Upper Snake Winter Feeding Advisory Committee will meet Nov. 19

Fri, 10/25/2024 - 10:30 | idfg-jbrower

Upper Snake Winter Feeding Advisory Committee Meeting

 

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024- 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM MST

Address: 4279 Commerce Circle, Idaho Falls, ID 83401

Members of the Upper Snake Winter Feeding Advisory Committee will meet to assist Fish and Game with the assessment of winter… more

Fire burns 105 acres on Georgetown Summit Wildlife Management Area in southeast Idaho

Thu, 10/24/2024 - 16:21 | idfg-jjackson

In the early afternoon on Tuesday, Oct. 15, a wildfire started on the Georgetown Summit Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in southeast Idaho’s Bear Lake County.  The WMA is managed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

Due to dry fuel conditions, high temperatures, and moderate winds, the fire moved… more

Volunteer instructors are the backbone of Idaho’s Hunter Education program

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 13:31 | idfg-tthompson

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Magic Valley Region, is looking for new volunteer hunter education instructors to help ensure that the newest generation of Idaho hunters has a thorough understanding of safety, ethics and conservation.

New instructor orientation

The Magic Valley Regional Office… more

Successful or not, hunters and anglers must stop at check stations

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 12:14 | idfg-cliess

Check stations are an opportunity for Fish and Game staff to talk to thousands of hunters and see thousands of harvested animals. The goal is for Fish and Game personnel to get information and learn what's happening in the field and also answer questions, collect samples for chronic wasting disease… more

F&G seeks information about four separate cases of mule deer left to waste near Council

Wed, 10/23/2024 - 11:32 | idfg-bpearson

Fish and Game conservation officers are asking the public for information regarding four separate cases of mule deer being shot and left to waste near Council:

Upper Salmon River Fall 2024 Steelhead Fishing Update (10-22-2024)

Tue, 10/22/2024 - 10:11 | idfg-bbeller

Cooler temperatures and clear skies made last week feel a bit more like a typical October along the Upper Salmon River. In addition to clearing out the smoke, the weather changes also resulted in increased river flows, decreased water temperatures, and better steelhead fishing. Angler effort continued to increase… more

Monitoring wild salmon and steelhead in the wilderness

Mon, 10/21/2024 - 12:13 | idfg-jheckel

The Big Creek rotary screw trap on a fall day.

Catch, kill, report walleye in Idaho's salmon and steelhead rivers

Mon, 10/21/2024 - 11:47 | idfg-mdobos

Walleye are spreading at an alarming rate upstream in the Snake and Salmon rivers and now occupy critical rearing and migratory areas of juvenile salmon and steelhead. For the past couple years, Idaho Fish and Game has asked – and continues to ask – anglers to harvest any walleye they catch in Idaho salmon and… more

Fall fishing: Don't let great fishing months slip away

Mon, 10/21/2024 - 09:50 | idfg-rphillips

Yeah, we get it. You’ve been fishing for months, and hopefully, you’re having a great time and catching some fish. Then fall comes along, the guns come out, and the rods get stashed. Considering hunting seasons tend to be relatively short compared to fishing season, it makes sense. 

But if you’re not a… more

Hunting and Advanced Technology Working Group (HAT Working Group) will meet November 2, 2024

Mon, 10/21/2024 - 09:34 | idfg-staff

Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) has traditionally managed game species with a focus on providing greater hunter opportunity, including a higher number of available tags and longer seasons. Some members of Idaho’s outdoor sporting community have begun to express concerns related to the advancement of hunting… more

Idaho is bull trout country

Fri, 10/18/2024 - 14:14 | idfg-bbowersox

Check out this video our partners at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently produced highlighting Idaho’s awesome bull trout country!

Our state is fortunate to have some of the strongest populations of bull trout across the range, and Idaho Fish and Game along with other state, federal, and tribal partners are… more

2024 Hunting Outlook: Elk

Thu, 10/17/2024 - 12:17 | idfg-cliess

Overall, the numbers for Idaho elk are once again looking steady and impressive. 

Fish and Game’s Deer and Elk Coordinator Toby Boudreau believes we will see much of the same, if not better conditions, for elk this fall.

“Overall, elk populations are looking good,” Boudreau said. “We saw 87% of… more

Idaho Fish and Game investigating wasted deer and elk meat discovered in the Big Desert in eastern Idaho

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 14:37 | idfg-jjackson

On October 11, Idaho Fish and Game District Conservation Officer Tim Klucken received calls regarding several carcasses and wasted meat from both mule deer and elk found in Game Management Unit 68 in the Big Desert. 

Officer Klucken’s investigation took him to Winters Road just north of Crystal Ice Cave… more

Hunters: If your tag isn't properly notched, it's invalid

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 10:26 | idfg-cliess

Know your species before heading into the mountains this fall

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 10:13 | idfg-tjross

Is that a mule deer or a white-tailed deer? A moose or an elk? A black bear or a grizzly bear? These are questions asked and thoughts pondered by many a sportsman each hunting season.

While it may seem like an easy task, correctly identifying your target species can be challenging at times. Weather conditions,… more

Hunt safe with these 10 survival tips when hunting big game

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 09:54 | idfg-rphillips

Every hunting season, hunters get lost in the woods, and while most escape no worse than tired, chilled, and hungry, the hazards of being lost in Idaho's woods shouldn't be underestimated.

Hunters can take precautions and prepare for unexpected situations in the woods.

Know the area you're hunting

Always… more

Upper Salmon River Fall 2024 Steelhead Fishing Update (10-15-2024)

Tue, 10/15/2024 - 13:11 | idfg-bbeller

Between the unseasonably warm weather and the smoke hanging in the valleys, last week did not feel like mid-October in Central Idaho. Despite these conditions, we did observe a noticeable increase in steelhead angler effort downstream of Salmon, ID. Normally, we would expect to see a larger increase in angler effort… more

Deadline alert: Apply by Oct. 31 for Magic Valley and Upper Snake Regions for Shooting Range Advisory Committee

Tue, 10/15/2024 - 08:16 | idfg-rphillips

Anyone from the Magic Valley and Upper Snake Regions has until Oct. 31 to apply to serve on a Citizens Shooting Range Advisory Committee that recommends to Fish and Game which public shooting ranges should receive a total of about $500,000 annually in grant funds.  

Applicants for the Citizens Shooting… more