Press Releases and Articles
Steelhead, coho and fall Chinook report for Clearwater Region (11/13/17)
| idfg-vosborn
Effort this week focused mainly upon Steelhead, although there was a single fall Chinook harvested at Hells Canyon Dam. Steelhead effort remained fairly steady along the Snake and Clearwater rivers with the Salmon River almost doubling the amount of effort this week as there was last week. Angler’s throughout the… more
Didn’t hunt or fish this year? There’s still time to take advantage of Fish and Game’s Price Lock
| idfg-vmoore
By Virgil Moore, director of Idaho Department of Fish and Game
If you hunted or fished this year, I hope you brought something back for the frying pan or the freezer to go along with your memories afield. Life these days is pretty hectic, and many Idaho residents haven’t purchased a license because of time… more
Don't improperly dump your big game carcasses
| idfg-pcooper
When you're done butchering a big-game animal, there's usually bones, hide and other inedible parts that should be double-bagged, securely tied, and put out with your household waste for garbage collection.
Hunters are required to remove and care for all of the edible meat from hindquarters as far down as the… more
Restoring the Clark Fork Delta
| idfg-kcousins
Extensive bank erosion has occurred to islands and shorelines in the Clark Fork River, located at the confluence of the Clark Fork River and Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho, resulting in losses of soil, native riparian and wetland vegetation, as well as the quantity and quality of fish and wildlife habitat. It is… more
Upland game and furbearer open house & chili cook-off set for Dec. 5
| idfg-jbruns
An upland game, turkey and furbearer open house meeting will be Dec. 5, from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the regional office, 3316 16th St. in Lewiston.
The monthly Fish and Game dinner will also be held that evening beginning at 5:30 p.m. and will include these presentations: Steelhead radio telemetry tracking… more
Fish and Game Commission to meet in Jerome November 16-17
| idfg-mdemick
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet in Jerome November 16-17.
The meeting and public hearing will be held in the Magic Valley Regional Office at 324 South 417 East, Suite #1.
Presentations on fisheries and wildlife population monitoring will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 16. A public hearing… more
International Effort Slows Invasive Bullfrogs
| idfg-mlucid
Northern leopard frog numbers have declined dramatically in the northern portion of their range to the point there is only a single known natural population left in all of British Columbia or northern Idaho.
An international team of biologists has been working hard to… more
Conservation Officers Seek Assistance In Locating Person Responsible For Leaving Doe To Waste
| idfg-glosinski
EGIN - A white-tailed deer was unlawfully shot near Egin, Idaho and Idaho Fish… more
Priest Lake Background Information
| idfg-pperkins
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Fish and Game seeks information on two moose unlawfully killed
| idfg-jbruns
Conservation Officers are seeking information regarding a cow and calf moose that were killed in the early morning hours of Thursday November 2, 2017. The moose were shot near the top of Coyote Grade Road east of Lewiston.
“The moose were likely shot from the roadway and only a portion of the meat from the… more
Hunters reminded to report on deer, elk, pronghorn tags
| idfg-mdemick
Idaho Fish and Game recently mailed out 81,000 postcards and 61,000 emails reminding deer, elk, and pronghorn hunters who have not completed their harvest reports to do so soon.
Hunters are required to file a report for each tag they bought, whether they hunted or not or were successful or not, within 10 days… more
Early harvest data shows deer down and elk tracking similar to last year
| idfg-rphillips
As expected, deer harvests appear to be down so far this year and elk harvest is tracking similar to last year, but there’s plenty of season left and whitetail hunting is moving into its prime season.
Hunters have been reporting the progress of their seasons at Fish and Game’s check stations and through… more
Steelhead and salmon fishing report for the Clearwater Region (11/06/17)
| idfg-vosborn
This week saw the end of the Fall Chinook season which closed Tuesday everywhere except for below Hells Canyon Dam where only a few Chinook were caught.
Steelhead effort on the Snake remained strong with anglers adding to the number of fish harvested. Heller Bar continues to have the highest concentrations of… more
Upper Salmon River weekly steelhead report (11/06/17)
| idfg-vosborn
Steelhead angler effort downstream of North Fork was similar to what was observed during the previous week, while effort upstream of North Fork in location code 16 decreased. Angler effort upstream of Salmon remained low with only a few anglers observed over the weekend. Interviewed anglers downstream of the Middle… more
File Your Hunt Report
| idfg-pperkins
When you file your Hunter Report, you give critical hunt and harvest information to wildlife managers, which directly affects decisions about next year’s hunting seasons.
Deadline for Angler Opinion Survey approaching
| idfg-mdemick
Interested anglers are reminded they have through November 13 to take part in an online survey about fishing in Idaho.
The survey, offered every five or six years, covers a variety of topics including how often people fish and their preferred fish species, what types of fishing regulations they support, and… more
When winter weather turns nasty, wildlife retreat to private lands
| idfg-mfleming
JEROME- Last winter, Mother Nature decided to wrap Idaho in a thick, white coat of snow over much of Idaho and the Rocky Mountain west. The snow started falling early and continued to pile up throughout the winter.
Big game animals that had spent their summer and early fall in the mountains did what… more
Magic Valley Fish and Game officers are seeking information on two poaching cases
| idfg-sross
Fish and Game Officers responded to a call Sunday morning Oct. 29, from a group of hunters who found two wasted mule deer does in the desert east of Dietrich in Unit 53.
Evidence indicates the two deer were very likely killed in the evening hours of Saturday Oct. 28,… more