Press Releases and Articles
Hunters still have options for big game controlled hunts
| idfg-mdemick
Hunters who were unsuccessful in the first drawing for controlled hunts in June have more chances with a second controlled hunt drawing and Super Hunts.
Second draw
Over 2,800 deer, elk, pronghorn and black bear controlled hunt tags will be available for hunters in the second controlled hunt drawing. … more
Second controlled hunt drawing list of available big game tags
| idfg-staff
NOTICE: These tags were available for 2016. 2017 tags will be available soon.
Over 2800 deer, elk, pronghorn and black bear controlled hunt tags will be available for hunters in the second controlled hunt drawing.
Hunters can apply for these tags during the second… more
Sockeye run to Sawtooth Basin already tops last year's total
| idfg-rphillips
Fish and Game officials reported that 85 sockeye have returned to the Sawtooth Basin near Stanley, compared with 56 last year. There's still about six weeks to go for this year's sockeye run.
River temperatures became lethal by mid summer last year, so fisheries managers trapped 35 sockeye at… more
Dworshak Kokanee Salmon Update - August 2016
| idfg-dparrish
Sean Wilson, Research Fisheries Biologist in the Clearwater Region, finished their annual trawl survey the last week in July on Dworshak Reservoir. Survey results indicated high kokanee salmon densities and larger than average size (10 - 11") - which he attributes to our BPA funded nutrient enhancement… more
Fish and Game Commission to meet August 8 in Boise
| idfg-mdemick
Setting of sage grouse seasons will be a major item on the agenda when the Idaho Fish and Game Commission meets in Boise August 8.
The commission will meet at 10:00 a.m. at Fish and Game’s Headquarters office, 600 S. Walnut.
Commissioners will also approve the fiscal 2018 budget, consider a… more
Agenda: Fish and Game Commission Meeting August 8, 2016
| Anonymous (not verified)
Idaho Fish and Game Commission Meeting AgendaAugust 8, 2016
Idaho Department of Fish and Game - Headquarters Office
600 South Walnut, Boise, Idaho 83712
(208) 334-3700 Note: Times on the agenda are approximate and subject to change. AUGUST 8 TIME NO. AGENDA… more
August 1 is the deadline to purchase controlled hunt tags; discounted second elk tags also go on sale
| idfg-mdemick
Big game hunters who drew controlled hunt tags for deer, elk, pronghorn and black bear have until midnight Mountain Daylight Time, August 1 to buy their tags.
Tags may be purchased at any Fish and Game office, any vendor or by telephone at (800-554-8685), or online from the Fish and Game website.
Any… more
Idaho hunters in for another great big-game season
| idfg-rphillips
Idaho’s fall hunting season is likely to be outstanding. Coming on the heels of an all-time record white-tailed deer harvest in 2015 and the highest harvests in more than a decade for mule deer and elk, hunting this fall should be similar last year.
Let’s take a quick look at the 2015 hunt.… more
Idaho man wins bighorn sheep tag in lottery
| idfg-mdemick
Matt Hansen of Idaho Falls was the lucky winner of a hunting tag from the 24th Annual Bighorn Sheep tag lottery drawing July 27. The tag is offered under a partnership between Idaho Fish and Game and the Idaho Wild Sheep Foundation.
“I’m beyond excited to get it,” Hansen said.
He plans to… more
Early hunts are great options with unique challenges
| idfg-mdemick
With a number of hunting opportunities opening in early August on or near private lands, Idaho Fish and Game reminds hunters that they can increase their success and avoid potential conflicts by obtaining landowner permission in advance and taking extra precautions to properly care for their harvested game.
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Chinook fishing to close on most of Idaho rivers
| idfg-mdemick
Most of Idaho's remaining Chinook salmon fishing seasons will come to a close Sunday, August 14.
Idaho Fish and Game will close fishing for Chinook salmon on the mainstem Clearwater, Middle Fork Clearwater, South Fork Clearwater, and Lochsa rivers at the end of fishing hours (9 p.m. Pacific Time… more
Rapid River hatchery closed to the public until July 2017
| idfg-mdemick
Rapid River Hatchery near Riggins, ID, including the adjacent day-use park, will be closed to the public from Aug. 1, 2016, until July 2017, during renovation of the hatchery’s water supply structures. The construction will not impact fish rearing operations at the hatchery. U.S. Forest Service Trail #113 will remain… more
Homestead Trail Now Open
| Anonymous (not verified)
The popular Homestead Trail – part of the Boise River Wildlife Management Area (WMA) – is once again open for use by foothills recreationists. The trail was closed after the Table Rock wildfire roared through the area, burning more than 2,500 acres, and nearly 1,000 acres of wildlife habitat on the WMA. “We’re happy… more
Leonia, Montana Access Site is Open on the Kootenai River
| idfg-tjross
Flows are stable and cold in the Kootenai River, and the rainbow trout are biting well! Two years ago Idaho Fish and Game and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks pooled funds to open a primitive river access site off of Leonia Road in Montana. This access site is great for launching rafts,… more
Pocatello Office Parking Construction Update
| idfg-ksayer
Our paving project is almost complete. Well, almost complete enough you won't have to be inconvenienced by it when you are visiting the Southeast Regional Office. The construction company will be completing the paving portion of the project Friday July 29, 2016. This does mean there will be… more
"If You Build It - They Will Come" or the Story of the Fish Habitat Program
| idfg-dparrish
Idaho has an active fish habitat restoration/construction program with the goal of adding more habitat for fish. Things like trees with rootwads, rock and willows are the building-blocks of a successful project. Most of the work is focused on habitat to benefit anadromous (ocean-going) fish… more
Upper Salmon River Chinook season to close July 31
| idfg-estansbury
Idaho Fish and Game will close fishing for Chinook salmon on the Salmon River from the Copper Mine boat ramp about 2.5 miles upstream of the Middle Fork Salmon River upstream to a posted boundary approximately 100 yards downstream of the weir and trap at the Sawtooth Hatchery south of Stanley… more
Project WILD Workshop Will Focus on Wildlife, Water, Trees and Words
| idfg-pcooper
If you are an educator who has participated in a Project WILD, Project WET, or Project Learning Tree workshop, then you are already aware of some of the innovative tools available for teaching science and environmental education to students of all ages. But did you know there is one workshop that ties all three "… more