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Ask Fish and Game

Tue, 11/13/2001 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

Q. I saw a sign that says the Morrison-Knudsen Nature Center is owned by the Department of Fish and Game. Shouldn't it say "owned by the people of Idaho and managed by the department?" A. The actual property title is in the name of Fish and Game, but you are technically correct about the benefit of the public. All… more

Birders Needed For Thanksgiving Day Count

Fri, 11/09/2001 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

The annual Thanksgiving Bird Count is fast approaching and once again, bird watchers are needed to collect information on their feathered friends. The count lasts for only one hour and counters can tailor the time to fit their busy holiday schedule. The count is made in a count circle chosen by the counter. The… more

Party Hunters Get Caught

Thu, 11/08/2001 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

The frustration of long days, early mornings and late night stake outs in areas suspected busy with poaching activity, turned to satisfaction for two Idaho Fish and Game Conservation officers recently, with a significant sentence levied to four nonresident hunters. Four Washington men were sentenced in Clearwater… more

Supervised Depredation Goose Hunts Planned

Thu, 11/08/2001 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

In an effort to reduce conflicts with the ever-increasing resident Canada goose population, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will open several sites in the valley to hunting. Personnel from the three agencies will supervise all… more

Volunteers Needed for Sagebrush Seed Collection Efforts

Tue, 11/06/2001 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

In 2000, a wildfire east of Boise consumed hundreds of acres of critical mule deer winter range. This fall, volunteers have the opportunity to help Fish and Game restore the burned area. Volunteer crews will descend on the Boise River Wildlife Management Area on Saturday, November 17, collecting sagebrush seed for… more

Fish and Game Backs Governor's Game Bird Initiative

Mon, 11/05/2001 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

When Governor Dirk Kempthorne and Fish and Game Director Rod Sando get together for a little bird hunting in the Clearwater Region this month, it will be more than simply a nice day afield. The occasion will mark the beginning of the Governor's pheasant and quail initiative, one of the Kempthorne administration's… more

Steelheading Picks Up

Mon, 11/05/2001 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

Fish are in the rivers, water temperatures are right and steelhead anglers are beginning to catch substantial numbers from a record hatchery steelhead run. Catch-and-keep steelhead seasons have been underway this fall since September 1 in the Snake and Salmon rivers and since October 15 in the Clearwater River. Catch… more

Drought Threatens Trumpeter Swans

Mon, 11/05/2001 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

Fish and Game biologists will work with other agencies to save as many trumpeter swans as possible this winter at Harriman State Park as drought reduces swan feeding areas. Extreme drought has caused unusual conditions at Harriman and adjacent areas of the Henrys Fork with extremely low water conditions expected for… more

Pend Oreille Rainbow Harvest Encouraged

Mon, 11/05/2001 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

By Phil Cooper, Panhandle Region Conservation Educator For the past two years, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game has been encouraging Lake Pend Oreille anglers to harvest rainbow trout. While it is almost unprecedented for a state conservation agency to be encouraging harvest of rainbows, a predator/prey… more

Ask Fish and Game

Mon, 11/05/2001 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

Q. Can I use a pistol in a short-range deer season? A. No. The only legal weapons in a season designated "short range weapons only" are muzzleloader, archery equipment, crossbow and shotgun using slugs or shot size 00 or larger.

IDFG Looking For Info On Moose Poachers

Fri, 11/02/2001 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

ASHTON -The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is asking the public for assistance in finding the person or persons responsible for shooting a bull moose and leaving it to rot in the desert north of St. Anthony. A $500 reward is being offered for information that leads to the case being solved. The dead moose was found… more

Pheasants Stocked Around Magic Valley Region

Thu, 11/01/2001 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has been stocking game farm rooster pheasants around the region since the opening of the regular pheasant season. These releases will continue into the middle of November. This program is simply a put and take operation for sportsmen. There is no requirement to buy the special… more

Steelhead to be Stocked in the Boise River

Thu, 11/01/2001 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

Grab the heavy tackle - the big fish are headed for the Boise River. Approximately 300 hatchery steelhead will be stocked in the Boise, from Glenwood Bridge to Barber Park on Thursday, November 8. Additional stockings totaling up to 1,000 steelhead are possible. Besides a fishing license, anglers hoping to tangle with… more