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Q. I'm hearing that steelhead fishing has been really good this spring. How much time do I have before the season ends? A. Spring steelhead fishing has been surprisingly good with some areas recently down to an average of a couple of hours per fish. Any time the average is below 20 per fish, we think it is worth… moreMild Winter Allows Agencies To Accelerate Opening Of Egin Hamer Closure Area
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IDAHO FALLS- Everyone knows that April 1 is "April Fools Day," but this year local resource management agencies want everyone to know that the entire Egin-Hamer Area Closure will really be opening early this year! What might seem even more unbelievable is that since the Idaho Fish… moreSpecial Dry Bed Salvage Season Set To Start On April 1st, But Limits Still Apply!
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IDAHO FALLS - The coming of Spring means different things to different people. To some it's an opportunity to get out and work in their yards. For others it a chance to head out towards Ririe and see if they can bag up some fish for dinner and the freezer. No fancy angling here, just plain old harvesting. Because of… moreRainbow Trout Stocking Report
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Personnel from Fish and Game's Nampa Hatchery will be releasing more than 5,500 catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations during April: Boise River (Boise) - 500 Boise River (Eagle to Middleton) - 200 Caldwell Pond #1 - 200 Caldwell Pond #2 - 200 Ed's Ponds (Emmett) - 200 Marsing Pond - 300 Mill… moreAnnual Fur Auction Scheduled For April 12 In Lewiston
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LEWISTON - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will be auctioning furs, hides, antlers, traps and miscellaneous hunting and fishing equipment at the Clearwater Regional Office, 1540 Warner Avenue, in Lewiston on Saturday, April 12. Auction items include furs, whole carcasses, antlers, and skulls of elk, moose,… moreDrought May Have a Silver Lining
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There just may be some unexpected good in this drought year, if everything comes together just right in a contingency plan to rebuild the fishery in Lake Cascade. Fish and Game has been meeting with state and federal agencies to determine under what conditions the populations of trout and perch could be rebuilt. Lake… moreThe Kootenai River Eco-challenge!
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Imagine yourself fishing in a river where every cast you threw out produced a rise from a hungry trout. Now imagine that this place is in your own back yard here in northern Idaho. Some of you can remember when this was the case for the Kootenai River. The Kootenai is home to fish species such as white sturgeon,… moreCoeur D'Alene Man Sentenced In Wildlife Violation
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A Coeur d'Alene man learned the hard way that a freezer failure does not give a person the right to shoot a second deer. He also learned that Idaho Fish and Game Officers and Kootenai County Deputies are rather adept at following ATV tracks in the snow. On December 22, a call came in to the Kootenai County Sheriff's… moreIDFG SCHEDULES APRIL BREAKFAST MEETING
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LEWISTON - Outdoor enthusiasts are invited to the monthly Idaho Fish and Game breakfast meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 1, 6:30 a.m., at the Helm Restaurant in Lewiston. IDFG personnel will provide information on big game survey results, upcoming salmon and turkey season prospects, significant enforcement cases… moreBLUEBIRD BOXES NEED TO BE READY SOON
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LEWISTON - With Idaho's state bird, the Mountain Bluebird, returning from southern wintering areas, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game reminds bluebird enthusiasts that now's the time to install nesting boxes and clean out boxes already in place. "Bluebirds will begin scouting around for nesting places in late… moreCommission Changes Bear Seasons
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Meeting by conference call March 24, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission made changes to the spring black bear season in the Clearwater Region to encourage increased harvest. This action made the new spring black bear rules effective immediately. The action changed Unit 10 rules to allow a two-bear bag limit in all of… moreApply for Moose, Goat, Sheep Hunts
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Moose, mountain goat and bighorn sheep hunters can begin submitting applications beginning April 1. Applications for these controlled hunts will be accepted through April 30. Hunters may apply at Fish and Game offices or license vendors and can apply using a credit card by telephone or over the Internet. Telephone… moreSecond Tags Go On Sale August 28
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Idaho residents or nonresidents may buy a second deer or elk tag in hunts where the nonresident quota of tags does not sell out by August 28. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission made the sell date August 28 last year. Residents as well as nonresidents pay the nonresident price for these general hunt tags… moreForeign Hunters Must Have License, Federal Permit
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Hunters coming to the U.S. must first have a hunting license from Idaho or another state and a federal permit if they intend to bring a firearm with them. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently 1 a regulation affecting "nonimmigrant aliens" importing firearms for the purposes of hunting or… moreGood Winter for Fawns
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Most deer fawns had an easy winter and survived across most of Idaho. Big game biologist Mike Scott reported to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission at its March meeting that fawn winter survival statewide is expected to be 70-80 percent this spring. Because of the mild winter, this survival rate is no surprise… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q. Where will you be selling furs and antlers this year? A. The Clearwater Region Fish and Game office in Lewiston is the place and April 12 the date for this year's auction of furs, antlers and other wildlife parts, many of them confiscated from poachers. The auction is moved around the state from year to year so… moreYellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Group Meets April 1-2 In Jackson; Public Welcome
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IDAHO FALLS - The public is invited to attend the Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Subcommittee's semi-annual meeting on April 1-2 at the Wort Hotel in Jackson, Wyo. The subcommittee, comprised of representatives from state and federal agencies involved in Yellowstone-area grizzly bear management, will receive an… moreSalmon Run Smaller But Season Likely
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Chinook will not be coming back to Idaho in the numbers anglers have seen in the last two years, but they may be coming early. Anadromous Fisheries manager Sharon Kiefer told the Idaho Fish and Game Commission at its Boise meeting March 13-14 that the projected run of spring chinook over Lower Granite Dam is 43,300,… more