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Mule Deer Initiative Now on Web
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is focusing efforts on improving mule deer populations, habitat and hunting, and now you can follow the progress online. The Mule Deer Initiative web page is now up and running on Fish and Game's website. The web page is designed to inform Idahoans about the difficulties facing… moreCooperative Efforts Benefit Mule Deer
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By Harry Morse, Southeast Idaho Regional Conservation Educator Mule deer in eastern Idaho are getting a helping hand from volunteers, students, conservation groups and private landowners. Idaho Fish and Game is coordinating a massive planting of future winter browse for mule deer. Volunteer efforts are making it… moreHunting Idaho's Wild Turkey Growing in Popularity
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By Dave Koehler - Idaho Department of Fish and Game April 15 is just around the corner, marking the opening of the 2005 general spring turkey season when we can match wits with those elusive toms. The expansion of wild turkeys across Idaho has been truly remarkable. In 1983, turkey hunting opportunity in the… moreFish and Game Scientists Awarded for Sterile Fish Research
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Fisheries biologists working for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game have received an award for Outstanding Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration. Biologists in the department's sterile hatchery fish research program received the award for their work on producing triploid trout. Triploid trout come from a process… moreSteelhead Still in Rivers
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Steelhead anglers on Idaho's Salmon River may get some extra late-season opportunity this year thanks to cold water. The number of fish returning to the Pahsimeroi Hatchery is down from past years. Anadromous Fishery Coordinator Bill Horton believes the low return probably has something to do with low water… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q: My son is participating in a wild turkey controlled hunt for youth only. If he doesn't get a bird, can he use the same tag for a general hunt? A: Yes. His wild turkey tag is valid for any hunt. If he doesn't get his turkey in the controlled hunt, he can use the tag for a general spring hunt. If he still doesn't bag… morePatience a Perseverance Pays Off for 10-Year Old Turkey Hunter
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By George R. Fischer - Idaho Department of Fish and Game In 1777, Benjamin Franklin stated "The answer to most of life's solvable problems is patience and perseverance." Bailey Cullin, age 10 of Grangeville, never studied Franklin's theories on life, but her patience and perseverance paid off as she bagged a whopper… moreTax Day Bonus! Egin-Hamer Closure To Open Early!
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IDAHO FALLS - While the mere mention of April 15 causes most Americans to shudder, those folks in the Upper Snake Region that call themselves "Horn Hunters" have a good reason to get their taxes turned in on time, so that they can head out to the field early. Spring weather conditions have been mild enough this year so… moreRegistration for Lewiston-area Hunter and Archery Education Courses Begins April 18
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LEWISTON - On April 18, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) will begin student registration for hunter and archery education courses offered in May and June in the Lewiston- area. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. at the Lewiston IDFG office located at 1540 Warner Avenue. Only a limited number of… moreRainbow Trout Stocking Report
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Personnel from Fish and Game's Nampa Hatchery will be releasing more than 19,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations during April. LOCATION - NUMBER OF TROUT Boise River (Boise) - 4,000 Boise River (Eagle to Middleton) - 2,000 Caldwell Pond #1 - 400 Caldwell Pond #2 - 400 Eagle Island Pond… moreIdaho Fish & Game News Available
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Idaho Fish and Game is inviting readers to pick up a current copy of the Idaho Fish… moreAnglers Disgusted by Intentional Steelhead Snagging
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Steelhead anglers are disgusted and angered over an illegal and unethical fishing method occurring in the South Fork Clearwater River. "Snagging is a big problem right now," said Idaho Department of Fish and Game Conservation Officer Larry Willmott. "It's not ethical, and true sportsmen know it." Steelhead… moreHabitat-Niche Takes Top Honors
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Habitat Niche: Places to Go, Things to Do was awarded Best Children's Program at the 28th Annual International Wildlife Film Festival (IWFF). The Idaho Department of Fish and Game, along with Wide Eye Productions, produced the 12-minute video. Habitat-Niche introduces children to the idea that if animals had business… moreNew Fishing Waters Created Near Grace, Idaho
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Even after six years of drought, Idaho trout have taken back a piece of river left dry for almost a century. More than four miles of dry river bed near Grace are receiving regulated flows of water for the first time since 1908 as result of the settlement agreement between PacifiCorp, settlement agreement between… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q: I see the wild turkey regulations allow me to take three birds this year. Can I take them all this spring? A: No. You can only take two in the spring and one in the fall, or vice versa. If you fill your general tag, you can use an extra tag after May 1 for a total of two spring turkeys. If you don't get your second… moreMule deer numbers show positive trends in the Magic Valley Region
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JEROME - Mule deer numbers in the Magic Valley Region continue to increase or remain stable across the region. Early spring and late summer rains in 2004 improved habitat, which is boding well for mule deer. "We are having excellence fawn recruitment in many parts of the region this year," said Randy Smith, Idaho Fish… moreMule Deer Habitat Improving
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MALTA - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Bureau of Land Management, Idaho State Bow Hunters, and the Mule Deer Foundation are looking for volunteers to help plant bitterbrush Saturday, April 2. This is the third annual bitterbrush planting event on mule deer winter range lands within the Bureau of Land… moreAnglers Disgusted Over Intentional Steelhead Snagging
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KOOSKIA - Steelhead anglers are disgusted and angered over an illegal and unethical fishing method occurring in the South Fork Clearwater River. "Snagging is a big problem right now," said Idaho Department of Fish and Game Conservation Officer Larry Willmott. "It's not ethical, and true sportsmen know it."… more