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Public Barbecue Scheduled with Fish and Game Commissioners

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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission during a July meeting at the Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg will consider additional methods in taking wolves and other changes to big game rules. The commissioners will meet July 7 and 8 in the Noah's Loft Conference Center at the Silver Mountain Resort, and a public comment… more

Salmon Fishing in Idaho on the Fourth of July

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For the first time in decades, most of the places anglers can fish for Chinook salmon will be open on the Fourth of July weekend. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Wednesday morning approved a proposed Chinook salmon harvest season in the Boise River, which begins Thursday, July 1, and runs through September 30.… more

Salmon Fishing to Close on Part of Lower Salmon River

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Idaho Fish and Game will close Chinook salmon fishing in the Pine Bar, Hammer Creek and Vinegar Creek sections of the lower Salmon River at the end of fishing Wednesday, July 7. The sections to be closed include the lower Salmon River from the Highway 95 Time Zone Bridge downstream to the Rice Creek Bridge and from… more

Second Drawing Results for Moose Available

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The results of the second drawing for controlled moose hunts now are available along with drawing odds. To find the results go to the Idaho Fish and Game Website at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov or to local Fish and Game offices. For results: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/apps/ch/results.cfm; to check on moose hunts… more

Fish and Game Wants Wolf Observations

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As folks head into the mountains over the three-day holiday weekend, Idaho Fish and Game asks hikers, campers, boaters and others to report any wolf observations. Fish and Game biologists rely on public observations to document new wolf packs, reproduction and activity areas. Observations may be reported through a… more

Aspen Working Group Schedules Public Field Trip

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The Eastern Idaho Aspen Working Group is sponsoring a public field trip to the McCoy Creek Drainage of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest on Wednesday, July 14. This is a chance to learn more about the plight of dwindling aspen communities affecting much of the western United States, and to understand more about what… more

Grizzly Bear Trapping Begins In Centennial Mountains

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Idaho Fish and Game is urging the public to heed bright orange signs warning of grizzly bear trapping operations in the in the Upper Snake Region. Trapping efforts about to get under way will focus on the Idaho portion of the Centennial Mountains starting near Henrys Lake and running all the way to Interstate 15 near… more

Weird Weather Stressful for Fish

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May and June are stressful months for warmwater fish, such as bullheads, perch, bass, crappie and sunfish. These are the months when most warmwater fish spawn, taking a lot of a fish's energy. On top of that, water temperatures typically rise fairly rapidly. Fish, being cold-blooded animals, are sensitive to… more

Ask Fish and Game: Catching Tadpoles

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Q. Is it OK to catch and sell tadpoles? A. No. Idaho native tadpoles are amphibians and classified as protected nongame, and as such it would not be legal to sell them without a permit. A person with a valid Idaho hunting license is allowed to collect and keep up to four of any species of Idaho native reptiles and… more

Take Me Fishing Trailer to Visit Preston and Aberdeen

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Grab your family and follow the "Take Me Fishing" trailer. From 9 a.m. until noon Saturday, July 10, the trailer will be visiting Johnson's Reservoir in Preston. Again from 9 a.m. until noon Wednesday, July 14, it will be headed to McTucker Ponds near Aberdeen. Loaded with fishing poles, hooks, bobber, bait, and… more

Controlled Hunt Drawing Results Online

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Hunters who applied for elk, deer, pronghorn, fall turkey and black bear controlled hunts can now find the results online. Applicants can enter their hunting license number online to find out instantly how they did in the drawing. For controlled hunt drawing results go to: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/apps/ch/… more

Peregrine Chicks Banded in Boise

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On a recent June morning, protective peregrine parents dived and screeched at Idaho Fish and Game biologists who banded four young peregrine falcons hatched on a building ledge in downtown Boise. Tuesday morning, June 15, all four chicks got a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service band on their right leg and each of the… more

Project WILD: It's Not Just for Teachers

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Nature and the outdoors are great for kids. Find out ways to take your children or grandchildren outside to learn about wildlife. WILD about Early Learners offers teachers, scout leaders, parents and grandparents great opportunities to share wildlife with youngsters. Fun, easy-to-use lessons teach children about many… more

Come Help the M K Nature Center Celebrate its 20th Anniversary

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The Morrison Knudsen Nature Center celebrates 20 years of service this July. The Nature Center is best known for the one-of-a-kind Face-to-Fish encounters it provides; hence the local references to "the Fish Park." The 550-foot streamwalk is the "heart and soul" of the Center's mini-ecosystem. The natural… more

Ask Fish and Game: Salmon Fishing in Closed Waters

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Q. Can I still fish catch-and-release for salmon in a river section that's closed to salmon fishing? A. No. It is illegal to fish for salmon in areas closed to salmon fishing - including catch-and-release. You can fish for other species in waters that also have salmon. But any unintentionally hooked salmon must be… more

Investigation Begun on Poisoning of Domestic Dogs

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In April, large links of homemade sausage were observed in the East Fork of the Lightning Creek drainage in Bonner County near Clark Fork, Idaho. The sausage links were found on national forest property. Unfortunately, one of the links was picked up and quickly consumed by a pet dog while hiking with its owner. The… more

More of the Salmon River Opens to Chinook Fishing

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Another section of the lower Salmon River opened to Chinook salmon fishing Saturday, June 19, but some access restrictions remain in place on the South Fork. The reach known as Vinegar Creek is open from the posted boundary at the mouth of Shorts Creek upstream to the uppermost boat ramp at Vinegar Creek. It remains… more

Super Hunt Winners Announced

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After the first Super Hunt drawing of 2010, 26 lucky hunters won the hunt of their dreams. Winners of Super Hunt tags for a deer, elk, pronghorn or moose can take an animal in any open hunt in addition to any general season or controlled hunt tags they also hold. All other rules of individual hunts apply. Of about… more