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F&G Commission Adopts Big Game Seasons
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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission has adopted big game seasons for 2010 with few changes. New this year were caps on some elk tags, allowing youth hunters to hunt in both A and B tag elk hunts and easing black bear and mountain lion hunts in some units to include electronic calls and increased bag limits.… moreAsk Fish and Game: Big Game Application Period
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Q. When can I apply for a controlled big game hunt? A. Fish and Game will take applications for moose, mountain goat and bighorn sheep controlled hunts from April 1 through April 30. Applications for elk, deer, pronghorn and fall black bear controlled hunts are accepted from May 1 through June 5. But if you apply for… moreFish and Game Seeks Comments On Fishing Rules
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Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking public input on potential fishing season and rule changes for 2011-2012. "We're in the scoping phase of the rule change process, which is when we want to hear ideas on potential changes to fishing seasons and rules, as well as share our ideas about what changes we think may… moreF&G Commission Adopts Big Game Seasons
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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Thursday morning adopted big game seasons for 2010 with few changes. New this year were caps on some elk tags, allowing youth hunters to hunt in both A and B tag elk hunts and easing black bear and mountain lion hunts in some units to include electronic calls and increased bag limits… moreF&G Commission Ups Steelhead Limit on Salmon River
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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Thursday, March 18, approved a proposal to increase the limit on steelhead in the Salmon River drainage. Anglers may now buy a second steelhead card that allows them to catch and keep 40 steelhead, in addition to the 40 fish on the first card, allowing a total of 80 steelhead for the… moreAnother Wolf Hunt has Closed in central Idaho
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The wolf season has closed as of Monday, March 15, in the Salmon wolf management zone, where the harvest limit of 16 wolves has been reached. The closure affects big game management units 21, 21A, 28 and 36B. Six other zones already have closed. The wolf season closed February 1 in the Middle Fork zone, January 2… moreVolunteers Needed to Plant Seedling for Wildlife on Craig Mountain
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Idaho Fish and Game is asking for volunteers to help plant sagebrush and bitterbrush seedlings March 25-27 on the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area south of Lewiston. Volunteers may call the Fish and Game office 208-799-5010 or e-mail jennifer.bruns@idfg.idaho.gov for more information or to sign-up for… moreTurkey, Black Bear Drawing Results Online
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Hunters who applied for spring turkey and black bear controlled hunts can find results on the Idaho Fish and Game Website at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/apps/ch/turkbear.cfm. Successful applicants also have been notified by mail. It is the responsibility of hunters to find out whether their names were drawn in these… moreTwentieth Online Auction Deemed a Success
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With more than 100 bidders from Tennessee to Oregon, the Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation Inc. reports the 20th Online Trip Auction was the most successful since it moved online from radio five years ago. The 2010 auction offered more than 40 outdoor trips and raised close to $17,000. The foundation's board of… moreAsk Fish and Game: Winter Stream Season
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Q. When does the winter stream season end? A. The winter stream season ends March 31 - except in the Panhandle Region, where it runs through May 22. Until then trout fishing is catch-and-release only, but whitefish and brook trout may be harvested in streams open during the winter stream season. Except that whitefish… moreAnnual Wolf Report Available
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The 2009 annual summary of wolf recovery in Idaho is now available, and it shows wolf numbers are nearly the same as 2008. The Idaho 2009 Wolf Conservation and Management Progress Report includes the current status of the wolf population in Idaho. Biologists documented 94 Idaho resident and border wolf packs at the… moreF&G Completes Elk Surveys, Wilderness Landings
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has completed aerial elk surveys in the Middle Fork Elk Management Zone; incidental to the surveys biologists radio-collared four wolves. Biologists counted elk in game management units 26 and unit 27 to establish herd composition. Preliminary results show a low elk calf-to-cow… moreFish and Game Plans Public Meetings on Fishing Rules
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Idaho Fish and Game has set public meetings across the Upper Snake Region over the next few weeks to discuss potential fishing rule changes. It's all part of the process for setting the 2011-2012 fishing seasons and rules. After a first round of meetings to hear what the public has to say, Fish and Game will develop a… moreGrand Opening Scheduled for Kuna Community Pond
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Dedication ceremonies for Sego Prairie Pond, the Treasure Valley's newest community fishing pond, will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 13. The city of Kuna will host a grand opening celebration and fishing activities at the new pond. To reach Sego Prairie Pond, travel south on State Highway 69 also knownas… moreOp-Ed: Lolo Zone in Perspective
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By Cal Groen, Director, Idaho Department of Fish and Game The Lolo elk herd is in trouble. The latest counts put the herd at 2,178 with poor survival of the cows and calves needed to replenish the herd. Idaho Fish and Game is committed to saving the Lolo herd and keeping Idaho's other elk herds healthy. The elk… moreSage-grouse Listing 'Precluded'
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Friday, March 5, announced its decision to list the greater sage-grouse a step short of threatened or endangered. Fish and Wildlife says listing is "warranted but precluded." Simply put, that means a sage-grouse listing is deferred while Fish and Wildlife works on species with more… moreWolverines and Winter Recreation
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By Diane Evans Mack, Idaho Department of Fish and Game Wolverines are considered secretive and elusive, mostly because we don't know much about them. They occur in low densities across the landscape and tend to spend their time in remote regions, roaming the jagged peaks and high cirque basins that characterize… moreFrom the Field: Bald Eagle Nesting Underway
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By Jim Lukens, Idaho Department of Fish and Game The chill of February can be a harsh time for birds, but that is precisely the time local bald eagles begin nesting. As early as January, mated pairs can be seen repairing nests or whirling through the air in courtship flight. Bald eagles reach sexual maturity at… more