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Free 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,… moreLitter Distracts From The Outdoor Experience
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LEWISTON - With the arrival of spring fishing and hunting seasons, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game encourages all outdoor users to be responsible and remember that trash they leave behind is sure to lessen the outdoor experience of others. "It's disheartening to see a trail of garbage at every fishing hole,"… moreLeave Young Wildlife Alone
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LEWISTON - With May and June being the peak time for Idaho's wildlife to have their young, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game offers this simple suggestion to well-intentioned people finding baby animals that appear to be abandoned: Leave them alone. Most young wildlife picked up by well-meaning, concerned… moreWinchester Lake To Receive Aeration System
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WINCHESTER - Catching fish at Winchester Lake will likely be improved as the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Department of Environmental Quality and the Winchester Watershed Advisory Group plan to install a water aeration system to improve water quality at the popular, 75-acre reservoir, located 30 miles southeast of… moreCelebrate International Migratory Bird Day
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Learn about the fascinating world of migratory birds by attending the International Migratory Bird Day Celebration to be held Saturday, May 11, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Lewiston Wildlife Habitat Area next to the Idaho Fish and Game office, 1540 Warner Avenue in Lewiston. A variety of activities, demonstrations,… more