are working together to help promote the continued success of the ongoing trumpeter swan recovery efforts. In the 2005 North American Trumpeter Swan Survey recently released by the United States Fish… more

Ask the Conservation Officer (CO)

Wed, 10/25/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

by Gary Hompland, Regional Conservation Officer Question: "I intend to hunt the short-range weapons hunt for deer in big game unit 53 with a muzzleloader or shotgun. Can I put a rifle scope on the shotgun or muzzleloader?" Answer: Yes. Many of the specialized rules for muzzleloader and archery equipment when used… more

Fish and Game Seeks Help Solving Elk Waste

Wed, 10/25/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-lfrench

LEWISTON - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information concerning the waste of a mature bull elk found 1.5 miles up George Grade road near Cottonwood Creek in Unit 11A east of Lewiston. The elk was thought to have been killed on or about Friday, October 20. The entire carcass was left to… more