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Ask the Conservation Officer (CO)

Thu, 10/05/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

by Gary Hompland Regional Conservation Officer Question: "When I took my bear hide in to the regional office to comply with the mandatory harvest report, the biologist pulled a small tooth. What do you do with those teeth?" Answer: Hunters successfully taking a black bear must contact a Department representative… more

Sun Valley man lands new walleye record

Thu, 10/05/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

ROGERSON - For Mark Abel of Sun Valley, fishing is a major part of his life, and the bigger the fish he catches, the better. Sunday night at Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir one of his dreams came true when he landed a 17.6 pound walleye, breaking the 10-year-old state recorded of 16.2 pounds. Abel isn't your typical… more

2007 Limits Proposed for Coeur d'Alene Lake

Thu, 10/05/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

In an ongoing effort to restore the kokanee fishery quickly, Idaho Department of Fish and Game is proposing a limit of 6 kokanee and Chinook salmon combined in Coeur d'Alene Lake for 2007. Reducing harvest on kokanee and increasing harvest on Chinook salmon to reduce predation pressure is needed right now to allow the… more

Banana Trout Utilized By IDFG To Manage Sand Creek WMA Ponds

Thu, 10/05/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-glosinski

ST. ANTHONY - Idaho Department of Fish and Game will use an unusual looking trout to help improve fishing at the Sand Creek WMA ponds. Fishing in the four Sand Creek Ponds has declined in recent years and biologists are hoping that a better understanding of overwinter trout survival in the different ponds can help… more

Ask the Conservation Officer (CO)

Wed, 10/04/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

by Gary Hompland Regional Conservation Officer Question: "I've seen several advertisements in the Twin Falls Times-News to sell Landowner Appreciation Permits/Tags for elk and deer. Can landowners sell their permits and tags?" Answer: Under no circumstances can landowners sell landowner appreciation permits (LAP… more

Controlled Burn Planned for Craig Mountain

Wed, 10/04/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

LEWISTON - If conditions are favorable, State and Federal land management agencies will conduct a controlled burn in the Madden Creek drainage October 11th through October 14th. Madden Creek is located in the northern portion of the Caption John drainage of the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area south of… more

Youth Pheasant Hunt Opens Saturday

Mon, 10/02/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

A youth pheasant season opens statewide Saturday and Sunday, October 7 and 8, for all licensed hunters 15 years old or younger. The two-day hunt opens at noon Saturday in Areas 2 and 3, and one-half hour before sunrise in Area 1. Hunting begins one-half hour before sunrise on Sunday, except on the C.J. Strike, Fort… more

Waterfowl Seasons Open; Asian Bird Flu Not Found

Mon, 10/02/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

Time to clean the shotgun and dust off the decoys, waterfowl seasons open in Idaho Saturday, October 7 in northern and eastern Idaho and October 14 in southwestern Idaho and the Magic Valley. But hunters concerned about bird flu can rest easier in their frosty early-morning duck blinds. The Idaho Department of Fish… more

Bighorn Lottery Raises Money for Wildlife Lab

Mon, 10/02/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

The Idaho chapter of the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep this year has raised $86,246 for the Wildlife Health Laboratory in Caldwell. The money is part of the $104,852 the foundation raised in a lottery for one bighorn sheep tag. More than 75 percent of the proceeds from the lottery goes to the Idaho… more

Pikeminnow Reward Fishing Season Extended

Mon, 10/02/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

Anglers on the Columbia and Snake rivers get two more weeks to make money from their pikeminnow catches. Federal and state agencies have extended the Northern Pikeminnow Management Program's sport reward season by two weeks because of angler interest, available program funds and good weather. "We still have funding… more

Ask Fish and Game

Mon, 10/02/2006 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

Q. I seem to remember that we have to buy an upland game permit but the vendor couldn't find one when I tried to buy it. Don't we have to buy them anymore? A. Upland game permits were discontinued in 2001. If you hunt pheasants on wildlife management areas where we release pheasants, you are required to get a WMA… more