Press Releases and Articles
Nez Perce Tribal Steelhead License Not Valid Outside Reservation
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LEWISTON - Steelhead anglers are reminded that the Nez Perce tribal steelhead license is not valid outside the reservation boundary on the Clearwater River or on the Salmon and Snake rivers. However, an Idaho fishing license with a steelhead permit is valid on all three rivers. Steelhead anglers that posses a valid… moreHunters Urged To Follow The Laws
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LEWISTON - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game reminds hunters that in areas where the Department receives complaints of spotlighting or other suspicious activity, enforcement officers will utilize artificial simulated animals, commonly called ASA's, which are life-like specimens of deer, elk, and other game species,… moreJoint IDFG/USFS OHV Patrols To Continue This Fall On Caribou-Targhee & Salmon-Challis NF
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IDAHO FALLS - Managing natural resources is often not so much about cutting trees or counting elk, it's about managing how people utilize those resources. Once again this fall, the Idaho Department of Fish… moreChukar Count Up 10 Percent
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The annual aerial survey of chukar along Brownlee Reservoir buoys the hopes of bird hunters for the upcoming season. The survey showed 138 chukar per square mile in the 12-mile area that is flown each year in August. That is 10.1 percent up from 124 birds in last year's count. The 10-year average is 107 chukar per… moreHunting Over Salt or Bait Prohibited
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Fish and Game reminds hunters that the use of bait, including salt, to attract deer or elk for the purposes of hunting is prohibited. "Idaho deer and elk hunters need to be aware that hunting those species over salt or bait is illegal," Mark Sands, Fish and Game conservation officer said. According to Idaho law… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q. This new Access Yes! Program sounds great! I'm wondering, though, if I should call the landowner first or if it's ok to just show up. A. Access Yes! is off to an excellent start toward providing exciting private land hunting opportunity. A big part of its continued success and future growth is mutual respect.… moreFish Limits Suspended at Mountain Home Reservoir
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By order of the Department of Fish and Game, fish bag, possession, and size limits at Mountain Home Reservoir have been suspended effective August 30, 2003. Anglers with a valid fishing license are encouraged to catch as many fish from the reservoir as they can eat. With consecutive years of drought conditions,… moreDeadwood River Closed to Fishing
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Citing the need to protect spawning adult kokanee, the Idaho Fish and Game Department closed a portion of the Deadwood River to all fishing. The closure is effective immediately. The river closure begins at Deadwood Reservoir and continues upriver to a point 50 yards upstream from Fish and Game's fish weir. "The… moreSteelhead Limits Raised
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Meeting by conference call August 27, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission raised the limits for the fall steelhead fishing season. The fall season opens Sept. 1. The daily bag limit will be three, the possession limit nine, and the season limit will be 20. Without the commission action, limits would have been two, four… moreUnclaimed Tags Listed on Web
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Unclaimed controlled hunt permits are listed on the Idaho Fish and Game web site in anticipation of the sale of these permits, beginning August 30. The permits were not claimed by August 20 following the drawing for deer, elk and antelope hunts. Beginning this year, controlled hunt permits that go unclaimed-meaning… moreCommission May Raise Fall Steelhead Limits
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A strong run of fall steelhead may bring a lift in the limits for the season set to begin September 1. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet by telephone conference call August 27 to hear a proposal to raise limits. With a predicted fall return of more than 150,000 steelhead returning to Idaho this fall,… moreAccess Yes! Directory Goes Online
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The directory to lands made available for 2003 in Fish and Game's Access Yes! Program is now on the Fish and Game website at www2.state.id.us/fishgame. Look under "What's News" and then "New Additions." Using funding from its habitat and access account, the Department of Fish and Game acquired access this year to 30… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q. I'm confused about the federal permits for dove hunting. What do I need? A. Dove hunting, which begins September 1, requires a federal migratory bird permit ($1.50). But the $15 federal waterfowl stamp is not required to hunt doves. The $1.50 permit is required for doves, sandhill cranes, ducks and geese… moreCourtesy Goes A Long Way When Asking To Hunt On Private Land
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LEWISTON - With dove, forest grouse and big game archery seasons fast approaching, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) reminds hunters that a little courtesy goes a long way in obtaining permission to hunt private property. IDFG Landowner-Sportsmen Relations Coordinator, Clay Hickey believes the keys to… moreSalt and Bait For Hunting Elk and Deer Against Fair Chase Laws
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OROFINO - With the big game archery season opening Saturday, August 30, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game reminds hunters that the use of bait, including salt, to attract deer or elk for the purposes of hunting is prohibited. "Idaho deer and elk hunters need to be aware that hunting over salt or bait is illegal… moreAnother Great Fall Steelhead Season Anticipated
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LEWISTON - With a predicted fall return of better than 150,000 steelhead returning to Idaho this fall, Idaho steelhead anglers are anxiously waiting for September 1, when the Snake, Salmon and lower Clearwater River below Memorial Bridge at Lewiston open for harvest of adipose fin-clipped fish. Although slightly… moreResident Elk B-Tags Available
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LEWISTON - Idaho still has resident elk tags available for all capped-zones of the Clearwater Region, with more than 3,465 general elk tags available as of August 19. In addition, 1,700 elk tags for the Middle Fork Zone are still available. Along with hunting licenses, hunters can purchase these tags on a first-… moreVirus Takes More Whitetails
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A gnat-borne virus continues to kill whitetail deer around the Kamiah area in an outbreak that may continue until the first hard frost kills the insects. Wildlife veterinarian Mark Drew said the initial diagnosis of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) had been confirmed August 18 by the Southeastern Cooperative… more