Press Releases and Articles
New year brings new hunting and wildlife watching opportunities
| idfg-rphillips
Welcome to 2018 and all it will bring for outdoors folks. Many are looking forward to hunting, and even if you’re not a hunter, you’re probably a wildlife watcher, so there’s lots of cool things in the coming months.
It’s tricky to talk about the upcoming hunting season while it’s still in… more
Female mountain lion harvest season closed in Unit 31 near Weiser
| idfg-mdemick
Mountain lion hunters should note that the harvest season for female mountain lion has closed in game management Unit 31 near Weiser, as the harvest quota of three females was reached on Wednesday, December 27, 2017.
Hunters will be allowed to keep female mountain lions taken prior to this closure and must… more
Become a Master Naturalist
| idfg-jbruns
Anyone who enjoys and appreciates Idaho’s outdoors can be an Idaho Master Naturalist; teachers, hunters, nature guides, farmers, retired professionals, and …you! The Idaho Master Naturalist Program aims to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to actively work toward stewardship of Idaho’s natural environment.… more
Steelhead anglers reminded of reduced steelhead limits for 2018 spring season
| idfg-mdemick
Steelhead anglers are reminded that Fish and Game commissioners extended the reduced bag and possession limits for the 2018 spring steelhead season, which starts January 1.
Daily steelhead bag limits are two daily and six in possession statewide. Only adipose fin-clipped steelhead may be harvested. Steelhead… more
F&G seeks help finding who arrowed a young moose near Rexburg
| idfg-glosinski
REXBURG-On December 20, 2017, IDFG Personnel responded to calls about a calf bull moose that had an arrow sticking out of its head. The moose was located near the Teton Lakes Golf Course, outside of Rexburg.
Conservation officers are now seeking the public’s assistance in determining who was… more
Rainbow Trout Stocking Schedule
| Anonymous (not verified)
Personnel from Fish and Game's Nampa Hatchery will be releasing more than 2,500 catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations during January.
LOCATION WEEK STOCKED NUMBER OF TROUT
Marsing Pond January 1… more
Winter Is The Perfect Time For Teachers To Get WILD!
| idfg-glosinski
Winter Is The Perfect Time For Teachers To Get WILD!
ISLAND PARK – What better way is there to celebrate Ground Hog Day than to learn about wildlife and winter. Many people think that winter is the time to head south or to hibernate but for others, winter offers the opportunity to experience a… more
Survey shows Lake Cascade's perch population remains strong
| idfg-pjanssen
Since 2012, Fish and Game fisheries staff in McCall has annually conducted fall fishery surveys on Lake Cascade. We sample all fish populations in the lake, which helps manage all game fish in the reservoir.
So what did we find in our 2017 survey?
Lots of big perchThe perch… more
Clearwater steelhead weekly report (12/11/17 - 12/17/17)
| idfg-vosborn
This week the Clearwater Region had the majority of the effort on the Clearwater River located in the sections close to Orofino and along the North Fork below Dwarshak Dam with anglers mainly fishing either directly below the dam or along the bridge spanning the north Fork. The anglers who were fishing along the main… more
Open House to discuss grants for Horsethief Reservoir
| idfg-jkozfkay
Camping upgrades may soon be coming to Horsethief Reservoir, and the public is invited to an open house to learn more about and discuss the proposed upgrades.
The open house will be held on December 28th from 2 to 5 pm at Fish and Game’s Nampa Regional office, located at 3101 S. Powerline Road, Nampa, ID,… more
2017 was a good year for baby sturgeon in the portions of the Snake River
| idfg-mkoenig
A baby sturgeon captured in October 2017 above CJ Strike Reservoir. Young sturgeon have incredibly sharp scutes (bony plates) to protect them from predators. Young sturgeon can grow quickly when conditions are right. This one is about 5 months old.
2017 turned out to be a good year for the White… more
Lake Cascade produces new state-record largescale sucker
| idfg-mkoenig
It must be ice fishing season, because Lake Cascade is again kicking out record fish. Meridian angler Dave Gassel recently landed a 9.04-pound largescale sucker to take home the title. While most anglers think perch when they hear about the lake's history of big fish, it's produced several… more
Wolverine inadvertently taken by trapper in Salmon area
| idfg-rphillips
An Idaho trapper on Dec. 8 reported finding a dead adult female wolverine that was inadvertently caught in his trap in Lemhi County. The trapper turned the carcass in to Fish and Game, as required by law. .
Wolverines are native to Idaho and have been protected by state law since 1965. In 2013, the U.S. Fish… more
Pheasant Miscount means fewer birds stocked on WMAs
| Anonymous (not verified)
Along with Christmas trees, you can add ring-necked pheasants to the list of hard to find items this Christmas season.
A simple miscount by the supplier of birds destined for stocking on Fish and Game’s four regional Wildlife Management Area (WMAs) means fewer birds have and will be stocked in the final weeks… more
F&G Commission to vote on extending reduced steelhead bag limits to spring season
| idfg-rphillips
Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet by conference call Thursday, December 21 to vote on extending the reduced bag limit and possession limits for steelhead that were set in October.
Proposed daily bag limits for spring 2018 are two steelhead daily and six in possession, which is same as the current bag… more
Brownlee and Weiser elk are homebodies, tracking data finds
| idfg-nborg
Last winter, Fish and Game received a grant from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and initiated a project tracking elk movements in the southern Weiser River and Brownlee elk management zones. The goal is to better understand elk distribution, seasonal range use, and migration patterns to determine if there… more
Congress to consider bill to enhance Wildlife Conservation Nationwide
| idfg-mdemick
The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, a bill introduced December 14 in Congress, will deliver a modern enhancement in how fish and wildlife conservation is funded before species become more rare and costly to protect – if it becomes law.
The bill (HR4647) would redirect $1.3 billion annually in existing… more
Fish and Game elk mortality study continues in the Panhandle
| idfg-pcooper
Idaho Fish and Game is starting the fifth year of a comprehensive elk mortality study in Idaho’s Panhandle.
Working with a private helicopter contractor, crews will be in the field capturing and collaring elk around mid-December. In this study, elk are being captured with either nets or tranquilizer darts… more