Press Releases and Stories

Big game controlled hunt drawing results online

Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - 6:34 PM MDT

Holiday fishing fun!

Monday, June 26, 2017 - 3:01 PM MDT

IDFG Sunnyside timber sale to proceed

Monday, June 26, 2017 - 2:58 PM MDT

F&G commission officially adopts Price Lock

Monday, June 26, 2017 - 11:47 AM MDT

Second Chance at a Super Hunt Tag

Monday, June 26, 2017 - 8:23 AM MDT

Winter kill was less than expected for mule deer, and elk fared better

Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 4:04 PM MDT

Elk survival was better than mule deer with 54 percent of radio collared calves and 96 percent of collared cows making it through winter. 

Fish and Game Director Virgil Moore’s statement on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s announcement delisting Yellowstone grizzly bears

Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 1:57 PM MDT

The delisting of Yellowstone grizzly bears is a conservation success, and we are proud of the role that the states and local communities have played in grizzly bear conservation. 

Trailers clip millions of fins so anglers can spot the keepers

Wednesday, June 21, 2017 - 2:33 PM MDT

Here's your task: Clip millions of tiny fins off young salmon and steelhead so they can be identified as hatchery fish when they return from the ocean. Do it in a few months and at nine different hatcheries from Springfield to Orofino.

Commission to meet via conference call June 23

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - 4:22 PM MDT

South Fork of the Salmon River will not open for Chinook fishing

Monday, June 19, 2017 - 3:46 PM MDT

A poor return to the South Fork of the Salmon River means anglers will miss a year of Chinook fishing on the popular river, but anglers can still get a crack at the fish.

Shockeys Promote Citizens Against Poaching

Monday, June 19, 2017 - 10:29 AM MDT

Public Invited To Presentation About Sharp-tailed Grouse, Habitat, And Wind Energy

Friday, June 16, 2017 - 11:19 AM MDT

The Upper Snake Region is home to a number of species of grouse, one of these is the Columbia Sharp-tailed Grouse, that have lived for centuries on the fields east of Idaho Falls.

State Record for Tiger Trout broken at Deer Creek Reservoir, three times in one day!

Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 11:35 AM MDT

Super Hunt winners announced

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 3:08 PM MDT

Sawtooth Hatchery raises mountain-climbing Chinook salmon

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 12:41 PM MDT

The fishing season for Chinook in the Upper Salmon River opens June 22.

Learn about native trout and where to find them

Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 12:54 PM MDT

Two species of Idaho fish are the subject of a fascinating series by the Western Native Trout Initiative, a private/public collaboration that partners to conserve native trout and their habitat in the West.

Most ‘capped’ resident elk tags go on sale July 10, Sawtooth tags available July 12

Monday, June 12, 2017 - 11:26 AM MDT

Avoid fall rush, sign up for hunter education course this summer

Monday, June 12, 2017 - 11:25 AM MDT

More Fish!

Monday, June 12, 2017 - 10:58 AM MDT

Last Saturday’s Free Fishing Day gave many folks the chance to experience fishing for the first time. But the season has only just begun. So grab your license and gear and get out there!

Hunter Education Takes the Cake

Monday, June 12, 2017 - 10:56 AM MDT