Press Releases and Stories

Big game outlook: Similar numbers of elk and whitetails, fewer mule deer

Monday, August 21, 2017 - 2:41 PM MDT

Overall hunting success rates over the last five years have averaged 40 percent for deer and 23 percent for elk. Word has gotten out that big game hunting in Idaho has improved because the nonresident deer tags sold out last year for the first time since 2008, and only 300 nonresident elk tags (out of 10,415 available) remained unsold.  

Fire restrictions issued on Idaho Fish & Game managed lands across Upper Snake Region

Friday, August 18, 2017 - 10:26 AM MDT

Because of the current fire risk condition in Eastern Idaho, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) has imposed Stage I fire restrictions on IDFG managed lands across the Upper Snake Region, effective immediately.

Hunt & Fish Idaho EXPO!

Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 10:53 AM MDT

Hunt & Fish Idaho EXPO- August 25th & 26th

Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 4:33 PM MDT

Super Hunt winners announced

Tuesday, August 15, 2017 - 2:16 PM MDT

Fish and Game closes steelhead harvest to protect small run of fish

Tuesday, August 15, 2017 - 12:20 PM MDT

Closing harvest of hatchery steelhead while leaving it open for catch-and-release fishing will help ensure enough broodstock return to steelhead hatcheries to produce the next generation of fish, and also protect wild fish. 

Warm weather hunting requires extra planning and precautions

Monday, August 14, 2017 - 10:16 AM MDT

Fish and Game Commission to meet August 25 in Boise

Monday, August 14, 2017 - 10:15 AM MDT

Can triploid cutthroat improve fishing in backcountry lakes?

Monday, August 14, 2017 - 7:55 AM MDT

Biologists completed a three-year study of mountain lakes to compare two kinds of trout used for stocking. 

Campfires Prohibited at Horsethief Reservoir

Tuesday, August 8, 2017 - 10:28 AM MDT

Enter now in second controlled hunt drawing

Monday, August 7, 2017 - 8:05 AM MDT

View Chinook salmon at the Fish and Game MK Nature Center

Monday, August 7, 2017 - 7:58 AM MDT

Blacks Creek Range extending hours starting Aug. 10

Monday, August 7, 2017 - 7:42 AM MDT

Learn about bear behavior and help prevent unwanted encounters

Friday, August 4, 2017 - 2:21 PM MDT

Most black bear encounters are random when people and a bear happen to be in the same place at the same time, but sometimes bears are attracted to the same areas as people, and people should know how to avoid those situations, or deal with them when they occur. 

Two sockeye returned to Stanley Basin, the first of the 2017 run

Friday, August 4, 2017 - 1:42 PM MDT

Through Aug. 2, 225 sockeye have crossed Lower Granite Dam about 30 miles downstream from Lewiston. That’s the last dam salmon cross before reaching Idaho, and after crossing it, the fish still have to swim about 400 miles to return to their spawning grounds in the Stanley. 

Hunters Need To Be Aware Of Temporary Change In INL Site Access Rules For August 21 Eclipse.

Friday, August 4, 2017 - 8:30 AM MDT

2017 second controlled hunt drawing list of available big game tags

Wednesday, August 2, 2017 - 2:35 PM MDT

Over 3300 deer, elk, pronghorn and black bear controlled hunt tags will be available for hunters in the second controlled hunt drawing.

Hunters can apply for these tags during the second controlled hunt drawing from August 5 through August 15.  Results of the drawing will be available around August 23. The available tags are listed below by species. 

Hunters still have chances for big game controlled hunt tags

Wednesday, August 2, 2017 - 2:12 PM MDT

Hunters who were unsuccessful in the first drawing for big game controlled hunts in June have more chances with a second controlled hunt drawing and Super Hunts.

Despite a down year for salmon, early signs point to improvement

Tuesday, August 1, 2017 - 3:23 PM MDT

While most of this year’s salmon fishing was disappointing, it should be taken in the context of recent decades.

No discounts this year for nonresident tags sold as second tags

Monday, July 31, 2017 - 3:19 PM MDT

Fish and Game sold out nonresident deer tags last year for the first time since 2008, and officials expect both nonresident deer and elk tags to sell out this year.