Salmon Region Press Releases and Blogs

2017 Upland Forecast: Winter was tough on upland birds, but hunters will get more pheasants on WMAs

Monday, September 18, 2017 - 2:16 PM MDT

Pheasant stocking at Fish and Game’s Wildlife Management Areas will increase by 37 percent thanks to the license and tag fee increase.

Mule deer hunters can help shape management through an online survey

Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 3:09 PM MDT

Fish and Game revised its Mule Deer Management Plan in 2008, and managers periodically re-evaluate plans so they can remain responsive to hunters and changing conditions.

Unit 20A Access Difficult this Fall

Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 2:05 PM MDT

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.

This Summer, Be ‘Bear Aware’

Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 9:44 AM MDT

A Westslope Cutthroat from an Idaho alpine lake

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.

Can triploid cutthroat trout improve fishing in backcountry lakes? Part 1

Friday, August 11, 2017 - 3:29 PM 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.

Fish and Game encourages people visiting for the eclipse to try Idaho's fishing

Monday, July 31, 2017 - 1:48 PM MDT

Idaho’s Chinook salmon seasons to end July 30

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 3:31 PM MDT

Wolf trapper certification courses offered

Monday, July 24, 2017 - 1:32 PM MDT

Resident Sawtooth Zone Elk A & B Tags sold out

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 - 1:38 PM MDT

Fishing at Priest Lake is at a crossroads

Monday, July 10, 2017 - 1:51 PM MDT

Fish and Game is hosting three public meetings in July about the future of fishing at Priest Lake, as well as doing an anglers' survey and public opinion poll in late summer or fall.