Press Releases and Stories

Super Hunt winners drawn for first round, second drawing will be in August

Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 3:59 PM MDT

Applications are now being taken for second drawing, and deadline is Aug. 10.

Information sought about leashed deer found dead in Pocatello

Friday, June 15, 2018 - 5:06 PM MDT

F&G is seeking information about who may have placed a leash on a yearling buck that eventually contributed to its death

Chinook seasons for South Fork Salmon, Upper Salmon and Lochsa rivers open June 23

Friday, June 15, 2018 - 2:10 PM MDT

Fishing will be open seven days per week, but harvest share could be caught fast

Elk hunters can comment on proposal to change elk hunts in the Sawtooth Zone

Friday, June 15, 2018 - 11:21 AM MDT

Sawtooth Elk Zone Season Proposals for 2019

Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 11:18 AM MDT

Idaho resident hunters can apply for grizzly bear hunt June 15 through July 15

Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 9:17 AM MDT

One tag will be issued for a hunt in a portion of Eastern Idaho, and the drawing is limited to Idaho residents with a valid hunting license.

Section of the Clearwater River will close to Chinook fishing on Friday, June 15

Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - 1:47 PM MDT

The Idaho Fish and Game's fisheries managers have determined that by June 15, the sport fishery harvest objectives for the Mainstem Clearwater River from Cherrylane Bridge upstream to Orofino Bridge will be met.

June 12: Chinook fishing updates for the Clearwater, Salmon, Little Salmon rivers and Hells Canyon

Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - 1:37 PM MDT

More fish than anticipated are bound for the Rapid River hatchery and Hells Canyon, which should increase harvest shares.

Chinook study, Lucky Peak, Phil Branigan

Anglers are needed to catch Chinook for research

Monday, June 11, 2018 - 2:19 PM MDT

Idaho Fish and Game stocks land-locked Chinook in lakes and reservoirs, and biologists are asking anglers to help them learn more about these fish in Anderson Ranch, Lucky Peak and Deadwood reservoirs in southwest Idaho and Spirit Lake in North Idaho.

Catfish a plenty in the Snake River [video]

Friday, June 8, 2018 - 6:17 PM MDT

Catfishing doesn’t have a strong tradition in Idaho, but it could. Fisheries biologist Joe Kozfkay is comfortable in saying there’s over a million catfish in the Snake River, CJ Strike, and Brownlee. To show off this bountiful fishery, Kozfkay took a couple of young anglers fishing in the Snake River near Parma.