Press Releases and Articles
Local Groups to Sponsor Youth Shooting Clinic
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TROY, ID - Area youth interested in learning the fundamentals of shooting, hunting, tracking and firearm safety are invited to attend a Youth Shooting Clinic, sponsored by the Troy-Deary Gun Club and Latah Wildlife Association. The free clinic will be held Saturday, May 14, and is open to any youth ages 10 -17. This… moreIdahoans Rewarded for Protecting Wildlife
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Citizens who took time to help bust poachers in Idaho received more than $15,000 in reward money last year. The Citizens Against Poaching (CAP) hotline received 487 calls from citizens reporting suspected Fish and Game violations in 2004. Those calls resulted in 61 cases and 123 citations. The people involved in… moreTrapping: Commonly Misunderstood Use of Renewable Resource
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By Miles Benker - Idaho Department of Fish and Game Remember the cartoon when Wile E. Coyote gently pours bird seed onto the trigger of a huge trap with teeth on its jaws to catch the Roadrunner? For many people, this is their first image of trapping. And as society changes with more and more people growing up… moreOfficer Answers Ethical Dilemma
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Ask the Officer By Gary Hompland Question: "In the last Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) magazine I read about a guy who shot two elk. His ethical dilemma developed after he shot and wounded the first elk. While tracking it he spotted an elk he thought was the injured animal and killed it. Hiking to the elk he… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q: I'm taking my daughter turkey hunting for her birthday this spring. She'll turn 16 on April 14. Can she participate in a youth hunt? A: Yes. The general spring youth turkey hunt is open to youth hunters who are 15 or younger on the first day of the hunt (April 9). However, because she will no longer be fifteen on… moreFish and Game seeks help in poaching case
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KIMBERLY - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game needs your help to find the person or persons responsible for poaching a mule deer buck in the South Hills near Cherry Springs Road on or around January 28, 2005. A conservation officer found the deer's remains at the kill site January 31. Leg bones from the same animal… moreBringing Back the Elusive Mountain Quail to Idaho and Eastern Washington
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LEWISTON - - Populations of Idaho's rarest quail, the mountain quail, just got a jump start with a recent reintroduction of 72 birds to the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area south of Lewiston. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG), Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, University of Idaho and… moreEasy Winters Hard on Fish Survival
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By Ed Buettner and Scott Putnam - Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game While Idaho's big game animals have enjoyed an extremely mild winter, record low snow pack and eventual spring runoff mean trouble for Idaho's migrating salmon and steelhead smolts. This is basic science. As springtime river discharge decreases,… moreWhat Biologists Learn from Following Fawns
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By Jon Rachael, Regional Wildlife Manager Idaho Department of Fish and Game - Southwest Region The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has been intensively monitoring survival of mule deer fawns on a dozen study areas across southern Idaho for the last six winters. Three of these study areas are in the Southwest… moreHunters Rewarded for Filing Reports
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It pays to file your mandatory big game harvest report in Idaho. Just ask 10 hunters who are receiving a big bonus by filing theirs on time. Every year Fish and Game enters the names of on-time hunters into a special lottery. Of those, 10 receive a "Supertag" which entitles them to participate in any open hunt,… moreRadio Auction Funds Family Fishing Improvements
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Improvements at a favorite southwest Idaho family fishing spot will be funded with the proceeds from the 2005 radio auction. The Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation Radio Auction raised $11,673 which will be used to design and enhance interpretive materials at Wilson Spring Ponds. This extremely popular family… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q: When will deer and elk hunting regulations for 2005 be available? A: In mid-April. Deer, elk, antelope as well as bear and lion seasons are not set in stone until the Commission meets March 21-23. Once the seasons are set, the regulations must be written and sent off to the printer. That process should take about… moreBLUEBIRDS ARRIVING IN IDAHO, NEST BOXES AVAILABLE
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Two species of bluebirds live in Idaho: the western bluebird and the mountain bluebird, our state bird. The mountain bluebird is larger than the western and both are slightly smaller than robins. The male mountain bluebird has a very bright back and is pale blue below. The female is mostly gray with a trace of blue… moreFish and Game Seeks Information on Elk Poaching
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OROFINO - On or about Monday, March 7, two cow elk were poached on the North Fork of the Clearwater River above Washington Creek Campground, just downstream from Cave Creek. The two elk were transported to an area near the Bungalow, where they were field-dressed and hauled away. If you have any information… moreBig Game Rules to be Set in Commission Meeting
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Big game seasons for this fall will be set when the Idaho Fish and Game Commission meets in Boise March 21-23. The meeting will begin with a workshop at 1 p.m. March 21 in the Trophy Room at Fish and Game headquarters at 600 South Walnut in Boise. Commissioners will hear updates on wolf management, ungulate research… moreIdaho Bighorn Tag Sells Highest Ever
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Idaho's bighorn sheep program recently received its highest ever boost from the sale of one bighorn tag. The Idaho tag sold for $180,000 at the annual Foundation for North American Wild Sheep (FNAWS) convention in Reno. The previous high for an Idaho tag was $101,000 in 1996. At this year's event, the Idaho tag was… moreRadio Waves Help Improve Hunting
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The next time you come up behind a Fish and Game truck moving slowly down a mountain highway, cut the driver some slack. He may be working to make your next deer hunt better. Biologist David Collins spends many hours driving the roads of southwest Idaho, listening for beeps. Those beeps are transmitted by radio… moreTurkey Outlook Good
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Mild winter weather is good for wild turkey survival, and this year that should be good news for Idaho hunters. Fish and Game biologist Don Kemner says hunters should have more success filling their turkey tags this spring than they did in the spring of 2004. "This past winter was mild, so we expect turkey hunting… more