Frequently Asked Questions

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For this response we will assume you are talking about a picture of your spouses drivers license. We do allow a spouse to purchase a  resident license for their spouse as long as they have met the residency requirements stated in Idaho Code.

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Nonresident Tag quotas can be found on our website at https://fishandgame.idaho.gov/content/license/nonresidentTagAvailability. At this time of year these counts are updated every Friday.

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The short answer is, "no." Centain species of game fish, which trout are defined in Idaho rule 13.01.11. , can not have the heads and tails removed while in transit.  You also must be able to show how many fish, the length and species of fish you have in possession while in the field. Idaho Administrative Code 13.01.11. 02. Restrictions. No person shall have in the field or in transit any trout, tiger muskie, or bass from which the head or tail has been removed. (3-20-97) 03. Bag Limit. The maximum number of fish that may be lawfully taken by any one (1) person in one (1) day. The term “bag limit” shall be construed to be an individual, independent effort and shall not be interpreted in any manner as to allow one (1) individual to take more than his “bag limit” toward filling the “bag limit” of another. The bag and possession limits are equal except for salmon and steelhead. (3-20-97) 29. Possession Limit. Maximum number of fish that may be lawfully in possession of any person. “Possession limit” shall apply to fish while in the field or being transported to the final place of consumption or storage. (3-20-97)     13.01.104 02. Restrictions. No person shall have in the field or in transit any trout, tiger muskie, or bass from which the head or tail has been removed. (3-20-97)

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You have a couple of different options. You could explore the option of shooting with a local gun club such as the Troy-Deary Gun Club or the Genesee Gun Club. Another option is to secure permission with a local landowner who would be willing to allow you to shoot some clay birds on their property.

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Coyotes are classified as a Predator which means they may be taken in any amount, at any time, and in any manner not prohibited by state or federal law, by holders of the appropriate valid Idaho hunting, trapping, or combination hunting and fishing licenses, provided such taking is not in violation of state, county, or city laws, ordinances, or regulations.  A spot lighting permit is required to hunt coyotes on public land when using a spotlight. Coyotes do not need to be salvaged although in the winter their hides do have value in the fur trade.  The question of what to do with the carcases after a successful hunt.  Animal carcasses can be placed in your regular trash recepticle for your home.  They also may be left in the field after harvesting, but please consider what it will look like to the public.  So, proper etiquette is to hide the carcasses behind a bush and not leave a pile of dead stuff along the side of the road which could be considered littering.

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Game needs to be tagged, evidence of sex left naturally attached to the animal, and if transporting it for another it needs to be accompanied with a proxy statement that includes takers, name, license number, tag number, address,unit of harvest, date of harvest, species type and sex, and phone number.

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Late in the fall it is possible to see a high proportion of unclipped steelhead in the catch. That's mostly a function of the harvest of fish with clipped adipose fins and not the marking at the hatchery before the fish were released. Most of the hatchery steelhead returning to the Clearwater this year were released as smolts to go to the ocean in 2012. In that release group there were 2,410,000 adipose-clipped and 533,000 unclipped hatchery steelhead (or 82% were clipped). We expect that the unclipped and clipped fish survive to return as adults at the same rates so the adults should be in the same proportion. Sport anglers in the lower Columbia and Snake rivers can harvest only adipose-clipped fish so that will reduce the number of those fish and change the proportion. Out of the fish numbers I mentioned above, we would expect (on average) about 21,000 clipped and 5,000 unclipped adult steelhead to return to Lower Granite Dam. Idaho's fall season sport fishery can harvest 11,000 to 12,000 of the adipose-clipped fish in the fall and none of the unclipped fish. We must also consider the natural-origin fish - they have an adipose fin too - in addition to the unclipped hatchery fish. Because of the effect of the fishery removing a large number of clipped fish and there are wild fish present, it's very likely the proportion of clipped fish in the Clearwater in December is less than 50%. That means that more than 1 out of every two fish an angler catches will be unclipped, even though when released as smolts, 82% of the hatchery fish released had their adipose fin clipped. Because anglers are harvesting only clipped fish, they significantly change the proportion of clipped fish in the river over the course of the fishing season. 

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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will act to set big game seasons at their March 24 meeting. We expect to have the 2015 big game seasons booklets available in stores around the state around the middle of April. They will likely be available on our website a week or two earlier.

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Unit 68 is part of the Big Desert zone for elk.  There are three elk hunts in that unit.  The first is the A tag that is for archery only and runs from August 30- September 30.  The second is a controlled cow hunt that runs from October 10 - November 30.  The only other hunt in this area is a controlled bull hunt that runs from October 1 through November 30.  If you have specific information on what you believe to be a violation, please contact our Regional Office in Pocatello at (208) 232-4703.

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Residents of Idaho are eligible to purchase the sportsman's package license. The price of the sportsman's package license is set in Idaho Law and is $124.25 for all residents. To hunt with a crossbow in archery only hunts an individual must have a current year's archery permit (which is included in the sportsman's package as long as the individual has bow hunter education, a previous archery permit, or has signed an affidavit in their profile on the license system) and a Disabled Persons Archery Permit. The application form for the Disabled Persons Archery permit can be found at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/licenses/disArchery.pdf. Please contact our license section at 208-334-2592 if you have additional questions.

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The late season portion of the archery season on the white-tailed deer tag is designed to provide archery opportunity for hunters during and after the rut.  It currently runs from Nov 1 through Dec 19th and is longer than most other archery hunts.  Several years ago a proposal was put forth to make the white-tail tag in unit 63A archery only.  The proposal was very unpopular with hunters that use short-range weapons and muzzleloaders.  The Upper Snake Region will be putting forward new proposals this year to adjust the opportunity offered in unit 63A for white-tail and mule deer hunting.  We encourage you to participate in the process.  A great way to keep up on the season-setting timeline and other fish and game news is to sign up for the Upper Snake Region newsletter.  Call us at 525-7290 to subscribe.