Frequently Asked Questions

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The deadline for IDFG to process and post the results of the second deer, elk and pronghorn controlled hunt drawing is August 25.

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Yes, they can.

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Idaho Fish and Game requires you to have your valid fishing license on your person while fishing and to produce the fishing license upon request.  Idaho Fish and Game does not require you to carry photo identification while in the field fishing.

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The deadline for IDFG to process and post the results of the second deer, elk and pronghorn controlled hunt drawing is August 25.

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  Idaho discontinued its helicopter chukar counts in 2011.  This was one of the aerial surveys eliminated after a review conducted to assess risk and cost in relation to value of biological information collected, following a fatal helicopter accident in August 2010.  Like many other years, hunting can vary widely geographically.  Idaho is an extremely geographically diverse state.  Spring conditions were favorable across much of Idaho during 2012.  Persistent drought conditions could impact brood survival.  However, reports from folks in the field suggest the population had good production and this fall looks to be promising.

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There is no salvage order on the Blackfoot River... the fishing limits remain for the Blackfoot River as stated in the 2011-2012 fishing rules brochure.   

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you do not need a taxidermy license to work on wildlife you harvested. Idaho Code 36-601 reads: Any person who at any time within the state of Idaho desires to mount, preserve or prepare for preservation any of the dead bodies of any wildlife or any part thereof not personally taken by him in compliance with the provisions of this title... must obtain a taxidermist....license http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title36/T36CH6SECT36-601.htm

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You will have to reapply for the second draw.

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We have delayed answering your question because we will not complete our accounting of hatchery and natural returns to the Snake Basin until early October when data for all hatchery and natural returns are complete. Many of our hatchery traps are still operational. We can identify the disposition of some of the fish that you have identified as missing. While the hatchery broodstock goal for Idaho hatcheries is approximatelu 8,900 adult fish, Oregon also operates hatcheries in the Grand Ronde and Imnaha sub-basins, those sub-basins also support substantial natural poulations as well and fish returning to those sub-basins are included anomg those crossing Lower Granite Dam.  There are also harvests in the Grande Ronde and Imnaha drainages that are not included in the numbers you referenced. Typically hatcheries also end up trapping quite a few more fish than are required for brood stock. In 2012 it is likely that hatcheries will trap about 12,000 fish total. Fish in excess of brood are recyled through fisheries, distributed to treaty Tribes for sudsistence, to food banks, and back to designated areas to spawn naturally. In many areas such as the South Fork Clearwater, the South Fork Salmon River and the upper Salmon River hatchery fish stop their migration short of the hatchery traps and spawn naturally downstream of the hatchery weirs. This number can be substantial and until we get a final accounting from our spawning ground surveys we cannot include them in our inventory. 

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Yes. There is no stipulation that you salvage the entire carcass. You can salvage any part that you choose and leave the rest.

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Hunters 12 and older can hunt big game.  

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The requirement to have an archery validation when participating in archery-only big game hunts has been around for over 20 years.  The original proposal to require an archery validation was based on 2 factors: 1) requested by organized bowhunters as a way to document the number of bowhunters in the state, and 2) as recognition that archery seasons provided added value to rifle seasons.