Press Releases and Articles
Hunters Help Craft 2000 Big Game Seasons
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By Evin Oneale, Regional Conservation Educator, Southwest Region. Just one of the major challenges faced by big game managers is how to meld the biological needs of the managed species with the social desires of those who enjoy pursuing that species each hunting season. In each case, a species' biological needs must… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q: When are the new fee increases going into effect? I keep hearing May 1 but most new laws go into effect in July. A. New laws do generally go into effect July 1, but in the case of these license and fee changes, the effective date is indeed May 1. Lawmakers understood that the financial crisis at Fish and Game… moreCommission Approves Salmon Season
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Meeting by telephone conference call April 28, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission unanimously approved a staff recommendation for a season on the hatchery segment of the spring chinook salmon run. There are an estimated 10,000 chinook which are excess to the needs of the hatchery program. Biologists are projecting a… moreHorsethief Reservoir Slowly Refilling
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If your weekend fishing plans include Horsethief Reservoir, don't expect to use the boat ramps. The popular fishing hole is refilling much more slowly than anticipated following last year's yellow perch eradication. Even with the low water, Horsethief will be stocked with rainbow trout before April 29 and on a regular… moreOpen House Set for Upland Bird and Furbearer Regulations
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An open house will be held at the Magic Valley Fish and Game Office, Jerome, to take public input and comments regarding the upland bird and furbearer regulations for the years 2000 - 2001. This open house will be on Thursday, April 27, from 8 am to 5 pm, at 868 East Main, Jerome. For all practical purposes, there… moreBig Game Proclamation Late
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The proclamation booklet for this year's big game hunting seasons will not be available until after May 1. Changes in license and tag fees came later than estimated and a few crucial changes in seasons made by the Fish and Game Commission set the booklet production schedule back. Proclamation booklets will be… moreSuper Tags Drawn
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Winners of the 10 "Super Tags" for this fall's deer or elk seasons have been selected from hunters who turned in their 1999 hunter harvest reports. The special tags were offered to encourage timely filing of the harvest reports. The program will be discontinued after this year because the Fish and Game Commission has… moreBe Safe in the Turkey Woods
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Despite some rainy weather that discouraged wild turkey toms from strutting on opening weekend, Idaho turkey hunters took to the woods in large numbers, according to field observations. There are a few basics to keeping the growing enthusiasm for turkey hunting safe, offered here by Panhandle Region conservation… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q: My son is now old enough to attend a Hunter Education class. Where and when can he sign up? A. The next sign up for the Boise and surrounding areas will be July 12, 2000 at the Southwest Region Office, 3101 South Powerline Rd. in Nampa, and July 13, 2000 at the Hunter Education Center, 109 W 44th Street, in Garden… moreGovernor Signs Fee Increase
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Governor Dirk Kempthorne has signed into law a Fish and Game fee increase bill intended to add about $4.4 million a year to the department's bottom line. The new license, tag and permit fees go into effect May 1. Not all fees were raised in the new schedule. In an effort to keep family recreation costs down, the… moreCO Nominated for Safari Award
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Bill London, Fish and Game conservation officer in the Horseshoe Bend area, has been named the next Shikar Safari International "Wildlife Officer of the Year" award. London was nominated by Fish and Game Assistant Director Jerry Mallet. The officer has been with the department since 1986. Mallet cited London's… moreSpring Chinook Salmon Season a Real Possibility
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Biologists up and down the Columbia River are forecasting a higher than average spring chinook run this year. The run will be composed primarily of hatchery fish. Surplus hatchery spring chinook may be returning to Dworshak National Fish Hatchery on the North Fork of the Clearwater River and the Clearwater Hatchery… moreWild Chinook Numbers a Fraction of Expected Return
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Of the estimated 27,000 spring chinook salmon projected to cross Lower Granite Dam this year, only about 2,700 (10 percent) are expected to be naturally produced and the rest will be hatchery fish. The two- and three-ocean adults will be the progeny of adults that spawned naturally in 1995 (750 adults at Lower Granite… moreTurkey Hunts Open April 15
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General turkey hunts in most of Idaho begin this Saturday, April 15. Turkey hunters who buy a tag before May 1 will be buying them at the old price, $7.50. After May 1, the new fee schedule will take turkey tags to $18. General hunts in the Panhandle Region begin May 1. All general seasons run through May 25.… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q. How do I clean up a bear skull? A. The easiest way is to call a taxidermist. If you're looking for an organic method, there's a critter called dermistic beetles that will clean them up. If you rely on ants, beetles, or other insects be sure it is in a wire cage of some kind to foil the bigger animals. Cooking may… moreSpring turkey hunting in the Idaho Panhandle
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Spring turkey hunting in the Idaho Panhandle begins April 15 for those fortunate to draw a controlled hunt permit. Early season hunting activity is spread out by a lottery. The first hunt includes 125 permits valid April 15-April 21. A second limited hunt runs from April 22- April 30 with 400 permits. After the turkeys… moreFish and Game Sells Surplus Property
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Sportsmen got their money back with interest when Fish and Game sold the old Marsing Job Corps property March 30. The 52 _-acre property on the north side of the river near Marsing went for $540,000 at auction to an Eagle firm, Ertl Enterprises. Ertl bid the highest of three active bidders. The minimum bid had been… more