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Children Bring Your Parents

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The ninth annual Kid's Conservation Day runs from 8 a.m. to about 2 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at Atwood Ponds, near Payette. Activities include: Fishing Clinic: Bank and boat fishing in stocked ponds. Boat safety. Archery Range: Bow and arrow safety. Target shooting. 4-H Pellet Guns: Basic… more

Ask Fish and Game: Fish Stocking

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Q. Where can I find out whether Fish and Game has stocked my favorite fishing hole? A. Anyone interested in what fishing waters Fish and Game has stocked can find out on the Fish and Game Website: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov. Click on "Fishing," scroll down to "stocking records" under "Fish Stocking." Then pick a… more

Super Hunt Drawing Coming Up

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On Monday, June 16, entries for Super Hunt tags will be drawn for eight elk, eight deer and eight antelope hunts as well as one moose hunt. The winners will be drawn at 9 a.m. in the Trophy Room at Idaho Fish and Game headquarters at 600 S. Walnut in Boise. The public is welcome to attend. One Super Hunt Combo… more

Go Fish, No License Needed

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The one day each year that a fishing license is not required for anyone is Free Fishing Day - this year on Saturday, June 7. Free fishing includes salmon; anglers don't need a license or salmon permit, but they are still subject to all bag and possession limits. To go fishing on any other day, anglers will need to… more

Early Hunt Applicants Win Cash

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Two Idaho hunters will have some extra cash for gear and hunting supplies this fall. They were the winners drawn by computerized lottery from hunters who applied early in the big game controlled hunt application period, which ends Thursday, June 5. Leroy Hult of Nampa won the May 15 drawing for $550, and Nathaniel… more

Long Winter Hurts Big Game Survival

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Flies buzz around the elk carcass as the research biologist examines the marrow in a leg bone, looking for clues to whether the starving calf was killed by a mountain lion or wolves. "It's a dark red; it's gelatin," Fish and Game biologist Craig White said as he pointed to the bloody cross section of a leg bone. "That… more

Elk Workshop Coming to McCall

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Teachers, scout leaders and anyone else interested in elk may want to attend an educational workshop coming to the University of Idaho's McCall Field Campus in June. At WILD about Elk participants will learn about the natural history of elk and ways to teach others about it. The class will start at 1 p.m. Friday, June… more

Salmon Season Boundary Correction

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A news release sent out Thursday, May 22, included an incorrect boundary description for Chinook fishing water on the Upper Salmon River. The Upper Salmon will be open from June 19 until August 2 or until further notice, from the Highway 75 Bridge - milepost 213.5 - about nine miles west of Clayton - upstream to the… more

Ask Fish and Game: Leftover Tags

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Q. When do leftover trophy tags go on sale? A. The second controlled hunt application period for 26 leftover moose hunt permits runs from June 15 through June 25. There are no leftover sheep or goat permits. The application period for leftover tags for deer, elk, antelope and fall black bear hunts will be August 5 to… more

Become an Idaho Master Naturalist

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Do you enjoy nature and are interested in learning more? Do you enjoy outdoor recreation, bird watching, identifying plants and animals, and supporting conservation? Do you enjoy volunteering your time? If so, this program is for you. Anyone who enjoys and appreciates Idaho's outdoors can be an Idaho Master… more

Access, Wolf Season Highlight Breakfast Meeting

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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will highlight improvements made to several popular access areas and provide an update to Idaho's wolf hunting season at the June 3 Sportsmen's Breakfast meeting in Lewiston. The meeting will begin at 6:30 a.m. at the Idaho Fish and Game Office, 3316 16th Street. Fish and… more

Free Fishing Day Aims to Hook New Anglers

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Saturday, June 7 is Idaho's Free Fishing Day and the Idaho Fish and Game's Lewiston office invites anglers, residents and nonresidents, to celebrate the day by fishing Idaho's waters without a license. Fish and Game personnel and volunteers will be on hand to help first time anglers discover the joys of fishing at… more

Managing the Wolf (Op-Ed)

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By Cal Groen, Director, Idaho Fish and Game Without the support of hunters, anglers and other conservationists, there would be little wildlife in Idaho. Big game animals were mostly eliminated by the time a voter initiative established the Fish and Game Department in 1938. Today we can hunt 10 species of big game;… more

Long Winter, Cold Spring Hard on Mule Deer Fawns

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Most adult female mule deer being monitored by Idaho Fish and Game biologists survived, but less than one third of fawns survived. Fish and Game biologists have been monitoring nearly 800 radio-collared mule deer through the winter of 2007-08. Of 263 mule deer fawns monitored, only 30 percent - 78 fawns - survived to… more

Idaho's Chinook Salmon Forecast Scaled Back

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Idaho fish managers have scaled back their estimates of the numbers of Chinook salmon expected to return this spring and summer, but they still expect enough fish to provide excellent fishing opportunities. "We're still going to have a robust season," Idaho Fish and Game fisheries head Ed Schriever told Fish and Game… more

Nesting Swans Delay Access to Some Sand Creek Ponds

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The continued nesting success of trumpeter swans at the Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area in the Upper Snake Region will once again delay access to portions of the area until July 1. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has restricted fishing and public access to Ponds 4 and 2 in the main pond complex. "Access… more

Ask Fish and Game: Controlled Hunt Refunds

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Q. I checked online and see that I didn't draw my moose hunt. When will I get my refund? A. All applicants in the moose, mountain goat and bighorn sheep controlled hunt drawings will get either a permit and tag or a refund check by mail no later than June 10. Those who used credit cards to apply will get credit to… more

F&G Commission Adopts Wolf Hunting Rules

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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Thursday, May 22, adopted the first regulated hunting season on gray wolves in the state's history The commission, during its May meeting, set a wolf population goal of 518 wolves, and adopted hunting seasons, limits and rules for the 2008 hunting season. The season would be open… more