Press Releases and Articles
Citizen Shooting Range Advisory Committee meeting on Nov. 29
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The Citizen Shooting Range Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, Nov. 29, at 6 p.m. MST. Committee members are participating in the meeting by a combination of in-person attendance and video conferencing, which the Department is hosting at the Idaho Fish and Game Southwest Regional Office, 15950 N. Gate Blvd, in… more
Citizen Shooting Range Advisory Committee Meeting - November 29, 2021
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Citizen Shooting Range Advisory Committee
Meeting and Agenda
Monday, November 29, 2021, 6 p.m. MST
Idaho Fish and Game Southwest Regional Office
15950 N. Gate Boulevard, Nampa, ID
Live stream via Zoom: … more
Hunter recipes: Sous vide wild turkey BLT
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With Thanksgiving around the corner, turkeys are on my mind! This past spring, on my 40th birthday, eight of my best friends coordinated with my wife to surprise me for a weekend of turkey hunting and fishing in Central Idaho. A successful turkey hunt was only the cap to an unforgettable weekend… more
Fish and Game Commission to meet via conference call Nov. 22 to discuss Chronic Wasting Disease
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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet via conference call Monday, Nov. 22 at 11:00 a.m. MST. The Commission will get an update on the recent cases of Chronic Wasting Disease and consider designating a CWD Management Zone, setting an emergency hunt for sampling, and more. See the agenda at Fish and Game's… more
F&G Commission modifies steelhead bag limits starting Jan. 1, 2022
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During their meeting on Nov. 16, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission approved modifications to the 2022 spring steelhead season daily bag limits.
For any anglers looking to hook a steelhead during the upcoming 2022 spring season, here’s what’s will be in effect. Anglers should… more
Hunters in Unit 14 and adjacent areas asked to provide CWD samples from harvested animals
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Because Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has recently been detected in two mule deer in Unit 14 , Fish and Game officials are asking hunters in Unit 14 and nearby units to have any animal they harvest tested for Chronic Wasting Disease and follow practices designed to minimize the chance of spreading the disease any… more
Nonresident licenses and tags for 2022 go on sale Dec. 1
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Nonresident hunting, fishing and combination licenses for 2022 will go on sale at midnight MST, Dec. 1, 2021. Nonresident deer and elk tags will go on sale starting at 10 a.m. MST on Dec. 1.
Licenses and tags can be bought online at GoOutdoorsIdaho.com, or by phone at 1-800-554-8685, at a license vendor… more
Please watch for wildlife on highways and avoid costly collisions
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Winter is already tough for deer, elk and other big game animals, and being near busy roads and highways can be deadly, so drivers are asked to keep a sharp eye out and avoid costly and potentially dangerous collisions.
With more snow in the higher elevations, big game herds throughout the state migrate… more
Steelhead are Idaho's 'endless summer'
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Although there are spring, summer, and fall runs of Chinook Salmon in Idaho, there is only one season for steelhead. For steelhead, it is always summer! Why are Idaho steelhead called “summer steelhead?” It has to do with when they leave the ocean and return to the Columbia River on their way to their home streams in… more
F&G Commission Sets 2022-2024 Fishing Seasons & Rules
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During their meeting on Nov. 16, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission approved the 2022-2024 Fishing Seasons and Rules proposals presented by Fish and Game fisheries staff. Fishing seasons and bag limits are established on a three-year cycle, which last started in 2019 and is expiring this December.
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Fish and Game biologist captures and relocates loon stranded in Garden City pond
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On Friday, Nov. 12, habitat biologist Michael Young unloaded an ice chest — its lid propped open with a short piece of rebar — from a Fish and Game pickup in the main parking lot at Lake Lowell in Southwest Idaho. Careful not to jostle the creature housed in this makeshift crate, Young picked his way across the rocky… more
New ways to keep your F&G licenses up to date
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Idaho Fish and Game released the new GoOutdoorsIdaho.com licensing in late 2020, and has been working on exciting new ways to make your licensing account easier to access and use.
Here are a few great ways to use the new system:
Download the GoOutdoorsIdaho mobile app from the Google Play Store or the… moreSouth Fork Snake River 2021 Trout Population Estimates
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game continued annual fish population monitoring at the Conant and Lorenzo monitoring reaches of the South Fork Snake River in the fall of 2021 to evaluate the effectiveness of management actions on the river, and health of trout populations. Data from these… more
Chronic Wasting Disease detected in two Idaho mule deer
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Two mule deer bucks harvested during October in the Slate Creek drainage near Lucile in Idaho County tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease, according to Idaho Fish and Game. Under Fish and Game’s CWD strategic plan, both hunters have been notified that their bucks tested positive.
Although CWD has… more
Nov. 15 Upper Salmon River Weekly Steelhead Fishing Report
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Steelhead angler effort on the upper Salmon River declined during the past week, but catch rates improved considerably.
The majority of anglers continued to be found downstream of North Fork in location code 15. Angler effort upstream of North Fork was very low throughout most of the week before… more
Southwest Winter Feeding Advisory Committee will meet Nov. 18
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Southwest Winter Feeding Advisory Committee Meeting
Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021- 2:00 PM MST
Address: 15950 N Gate Boulevard Nampa, Idaho 83687
The Winter Feeding Advisory Committee is participating by a combination of in-person… more
Idaho Master Naturalist Newsletter -Fall 2021
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The fall edition of the Idaho Naturalist News is available. You won't believe what Idaho Master Naturalists have been up to around the state! So many projects, people and places to learn about. Enjoy!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZKO8FGG_5nYUvQFgbF1xYIFhLEc2pdCF/view?usp=sharing
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People weigh-in on more fishing opportunity at Henrys Lake
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During the summer of 2021, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) collected public input on proposed fishing regulation changes for Henrys Lake to determine whether the angling public is interested in additional fishing opportunity there. Results from the public input process and a randomized survey show broad… more