Ask Fish and Game: Super Hunt Winners

Mon, 08/13/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Q. Why don't you publish the list of Super Hunt winners? A. Idaho privacy laws prohibit Fish and Game from releasing the names of any hunting or fishing license holders.

Sight In that Favorite Rifle

Thu, 08/09/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

With hunting seasons just around the corner, big game hunters around the region are asking themselves the same question: Does my rifle shoot straight? That question can be positively answered on Saturday, September 8 at the annual Sight-In event, to be held at Black's Creek Public Shooting Range, 2420 E. Kuna-Mora… more

Scott Rulander's MBI Winter Field Work Film

Wed, 08/08/2012 - 00:28 | idfg-mlucid

Scott Rulander is producing a documentary film about MBI. Check out the preview which features MBI winter field work. Thanks so much to the Shook Twins for providing their incredible music for the video!

Photo: Scott Rulander filming carnivore field work.  Scott is a seasonal MBI Wildlife Technician.

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Tennessee Man Wins a Chance to Hunt Idaho Bighorn

Mon, 08/06/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

For 30 years he has dreamed about a bighorn sheep hunt. Earlier this year he bought six tickets in the Wild Sheep Foundation's annually lottery of an Idaho bighorn tag. One of the six was a winner in the July 25 drawing, and Rob Durrett, 56, of Clarksville, Tenn., is coming to Idaho this fall to hunt Rocky Mountain… more

F&G to Sell Some Leftover Tags Over-the-Counter

Mon, 08/06/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Because some controlled hunt already have started, Idaho Fish and Game has decided not to include leftover tags for those hunts in a second drawing in late August. Rather than include them in the second drawing, which comes near the end of these hunts, Fish and Game has designated certain leftover controlled hunt tags… more

Enter Now for Second Controlled Hunt Drawing

Mon, 08/06/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Didn't draw in the first round? It's not too late to apply for the second controlled hunt drawing for unclaimed tags. The application period for the second drawing for deer, elk and pronghorn hunts runs from August 5 through 15. The application fee is $6.25 for residents and $14.75 for nonresidents for each species… more

Enter Second Super Hunt Drawing Now

Mon, 08/06/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

It's not too late to apply for a second chance at the hunt of a lifetime. Entries in the second Super Hunt drawing must be received at the Fish and Game headquarters by August 11 with the drawing set for mid-August. One winner will be drawn for a super hunt combination, Super Hunt Combo" and one for moose. In… more

Commission to Meet in Boise this Month

Mon, 08/06/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet on August 23 at Fish and Game headquarters in Boise. Agenda items include setting seasons for waterfowl and sage-grouse, limits for firearms and falconry, and fiscal 2014 budget approval.

Plan to Participate in the Idaho Wildlife Summit

Mon, 08/06/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-lfrench

The Idaho Wildlife Summit is less than three weeks away; anyone with an interest in wildlife should plan on attending the three-day event on August 24, 25 and 26. For some background information and some tips on navigating the event, see the August issue of Fish and Game News online at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/… more

Ask Fish and Game: Leftover Tags

Mon, 08/06/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Q. I applied for a deer controlled hunt and didn't get drawn. Now I see that there are permits for that hunt available for the second drawing. How is that possible? A. Applicants whose names were drawn had through August 1 to pick up their controlled hunt tags and permits. If they didn't pick them up, their tags and… more

Pheasants Forever Sponsors Fundraiser for Idaho Wildlife Summit

Fri, 08/03/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Would you like a chance to win your choice of several wonderful rifles or shotguns for hunting this season? Perhaps you would like a great pair of binoculars or a backpack perfect for a fall excursion in the woods. Maybe you would like a chance to win a year-long family pass to the Pocatello Zoo, complete with a… more

Chinook Season to Close on Upper Salmon River

Tue, 07/31/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Two reaches of the upper Salmon River - the Ellis and Stanley areas - will close to Chinook salmon harvest at the end of fishing Sunday, August 5. As previously announced, the Clearwater River main stem, the North Fork, Middle Fork and South Fork Clearwater and the Snake River downstream of Hells Canyon Dam also will… more

Fall Steelhead Harvest Season Opens on Clearwater

Mon, 07/30/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The fall steelhead harvest season opens Wednesday, August 1, on a two-mile stretch of the lower Clearwater River from its mouth to the U.S. Highway 12 Memorial Bridge near Lewiston. The limits on these waters are two per day and six in possession. Rest of Clearwater and the Middle Fork, North Fork and South Fork… more

Fall Chinook Harvest Season to Open

Mon, 07/30/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The 2012 fall Chinook salmon harvest season opens September 1 on the Snake River and the lower Clearwater River. The season will continue until further notice or October 31, whichever comes first. Fishery managers predict 18,272 adult hatchery origin Chinook salmon will cross Lower Granite Dam, the last of four… more

Season Ends on Clearwater, Salmon, Little Salmon

Mon, 07/30/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The Clearwater River main stem, and the North Fork, Middle Fork and South Fork Clearwater and the Snake River downstream of Hells Canyon Dam will close to Chinook salmon fishing at the end of fishing August 5. The South Fork Salmon River closed to fishing for Chinook salmon at the end of fishing hours Thursday, July… more

Archery Season Opens Soon

Mon, 07/30/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Most controlled archery pronghorn seasons open August 15, and continue through September 15. In addition, in many units, archery seasons on mule deer, white-tailed deer and elk open August 30 and run through September. In the warm weather of summer, hunter should consider hunting in the higher country. Hunters… more

Early Elk Seasons Open This Week

Mon, 07/30/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Some early elk hunts open August 1, most of them antlerless "green-field" hunts. The early "green-field" hunts in seven elk management zones - Palouse, Weiser, Lemhi, Beaverhead, Pioneer, Snake River and Owyhee-South Hills zones - are meant to help landowners reduce crop damage. Early archery hunts also start… more

F&G to Propose Sage-grouse Hunting Season

Mon, 07/30/2012 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Idaho Fish and Game officials will present sage-grouse hunting season recommendations to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission at the August 23 meeting. Recommendations follow the hunting season and bag-limit guidelines laid out in the state plan for sage-grouse. These guidelines compare the current three-year running… more