Press Releases and Stories

2018 deer, elk harvests similar to 2017; above 10-year averages except mule deer

Friday, February 15, 2019 - 11:20 AM MST

Hunters took more mule deer and fewer white-tailed deer in 2018 compared to 2017, while the elk harvest was similar between the two years -- dropping by less than 2 percent from 2017 to 2018.

The 2018 elk harvest was about 15.4 percent above the 10-year average, and the overall deer harvest was less than 1 percent below the 10-year average.

Submit your project ideas to the Coeur d’Alene Basin Restoration Partnership

Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 1:53 PM MST

The Restoration Partnership is soliciting restoration project ideas from citizens, businesses, non-profit organizations and government agencies to benefit natural resources in the Coeur d’Alene Basin. Deadline to apply is March 20.

Public's Help Sought in Deer Poaching Case

Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 12:07 PM MST

a bighorn sheep being air lifted by helicopter for research in Hell's Canyon January 2006

Bighorn Sheep Capture Planned in Hells Canyon

Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 10:54 AM MST

An interagency effort is planned between Idaho Fish and Game, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to capture 80 bighorn sheep in five Hells Canyon herds Feb. 19–28.

Bridge Repairs Close Fort Boise WMA Boat Ramp Access

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 8:28 AM MST

Despite snowstorms, it's a normal winter and wide-spread emergency feeding unnecessary

Monday, February 11, 2019 - 3:58 PM MST

When big snowstorms roll through Idaho, people often wonder how they will effect big game, and whether Idaho Fish and Game will start feeding deer, elk, pronghorn and other animals.

elk eating bitterbrush in snow at the Andrus WMA Wildlife Management Area

Hoof disease detected in Idaho elk for the first time

Saturday, February 9, 2019 - 11:06 AM MST

Idaho Fish and Game has confirmed a case of Treponema Associated Hoof Disease in an elk harvested by a hunter near Whitebird in 2018, which is the first animal diagnosed with TAHD in Idaho.

Game cameras provide new methods for counting and managing wildlife

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 4:11 PM MST

An innovative approach using trail cameras to capture wildlife allows Idaho Fish and Game biologists to estimate deer and elk populations in a safer, less-invasive, and less-expensive way.

Herd of elk raising concern near Rexburg/Sugar City

Tuesday, February 5, 2019 - 9:53 AM MST

A herd of about 100 elk wandered into a rural area between Sugar City and Rexburg. The elk have been easily sighted from both Highway 20 and Highway 33 and are a cause for concern to passing motorists. Fish and Game started feeding them in mid February to keep them off highways and away from agriculture fields