Press Releases and Articles
Area Trout Fishing Provides Great Family Adventures
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LEWISTON - Taking a kid fishing is a wonderful way to spend time together outdoors, and with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game recently stocking several area waters with rainbow trout, a host of angling adventures are available. "Grab your family and fishing poles and go fishing," says Robert Hand, fisheries… moreCommunity Service Benefits Wildlife
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Wildlife in the Pahsimeroi Valley got a helping hand thanks to a habitat project undertaken as court-assigned community service by a group of people who had violated a fish and game law sometime in the past year. The group of twenty gathered to work on a fencing project at the Pahsimeroi River Wildlife Management Area… moreSalmon Region Fishing Outlook
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Impressively high water levels late this spring put a bit of a damper on the beginning of the fishing season. High, fast water carrying debris from sticks to large trees has made fishing in area rivers and tributaries downright dangerous. But anglers anxious to do some fishing, especially families with children are… moreAngler Incentive Program Pays Well for Clark Fork Man
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"Don't quit your day job". The old saying is usually good advice when a person considers ditching an old job for a new career. Dennis Pringle of Clark Fork, however, may do well to quit his day job and start fishing for a living. Pringle won the top lake trout prize of $3,000 in the K… moreBoise River Bull Trout
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By Lance Hebdon, Fisheries Biologist and Marshall Haynes, Senior Conservation Officer Bull trout. Maybe you grew up calling them Dolly Varden. Whatever you call them, in the 1990s, it looked as though the populations of this wonderful Idaho native fish were in serious trouble. Responding to this threat, Idaho Fish and… moreFree Fishing Day a big success
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JEROME - More than 500 children and hundreds of adults took advantage of the two Free Fishing Day events at the Hagerman and Hayspur Idaho Department of Fish and Game Hatcheries last Saturday, June 10. Not only did many of the participants catch fish, but they also won fishing poles and tackle, and dined on free… moreSportsmen should leave no trace
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JEROME - As temperatures warm and anglers and target shooters head out into the field, sportsmen need to remember to respect the land and leave the area cleaner than they find it. Trash left behind by sportsmen is one of the most common complaints heard from landowners, according to the Idaho Department of Fish and… moreSuper Hunt Drawing Winners
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Winners in the first of two Idaho Super Hunt drawings were picked June 15. Applications were drawn by Idaho Fish and Game Director Steve Huffaker and Commissioner John Watts with assistance from one of the crowd of hunters in attendance in the Trophy Room at Fish and Game headquarters at 600 S. Walnut in Boise. One… moreHaynes Named Conservation Officer of the Year
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Idaho Fish and Game conservation officer Marshall Haynes is the 2006 recipient of the agency's Conservation Officer of the Year award. Two conservation officers are selected each year to receive this coveted award; in addition to Haynes, conservation officer Barry Cummings also received the 2006 honor. Haynes' patrol… moreChinook Season Closed on the Clearwater
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has closed the spring Chinook sport fishing season on the Clearwater River, including the mainstem, the North Fork and the South Fork. The order was signed by Director Steve Huffaker Tuesday morning, June 13, effective immediately. Fishery managers have determined that the spring… moreFirewood Sale on Craig Mountain
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LEWISTON - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) is offering a firewood sale in the Soldiers' Meadows area of the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area to reduce risks of fire, insects and disease. The firewood is standing dead lodgepole pine. Permits and maps to the firewood area are available through… moreKids Catch More Than Free Fish
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LEWISTON - Over 600 young anglers and parents got "hooked on fishing" at everal Free Fishing Day events held Saturday, June 10. Seven events were held in the area where beginning anglers could learn and practice their fishing skills. Two pilot events held at Mann Lake near Lewiston and Spring Valley Reservoir near… moreAsk the Conservation Officer (CO)
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by Gary Hompland, Regional Conservation Officer Question: "I recently submitted my controlled hunt applications for this fall. As the vendor was typing in my applications she asked if I would like $1.00 from each application to go to the CAP program. What is the CAP program, and what is the $1.00 used for?"… moreWolves Trapped and Collared in Central Idaho
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Last fall, Idaho Department of Fish and Game wolf biologist Michael Lucid picked up a mortality signal on the only radio-collared member of the Timberline wolf pack in the mountains north of Boise. When he tracked it down, instead of the expected dead wolf, "we found that the other animals in the pack had actually… moreAvoiding Dog and Wolf Conflicts
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As summer rolls around, more people will head into the mountains with the family dog trailing along, but with the growing wolf population in the backcountry, they may be heading into trouble. Most trouble with wolves can be avoided, however, by taking a few precautions and by understanding a little bit about wolves… moreMoose Permits Still Available
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The application period for 19 leftover moose controlled hunt permits starts Thursday, June 15 and runs through June 25. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has 16 moose permits for antlered hunts mostly in the backcountry of north central Idaho from August 30 through November 23, and three permits for an antlerless… moreFawn Mortality Study Shows Dismal Results
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A May 15 update on fawn mortality in southern Idaho shows the lingering winter this year has taken a deadly toll on mule deer fawns this year. In an ongoing mule deer fawn mortality study, a part of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game's Mule Deer Initiative, 238 fawns were studied in 10 southern Idaho game… moreWild Work Wins Tribute
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Lori Adams of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game took the top honor June 3 as the national Project WILD Coordinator of the Year at the annual Project WILD conference in New Orleans. "Lori's initiative should be bottled and sold nationwide," the nominating letter said. Adams, who has been with Fish and Game five… more