Press Releases

Pioneer and Smoky Bennett zone elk hunters: Know before you go!

Big game hunters, especially those in pursuit of antlerless elk in the Pioneer and Smoky Bennett zones need to be aware of the motorized hunting rule when using motorized vehicles as an aid to hunting elk.

Two white-tailed deer shot and left to waste near Troy

Two white-tailed deer were shot and left to waste along Tamarack Road north of Troy over the Veteran’s Day holiday weekend. Both does were shot in the vitals and left to waste on private property.

Mosquito Flats receives trout for winter anglers

In late October, Idaho Fish and Game stocked over 1,100 rainbow trout into Mosquito Flats Reservoir near Challis to enhance ice fishing opportunities, as well as provide great fishing next spring.

Three whitetailed deer found shot and left to waste near Keuterville/Ferdinand on Nov. 2

If anyone has information regarding any of these cases, contact Conservation Officer, Erin Landers at 208-792-7807 or contact the Citizens Against Poaching hotline at 1-800-632-5999. Callers may remain anonymous.

Two moose illegally killed near Isabella Road east of Elk River on Nov. 2

Oh deer! Peak season for hitting wildlife on the road is here

With big game animals on the move for mating and migration, wildlife-vehicle collisions tend to peak this time of year. Motorists are urged to slow down and be extra careful.

Nov. 12 Upper Salmon River Steelhead fishing report

Steelhead catch rates improved over the past week on the upper Salmon River. Anglers interviewed downstream of the Middle Fork in location code 14 averaged 12 hours per steelhead caught.

Four reasons to check out the large tracts access program when planning your late season hunt

A lease agreement between Fish and Game and industrial forest owners provides sportsmen access to over 800,000 acres of private timber land in Idaho. Over half of those acres are in the Panhandle. Here are four reasons to take advantage of this program before the year is out.

UPDATE: Temporary buoys placed to mark Hatchery Creek closure at Henrys

UPDATE 11/19/19: Fish and Game staff have placed temporary markers along the Hatchery Creek closure to distinguish the boundary until the permanent buoys can be retrieved safely.  

November trout stocking schedule for the Southeast Region

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and here is something to be thankful for… Fall fishing! Personnel from Idaho Fish and Game’s hatcheries in the Southeast Region will be releasing over 41,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout at various locations during November.

Renowned outdoor journalist and Idaho Master Naturalist to give free presentation on fishing and conservation in November

Kris Milgate, renowned award-winning outdoor journalist, author, and founder of Tight Line Media in eastern Idaho, will be the featured presenter at Southeast Idaho Fly Fisher’s November meeting.

Mature bull elk shot and left on private property in Swan Valley

Fish and Game Officers are seeking information pertaining to a bull elk that was shot and left on private property in the Swan Valley area. The mature bull elk was shot on the evening of November 6 along the Pine Creek Bench in Unit 67. Currently, only antlerless elk hunts are going on in the area.

With help from nature and volunteers, Tex Creek WMA is recovering from wildfire

It has been three years since the Henry’s creek fire burned two-thirds of the Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area. So what does it look like now and how is the area recovering? According to Ryan Walker, the manager of Tex Creek WMA and a habitat biologist for Fish and Game, everything is looking good.

Here's a back-to-basics approach to duck hunting that any hunter can use

Waterfowl hunting has a reputation for being expensive, but hunters don’t need to shell out tons of money on a boat or a truckload of waterfowl gear to be successful. That’s especially true in a state with as much public land as Idaho.

Antlers removed from whitetail buck left to waste near Salmon

Fish and Game is investigating a buck white-tailed deer that was shot and left to waste near Kenney Creek, south of Salmon.

Nov. 4: Upper Salmon River Steelhead fishing report

Steelhead fishing this past week on the upper Salmon River was noticeably impacted by a stretch of unseasonably cold weather that persisted from late Monday afternoon through Friday.

F&G commission meeting Nov. 13-14 in Pocatello

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet in Pocatello on Nov. 13-14, with the public hearing starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 in the Southeast Regional Office at 1345 Barton Rd. People can address the commission on any matters related to Fish and Game at that time.

Cow elk carcasses dumped near Georgetown

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is investigating two cow elk that were killed, partly processed, and then dumped approximately one mile north of Georgetown on Red Canyon Road in Bear Lake County. A sportsman in the area discovered and reported the wasted meat to Fish and Game on Monday, October 28.