F & G Commissioners Set Spring Salmon Seasons

Mon, 04/21/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The Idaho spring Chinook salmon season is set to begin a half hour before sunrise on Saturday, April 26, on parts of the Snake, Clearwater, Salmon and Little Salmon rivers. It opens on May 24 on the Lochsa River. Commissioners are expected to consider seasons on the South Fork Salmon River and the upper Salmon River… more

Controlled Hunt Application Period Coming Up

Mon, 04/21/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The application period for deer, elk, pronghorn, fall black bear and fall turkey starts May 1 and runs through June 5. This year more fall turkey hunting opportunities will be available in the Southeast and Upper Snake regions. Youths 15 or younger on September 15 may apply for one of the 100 fall controlled hunt… more

Mountain Lion Workshop Coming in May

Mon, 04/21/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The Ninth Mountain Lion Workshop will be May 5-8 at the Sun Valley Resort hosted by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. The theme for the 2008 workshop is "Cougars: Past, Present and Future Challenges." The keynote speaker will be world-renowned big cat expert Maurice Hornocker. The workshop will celebrate the… more

Idaho Woodcarvers Guild Annual Exhibition

Mon, 04/21/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The Morrison Knudsen Nature Center will host the annual Idaho Woodcarvers Guild show from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4. The Nature Center is located behind the Idaho Fish and Game office at 600 South Walnut St. in Boise. The guild and the Nature Center have teamed up to make this show… more

Fish Lake Spillway Cut Down for Safety

Mon, 04/21/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Fish and Game will not allow spring runoff to fill Fish Lake west of McCall because the earthen dam there is leaking. Work to lower the spillway at the dam should be complete by Wednesday, according to Fish and Game engineering chief Mike Maffey. Excavation will lower the level of the spillway so that the reservoir… more

Ask Fish and Game: Clarifying Hunter Orange

Mon, 04/21/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Q. Last week we provided some misleading information here about turkey hunting and hunter orange requirements. Here is the explanation. A. Turkeys are considered an upland game bird, but the hunter orange rule does not apply to turkey hunters. All other upland hunters on Fish and Game Wildlife Management Areas where… more

Fish and Game Commissioners Set Spring Salmon Seasons

Wed, 04/16/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-lfrench

Idaho Fish and Game Commissioners, Wednesday, April 16, set spring Chinook salmon seasons, beginning Saturday April 26. The season opens a half hour before sunrise on April 26 on parts of the Snake, Clearwater, Salmon and Little Salmon rivers. It opens on May 24 on the Lochsa River. Commissioners are expected to… more

No Charges Filed in Wolf Killing

Wed, 04/16/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

No charges will be filed in a case involving the shooting of two wolves west of Ashton on April 1. "In my opinion, there is 'reasonable doubt' whether the wolves were, or were not, molesting livestock or domestic animals," said Karl H. Lewies, Fremont County prosecuting attorney, in a letter to the Idaho Department of… more

Commissioners to Set Spring Chinook Season

Mon, 04/14/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will set the salmon fishing seasons in an open public meeting at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 16. The commissioners will meet by telephone conference at 8 a.m. at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game at 600 S. Walnut Street in Boise. Commissioners are expected the set spring Chinook… more

Hunter Ed Graduates Hunt Pheasants at the Flying B

Mon, 04/14/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

As the April snow blew sideways across Camas Prairie, 20 eager young hunters bundled up for the first hunt of their lifetime. The rookie hunters, ages 10 to 14, were awarded a day of pheasant hunting at the Flying-B Ranch near Kamiah. Each youth was selected based on their maturity, good grades and essays they wrote… more

Counting Trout

Mon, 04/14/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game wants to know how many hatchery trout anglers are catching. Biologists will be releasing different strains of rainbow trout in several reservoirs across Idaho. The goal of the study is to maximize fish harvest by anglers. The fish will be stocked during the week of April 7 or… more

In The Field: Hunting Turkey Safely

Mon, 04/14/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

By Phil Cooper, Idaho Department of Fish and Game The Idaho spring general turkey hunt opens April 15. Turkey populations are higher than ever and so is the turkey hunting population. As hunter numbers increase, so does the likelihood of encountering another in the woods, perhaps another hunter after the same bird… more

A New Look at CJ Strike Wildlife Management Area

Mon, 04/14/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

By Robin Holmquist, Idaho Department of Fish and Game Anyone of the thousands of frequent visitors to CJ Strike Wildlife Management Area or CJ Strike Reservoir may have noticed some changes in the area and wondered what's going on. Back in 1953, the CJ Strike Wildlife Management Area was established in concert with… more

Wolf Report: States Take Over

Mon, 04/14/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

With the removal of wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains from the federal endangered species list, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is no longer compiling the wolf weekly. The states of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming are going to try to keep the wolf weekly going as individual states. In the past reporting has been on… more

Ask Fish and Game: Hunter Orange

Mon, 04/14/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-lfrench

Q. I see that the Upland game brochure now contains information on turkeys; does this mean it is now required that hunters wear 36 inches of hunter orange while turkey hunting as well as upland game birds? Can you please clarify this for me? A. The hunter orange rule does not apply to turkey hunters. But… more

New Big Game Rules Now Available

Tue, 04/08/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

The new big game rules brochures are back from the printer - with some noticeable changes in look and organization. The 2008 big game rules are now available on the Idaho Fish and Game Website at: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/hunt/rules/bg/. Hard copies are expected to arrive by mid-April. A number of changes were… more

Harlequin Duck Sightings Wanted

Tue, 04/08/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Each year a unique aquatic creature makes a spectacular journey from the Pacific Ocean to its breeding grounds in the Rocky Mountains. This creature isn't a Chinook salmon or a steelhead - it isn't even a fish - it is the harlequin duck, a small sea duck that nests along the swift mountain streams of the Pacific and… more

Help Needed to Plant Bitterbrush in Idaho Falls Area

Tue, 04/08/2008 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

As the snows of winter recede, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking volunteers to help plant bitterbrush this spring. Fish and Game wants help planting bitterbrush because it is a native shrub that provides an essential food source for deer, elk, and other wildlife. To plant as much bitterbrush as possible… more