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Get Kids Hooked On Fishing By Emphasizing Fun
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LEWISTON - - With many families heading out this weekend to enjoy the opening of the general fishing season, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game reminds adults that there are a number of things to keep in mind when taking youngsters fishing to make it a happy outing for everyone. "Be positive, make it fun and… moreMay 25 Marks Opening Day Of General Fishing Season
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LEWISTON - - With Saturday of Memorial Day weekend marking the open day of fishing season on rivers and streams throughout the state, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game expects fishing to be good but urges anglers to be cautious of high water levels. "Flows in many streams are high, but many of them are fishable… moreAnglers Urged To Review Regulations Before Casting A Line
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LEWISTON - - Although the vast majority of anglers abide by Idaho's fishing laws, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game encourages all anglers to review the fishing regulations to avoid common blunders that may put them afoul of the law. "Although some violations are blatantly intentional such as overlimit or a… moreFree Fishing Day Coming June 8! All Kids To Get Free Tackle Boxes Courtesy Of Karl Malone
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IDAHO FALLS - What has always been fun, just got even funner! Free Fishing Day started in 1985 and has grown ever since. This year, thanks to a generous donation of fishing tackle and equipment by Salt Lake Jazz star Karl Malone, all kids attending a Free Fishing Day clinic in the Upper Snake Region will receive a free… moreSuper Catchable Rainbows
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During 2001, anglers in south-central and southeast Idaho had the chance to participate in a new fisheries research project designed to make hatchery rainbow trout more "catchable." These anglers also had the chance to win $50. Now, it's your turn. In 1998, about 2,750 newly hatched rainbow trout from Hayspur Fish… moreFish and Wildlife Foundation Grants Fund Projects
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Contact: Gayle Valentine Executive Director, Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation, 334-2648 Conservation, habitat, and educational efforts received a big boost when the Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation Board awarded its spring grants totaling more than $20,000. At its May 2002 meeting in Jerome, Idaho, the board… moreMoose Tags Left Over
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After the computer drawing for moose controlled hunts, 55 tags remain available. Those permits will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 10 a.m. Mountain Time on June 15. The permits will be available to resident and nonresident hunters. Permits will be sold at all vendors as well as Fish and… moreHunt Applicant Wins $600
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Brian Homer of Nampa won the drawing for $600 awarded at random among early applicants in this year's big game controlled hunt drawing. Hunters who applied early for this fall's controlled hunts for deer, elk, black bear and antelope were eligible for big bucks in two ways: draw a tag and hunt one in the field, or be… moreApply Now for Elk, Deer, Antelope and Bear Controlled Hunts
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Time is running out to file applications for this coming fall's controlled hunts for deer, elk, antelope and black bear. Applications must be in by the last day of May. Hunters can find application forms in the big game proclamation booklet recently delivered to license vendors and Fish and Game offices statewide.… moreLower Snake Chinook Season Extended
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Meeting by telephone conference May 20, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission has extended chinook fishing in the new Lower Snake River fishery. The original season for that fishery from Lewiston to Heller Bar on the Snake closed May 19. Fisheries managers proposed the extension because there has been almost no adverse… moreTwo Elk Hunts Changed
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Elk controlled hunt number 2085 in Unit 37 has been closed. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission approved the closure in a telephone conference call meeting May 20. The Commission added 100 permits in hunt 2084 to compensate for closing the other hunt. Fish and Game wildlife staff explained that an error in preparing… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q. Does the general fishing season open on Memorial Day, or on Saturday, May 25? A. The general rivers and stream fishing season opens on Saturday, May 25. Most Idaho lakes, ponds, reservoirs, ditches and canals are open for year-round fishing. A few streams don't open until July 1. Consult the 2002-2003 rules… moreIDFG Takes Action To Protect Big Game From Potential Exposure To Diseases
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IDAHO FALLS - Almost every time you open the newspaper or turn on the radio or television it seems like you see or hear something about the spread of diseases in wildlife such as Brucellosis, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), and Tuberculosis. Colorado is struggling to contain a growing problem in its elk herds and… moreSalmon Arriving On Normal Schedule
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Last spring heralded a record run of hatchery Chinook salmon returning to Idaho, and they came early. That is not happening this year. "We likely will have the second largest run of salmon to Idaho in the last 24 years, but no where nearly as large as 2001. A few of the fastest salmon have arrived already, but the… morePreston Taxidermist Sentenced
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Preston taxidermist Terry J. Hansen, Jr. was sentenced in late March to fines, loss of hunting and fishing privileges and probation for violations of the state Outfitters and Guides code and Fish and Game code. Over the past several years, Fish and Game officials have received citizen's complaints regarding Hansen's… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q. I see a headline about ultralights in the "What's New" section on page 4 of the new big game regs but nothing on the page about them. What gives? A. Oops. The language on ultralights was removed from page 4 (but left its headline all alone). Ultralights have been defined as aircraft by the Fish and Game Commission… moreNatural Heritage Display Nears End
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The popular exhibit of Idaho's natural heritage is nearing the end of its run at the MK Nature Center. Together for the first time, three traveling exhibits from the Natural Heritage Center at Idaho State University will be on display through May 31. Each of these displays offers photographs, graphic images,… more