Press Releases and Articles
Mid-Winter Waterfowl Survey Recently Completed
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LEWISTON - Area wild geese and diving ducks populations seem to be on the increase while numbers of mallards observed have declined, according to a mid-winter waterfowl survey recently conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and Army Corps of Engineers in the Lewiston-… more2004 Mid-Winter Bald Eagle Survey Completed
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LEWISTON - This year's mid-winter bald eagle survey conducted January 8, revealed 12 birds along the Snake River in northcentral Idaho, a slight increase over last year, according to Joel Sauder, non-game biologist for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG). "We counted 11 adults and one immature bald eagle… moreTo Busy For Traditional Hunter Education Course - Try New On-line Or Home-Study Course
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LEWISTON - With Idaho's traditional hunter education courses for the Lewiston-area already filled with students, the new online and home-study courses remain available for future hunters age 14-years or older who may have difficulty fitting the regular course into their busy schedule. Both courses are designed to… moreAccess Yes! Bids Due by End of February
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Idaho landowners who want to take part in Fish and Game's Access Yes! program have until the end of February to bid for 2004. Funding is still quite limited for this new access program, with allocations going equally to the seven regions except for the Magic Valley, which will have an extra $10,000 because of the… moreHunter Education Graduates Receive Gunlocks
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Hunter education graduates will leave the course this spring with an understanding of firearms safety and a gunlock they can use. The Idaho Hunter Education Program will distribute free gunlocks from Project Childsafe, a national program sponsored by the U.S. Justice Department and the National Shooting Sports… moreHow to Feed Wild Birds
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With serious winter weather blanketing the state, many Idahoans have begun feeding wild birds. Feeding wild birds is one of the most popular outdoor activities in the U.S. According to a recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report, 71 million Americans are birdwatchers and more than 60 million have bird feeders in… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q. My hunting partner from out of state is 50 years old and has never taken a hunter safety course. What does he need to do to hunt in Idaho? A. Hunter education is not a bad idea for anyone, regardless of age, but your hunting partner is old enough that the Idaho hunter education law does not apply to him. Anyone… moreApply for Bear, Turkey Hunts Jan. 15
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The application period for spring controlled hunts for black bear and wild turkey opens January 15 and runs through February 15. Hunters can apply at any Fish and Game license vendor or office, or over the phone at 1-800-824-3729, 1-800-554-8685 or the internet on the Fish and Game website, www2.state.id.us/fishgame.… moreFurbearer Hunting Seasons Still Open
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Most furbearer hunting and trapping seasons are still open. Hunters need to remember to purchase a 2004 hunting license, but the trapping license is good through June 30. Hunting season for bobcats is open through Feb. 16. Pelts of bobcats taken either by hunting or trapping must be tagged within 10 days of the close… moreTime to Feed Deer and Elk?
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Recent reminders of a "real" Idaho winter have many asking how deer and elk are doing. Across most of Idaho, travelers have not seen wild game animals up to their bellies in snow for several years. But snows that arrived with the new year showed the chillier side of Mother Nature. When weather is wild enough to make… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q. When I hunted in Oregon, I had to pay for the federal harvest information validation. Then I come back to Idaho and had to pay it again so I could hunt doves last fall. What's the deal with that? It is for a federal program, so why do the states charge for it, and every one of them charges for it individually? It's… moreStay On Designated Routes To Protect Wintering Wildlife
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IDAHO FALLS - The Caribou-Targhee National Forest is a year-round wonderland for both man and beast. Both utilize similar portions of the forest for different purposes, often simultaneously. IDFG… moreFish and Game Continues Big Game Aerial Surveys
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LEWISTON - Biologists from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will conduct aerial surveys of big game in management units 8, 8A, 16A, 17, and portions of units 10, 12 and 15 of the Clearwater Region beginning in mid-January. The survey results will provide information from which management decisions will be… moreCheck-Off For Wildlife On Your Idaho Tax Return
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Every evening when I arrive home with thoughts of relaxing and playing with the kids, I see the box full of W-2's, 1040 forms and instructions, mortgage interest statements, receipts and who knows what else. That dreadful box of tax information sits in the corner, waiting patiently for me to at the least begin tax… moreProject Wild Workshop Offered in Coeur d'Alene
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has scheduled a "Project Wild" workshop for teachers and youth leaders. The workshop is slated for February 20-21 at Woodland Middle School in Coeur d'Alene. The workshop includes Friday evening (4-9 p.m.) and Saturday (8a.m.-6p.m.). Space is limited, pre-registration and a $5… moreIce Fishing Offers Cure To Cabin Fever
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Blank stares into holes in the ice, uncontrolled shivering, numbness in the feet and hands (maybe in the brain)...it must be ice fishing season again. Most waters in the Idaho Panhandle are open to ice fishing. However, before we get far into the discussion it is important anyone interested in ice fishing carefully… moreWinter Feeding Emergency Declared In Teton Basin
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DRIGGS - Recent early heavy snows in the Upper Valley have helped to brighten prospects for farmers and ranchers, but as Albert Einstein posited "… moreSouthwest Idaho Otter Season Closes
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By order of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the river otter trapping season in Idaho's southwest region is closed effective today, January 6, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. MST. The harvest quota of 30 otters has been reached. Trappers have 48 hours following the closure to bring their otters into any Fish and Game office… more