Press Releases and Articles
Sportsmen's Groups, Pheasant's Forever and Local Businesses Team Up For Youth Pheasant Hunt
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LEWISTON - With society changing and hunting not as accessible to young people as in the past, the local Pheasant's Forever Chapter, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, several sportsmen's groups and community business exposed twenty youth to the thrills of upland game bird hunting at the fifth annual youth pheasant… moreUpper Snake Region Conservation Officers Need Your Help!
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IDAHO FALLS - As another big game season winds down, local Conservation Officers (COs) have been left with several open cases. Unknown to most sportsmen, COs receive calls weekly about poached animals. Commonly these calls lead to the prosecution of the violator. Occasionally though COs are left with little or no… moreSteelhead to be Stocked in the Boise River
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If you're planning the traditional turkey dinner for Thanksgiving this year, you might want to rethink your plans. Fresh, smoked steelhead might be on the menu following the release of the big fish next week in the Boise River. Approximately 350 hatchery steelhead will be stocked in the Boise River, from Glenwood… moreMandatory harvest reports
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JEROME - With golf there is a scorecard, basketball has stats and with hunting there is the mandatory harvest report. As many of the general big game hunting seasons end, sportsmen need to remember to send in their reports. "This data we are requiring sportsmen to send in is a critical for us to manage Idaho's big… moreUnit 32 Deer Season Closed
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Attention hunters, the deer season in unit 32 closed on the 24th of October! There has been a lot of confusion on the deer season in unit 32 due to hunters misreading the regulations. They are reading the section that deals with a very small area on the south side of the unit that has an antlerless season and believe… moreSupervised Hunts Planned For Lewiston/Clarkston-area Canada Geese
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LEWISTON - In efforts to reduce conflicts with the abundant resident Canada goose population, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will temporarily allow hunting at several sites in the valley during two closely managed hunts.… moreNovember Sportsmen's Breakfast Meeting Scheduled
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LEWISTON - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game encourages wildlife enthusiasts to attend the November breakfast meeting scheduled at the Helm Restaurant in Lewiston for Tuesday, November 4, beginning at 6:30 a.m. Fish and Game employees will report on the progress of the fall steelhead season, big game and… moreAccess Yes!: What Do You Think?
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Idaho Fish and Game wants to know what citizens think about the new land access program that went into effect this fall. Access Yes! is intended to increase hunting and fishing access to private lands and to public lands that would otherwise not be accessible through private lands. It compensates willing landowners… moreAvoid Fee, Maybe Win a Supertag
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Big game hunters who file their mandatory hunter harvest reports on time place themselves in the pool to be drawn for a Supertags next year. Those who do not file within 10 days of the end of their hunt or kill date will each have to pay a $1.50 transaction fee to file the report when they buy their next hunting… moreNature Center Workshop on Winterizing Gardens
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Ezekiel Willard, a certified arborist and ornamental horticulturist will lead a workshop on winterizing gardens, trees and shrubs at the MK Nature Center Saturday, November 8 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. He will discuss potential plant diseases and how to have good garden hygiene as well as providing a winter garden chore list… moreUse Legal Loads for Waterfowl
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As cooler weather begins to inspire waterfowl hunters, Idaho conservation officers know they will still have to write tickets for illegal shotshell use. Non-toxic shot has been required in all duck and goose hunting for more than a decade but some hunters cling to the use of lead pellets. The change was made… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q. What's the cutoff date for buying muzzleloader stamps? I can't find it in the regs. A. There is no cutoff date any more, so that is why you do not see it mentioned in the proclamation brochure. The cutoff date for muzzleloader permits was eliminated several years ago. The cutoff date for archery permits was… moreYellowstone Ecosystem Subcommittee Set To Hold Fall Meeting In Bozeman 11/5 & 11/6
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IDAHO FALLS - The multi-agency group responsible for the coordination of grizzly bear recovery in the Yellowstone Ecosystem is set to hold its annual fall meeting on November 5… moreHells Gate Recreationists Reminded of November 1 Closure
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LEWISTON - - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) reminds Hells Gate State Park recreationsists that the upper bench area above the C-loop will be closed between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 1 for a clinic designed to introduce youth to the thrills of upland game bird hunting. The hunt area… moreIdaho Bowhunters Enter Eight Elk in Pope &Young
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Bowhunters in Idaho have been showing their counterparts in most other states the way into the record book. In the current issue of the Pope… moreBring Radio Collars Out
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Idaho Fish and Game wants hunters to bring radio collars out of the field with them. Those that do are eligible for a reward. Contrary to some beliefs, hunters will not be in any trouble with the department if they take game birds and animals wearing radio collars so long as hunters are acting legally. In fact, it… moreCommission Approves Fishing Rule Changes
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Meeting in Idaho Falls October 2-3, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission approved fishing rules for 2004-2005 including liberalization of steelhead fishing. The steelhead changes were the main differences from rules affecting anglers statewide. Other changes recommended by Fish and Game generally apply locally. The… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q. Why does the opening of deer season sometimes fall on Sunday? Some of us do not hunt on Sundays. A. Deer and other big game seasons have long been set to begin on a certain calendar date every year to cut down on the confusion that once reigned because of individual units opening on different dates around Idaho.… more