Fish and Game Hunting Issue Online Now

The hunting issue of "Incredible Idaho," the website magazine of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, is online now at http://www2.state.id.us/fishgame/incredid/index.htm. The magazine features an article by Robby Denning of Idaho Falls on how to find big mule deer bucks in general season hunts. Denning owns a business which pre-scouts areas for hunters, then provides maps and information. He ought to know! Get the latest on population research being done on Idaho's Clearwater elk herd, with a sidebar on biologist Michael Gratson, who died in a helicopter crash in December of 2000, and the scholarship fund in his memory at the University of Idaho. You can learn about first aid for your bird dog, the status of bighorn sheep in Hells Canyon, get a forecast for waterfowl season, and much more, all in this issue. A bonus fishing section in this hunting issue reviews the summer's salmon seasons and the economic impact salmon fishing has on Idaho. Regular features include regional roundups, law enforcement stories, news of the Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation, recipes and a column by Fish and Game director Steve Huffaker. The next issue, currently scheduled for November, will feature wildlife in winter.