Press Releases and Articles
UPDATE: F&G adds three proposals to 2019-20 big game hunts
| idfg-rphillips
Editor Note: This press release was issued prior to the closing of the comment period. Please review the more recent press release here: https://idfg.idaho.gov/press/final-big-game-season-proposals-available-…Idaho Fish and Game is adding three proposals for the 2019-20 big game hunting season for eastern Idaho mule… more
2018 deer, elk harvests similar to 2017; above 10-year averages except mule deer
| idfg-bpearson
Hunters took more mule deer and fewer white-tailed deer in 2018 compared to 2017, while the elk harvest was similar between the two years -- dropping by less than 2 percent from 2017 to 2018.
The 2018 elk harvest was about 15.4 percent above the 10-year average. White-tailed deer harvest dipped in 2018… more
Submit your project ideas to the Coeur d’Alene Basin Restoration Partnership
| Anonymous (not verified)
The Restoration Partnership is soliciting restoration project ideas from the public and interested stakeholders Feb. 6 to March 20. Citizens, businesses, non-profit organizations, government agencies and others are encouraged to submit ideas that will benefit natural resources in the Coeur d’Alene Basin.
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Idaho Master Naturalists Help with Roadside Ecology Project
| idfg-sfocht
By: Hilary A. Turner, IDFG Road Ecology Wildlife Technician
Background:
Road ecology is the emerging discipline in which scientists attempt to quantify the ecological effects of roads. Road ecology issues are well documented in Eastern Idaho, and previous studies have been conducted in the Island Park… more
Public's Help Sought in Deer Poaching Case
| Anonymous (not verified)
Fish and Game is asking the public for information regarding the recent poaching of two mule deer bucks just off Big Willow Road north of Emmett.
Citizens Against Poaching (CAP) is offering a reward for information in the case and callers can remain anonymous. Contact CAP at 1-800-632-5999 twenty four hours a… more
Bighorn Sheep Capture Planned in Hells Canyon
| idfg-jbruns
An interagency effort is planned between Idaho Fish and Game, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to capture 80 bighorn sheep in five Hells Canyon herds Feb. 19–28 as part of the ongoing Hells Canyon Initiative to restore bighorn sheep populations. Bighorn sheep will… more
Big Game Open House in Weiser Rescheduled
| Anonymous (not verified)
The open house - scheduled for February 13 but canceled due to heavy snow - has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 20 at the Vendome Event Center in Weiser from 6:30 to 8:30pm.
Please help spread the word regarding this schedule change.
Please direct any questions to the McCall Fish and Game… more
Bridge Repairs Close Fort Boise WMA Boat Ramp Access
| Anonymous (not verified)
The badly dilapidated bridge spanning Sand Hollow Creek at Fort Boise Wildlife Management Area (WMA) will soon be replaced, one of the last repair projects resulting from the “snowpocalypse” of 2016-2017.
The repair work is scheduled to begin February 25th and will necessitate closing the access road to the… more
Southwest Region trout stocking schedule for February
| Anonymous (not verified)
Personnel from Fish and Game's Nampa Hatcheries will be releasing more than 9,500 catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations during February.
LOCATION WEEK STOCKED NUMBER OF TROUT
Wilson Ponds (Nampa) January 28, February 4, 11, 18 400/400/400/400
Wilson… more
Despite snowstorms, it's a normal winter and wide-spread emergency feeding unnecessary
| idfg-rphillips
When big snowstorms roll through Idaho, people often wonder how they will effect big game, and whether Idaho Fish and Game will start feeding deer, elk, pronghorn and other animals. The short answer is this is a normal winter so far, and there’s no need for emergency winter feeding to help animals survive.
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Hoof disease detected in Idaho elk for the first time
| idfg-rphillips
Idaho Fish and Game has confirmed a case of Treponema Associated Hoof Disease in an elk harvested by a hunter near Whitebird in 2018, which is the first animal diagnosed with TAHD in Idaho. Fish and Game is asking people to report elk showing symptoms.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has… more
St. Patrick's Day Machine Gun Shoot Coming to BCR March 16th
| Anonymous (not verified)
The Idaho Automatic Weapons Collectors’ Association (IAWCA) kicks off its 2019 season on Saturday, March 16th at high noon with the very popular St. Patrick's Day Machine Gun Shoot at Black's Creek Public Shooting Range (BCR).
This is a full-auto machine gun shoot that often includes WW II era belt fed machine… more
Game cameras provide new methods for counting and managing wildlife
| idfg-bpearson
An innovative approach using trail cameras to capture wildlife will allow Idaho Fish and Game biologists to estimate deer and elk populations in a safer, less-invasive, and less-expensive way than the traditional method of biologists flying in aircraft and counting them.
During November, biologists… more
Idaho's 2019-20 big game season proposals available online
| idfg-bpearson
Idaho Fish and Game's proposed changes for the 2019-20 big game hunting seasons are now available for public review and comment.
The proposals for deer, elk, pronghorn, black bear, mountain lion and gray wolf are listed by region and are available on Idaho Fish and Game's 2019-2020 Big Game… more
Idaho’s 2019 & 2020 big game season proposals available online
| idfg-mdemick
Idaho Fish and Game's proposed changes for the 2019… more
Herd of elk raising concern near Rexburg/Sugar City
| idfg-jbrower
On Feb. 4 a herd of about 100 elk wandered into a rural area between Sugar City and Rexburg. The elk have been easily sighted from both Highway 20 and Highway 33 and are a cause for concern to passing motorists. Madison County Sheriff’s office and Idaho Fish and Game are aware of the situation and are… more
Lewis and Clark Master Naturalist Chapter seeks new members
| idfg-jbruns
A certified Master Naturalist completes 40 hours of hands-on, experiential classroom and field training about Idaho ecology, plants, animals and natural systems. Participants also complete 40 hours of volunteer work for local conservation agencies; hours can be divided between agencies such as IDFG, US Forest Service… more
Juvenile mountain lion attacks dog in Mackay
| idfg-jbrower
Early on the morning of Jan. 30 a woman responded to what she thought was a fight between her dog and another dog outside of her Mackay home. As she pulled the two animals apart, she realized that in one hand she held a juvenile, male mountain lion about 35 pounds, and not another dog as she expected.
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