Skip to main content
idfg-badge

Idaho Fish and Game

Press Releases and Articles

Foreign Hunters Must Have License, Federal Permit

| idfg-staff

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… more

Good Winter for Fawns

| idfg-staff

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… more

Ask Fish and Game

| idfg-staff

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… more

Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Group Meets April 1-2 In Jackson; Public Welcome

| idfg-staff

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… more

CRAIG MOUNTAIN GATES CLOSE MARCH 23

| idfg-staff

LEWISTON - With the recent warm weather and receding snow levels prompting the return of big game animals to higher elevations, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will close gates on the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area by March 23, one week past the posted closure. This date was selected in cooperation… more

IDFG SEEKING ANGLER COMMENTS

| idfg-staff

MOSCOW - Over the next few months, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will hold several meetings for anglers to interact with fisheries staff and discuss fishing in the Clearwater Region. Concepts from these meetings may be used while developing proposed fishing rule changes. "We would like to hear from… more

Access Program May Start This Spring

| idfg-staff

Hunter and anglers will have more access to private and public lands under the new Access Yes program. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission, meeting in Boise March 13-14, voted unanimously to begin paying landowners to allow hunting and fishing access. The Commission asked department staff to present a plan for… more

Changes in Big Game Seasons

| idfg-staff

Big game hunting seasons and rules in Idaho will remain mostly the same this fall as they were last year. Meeting in Boise March 13-14, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission adopted most of the recommendations of department biologists for the upcoming fall hunts. One exception came when the Commission decided to retain… more

Radio Auction Aids Students

| idfg-staff

An outdoor classroom for students in Salmon will receive new trails and habitat improvements thanks to a fundraiser conducted by the Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. The 13th annual radio auction on March 4 raised more than $10,000 for the nature area, which students will… more

Salmon Run Smaller But Season Likely

| idfg-staff

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

Ask Fish and Game

| idfg-staff

Q. When will I see the new big game rules brochure? When do I apply for controlled hunts? A. Because the Fish and Game Commission meeting came late in March and final rules are set at this meeting, the brochure will be a few days later than the April 11 delivery date we usually try to meet. The application period for… more

Double Bad Luck, Poachers Nabbed In Rexburg Burglary Raid!

| idfg-staff

REXBURG - On December 2nd, when Madison County Sheriff's Officers raided a home in Rexburg, they expected to find ill gotten gains, but not of the four-legged variety. In addition to various other stolen property, the raid just happened to have interrupted the butchering of a trophy elk that had been taken illegally… more

Cutthroats Do Not Need Listing

| idfg-staff

Westslope cutthroat trout do not need to be listed under the federal Endangered Species Act, according to Northwest states' fish and wildlife agencies. In a recent letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife resident fisheries official Lynn R. Kaeding, the directors of wildlife agencies in Idaho, Oregon and Montana said the… more

Idaho Wildlife Online

| idfg-staff

The latest Idaho Fish and Game electronic publication is up on the department Internet web site and ready for the public. The publication can be found on the web site homepage, http://www2.state.id.us/fishgame and click on "online magazine." This is the fourth edition of the publication. The first three are available… more

Southeast Deer Leftovers to be Sold

| idfg-staff

Leftover southeast deer tags will be available to nonresident hunters beginning at 10 a.m. March 17. For the first time, hunters were required to apply for the permits rather than buy them on a first-come, first-served basis this year. After the application period, 216 permits were left over. Nonresident hunters are… more

Ask Fish and Game

| idfg-staff

Q. The steelhead limits are stated in the fishing rules booklet but I see they have been changed. What's the deal? A. The Fish and Game Commission changed the spring 2003 limits only, when they made the rule change on December 12, 2002. Anglers can keep 20 steelhead this spring on the first steelhead permit. If you… more

Southwick Man Sentenced To Game Violations

| idfg-staff

LEWISTON - - A Southwick man pleaded guilty to two game law violations related to taking a whitetail deer with the use of a spotlight. Brian Abitz, 19, appeared in Nez Perce County Court on February 11, 2002 on charges of taking a big game animal with the aid of artificial light and for wasteful destruction. He was… more

Mule deer population counts

| idfg-staff

JEROME - A low flying helicopter buzzing around the sagebrush flats near King Hill and in the South Hills will be a common sight for the next few weeks as Fish and Game biologist work on mule deer population counts for the region. This is the second count of the winter for many areas this year. The first count in… more