Press Release
Press Releases
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Hunters: Take note of these new hunting boundaries, rules and law changes and plan your hunt accordingly
As hunters start to scope out their favorite hunting spots, Fish and Game is urging hunters to check out all of the new hunting unit boundary changes and new changes to rules and laws. Here’s what hunters should know about the changes made to hunting unit modifications and new changes to rules and laws effective July 1.
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Trash can lids make awkward necklaces for deer
Late last week, Fish and Game's McCall office received a flurry of calls about a mule deer doe with a trash can lid stuck on her neck. Sure enough, when staff went to check things out, she was wearing a large, metal lid.
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Homedale angler hoists up a new catch-and-release record, just an inch longer than his previous record
Congratulations to Jared Holt of Homedale for catching a new state catch-and-release record for flathead catfish from the Snake River in Owyhee County. Holt hauled up the behemoth catfish on July 9 on the Snake River.
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Upper Salmon River Chinook Update: 7/12/2022
Hi everybody, I hope you had a chance to get out and fish the upper Salmon. As expected…it turned on!
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F&G attempting to trap aggressive black bear in the Ketchum area
Idaho Fish and Game staff are attempting to capture a black bear in the Ketchum area that acted aggressively toward a resident in the early morning on July 11.
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Spring Chinook Salmon Fishery Update (7/12/2022): Clearwater River Return, Rapid River Run, Hells Canyon, and Lochsa River Fisheries
Clearwater Regional Fisheries Manager, Joe DuPont, gives his weekly Chinook fishing update on the Clearwater River Return, Rapid River Run, Hells Canyon, and Lochsa River fisheries.
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July 11, 2022 - South Fork Salmon River Chinook Fishery Update
Hey Everyone. Fishing is GREAT on the South Fork Salmon right now. We still have enough harvest share on the table to run through Sunday night (7/17) at the very least. Get out there and fish this week and through the weekend!
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Video: How Idaho's alpine lakes got their fish
High alpine lakes across Idaho’s backcountry provide some fantastic fishing opportunities in some beautiful scenery. Alpine lakes can offer a wide variety of trout fish, including cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, grayling, brook trout and even the occasional golden trout. This diversity of fishing options is no accident, and is mainly the result of a long history of fish stocking.
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Idaho sockeye returns at Lower Granite Dam are already the second-highest in a decade
Updated: Through mid July (July 17), 1,535 sockeye have crossed Lower Granite Dam located about 30 miles downstream from Lewiston. The run is already the second-highest in the last decade and third-highest since 1975 with more fish expected to cross in the coming days and weeks.
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Joint efforts help contain small fire on Montpelier Wildlife Management Area
Quick action by multiple people and agencies helped contain a wildfire on the Montpelier WMA in southeast Idaho to under 2 acres on July 5.
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Parr: Another funny word biologists use to describe young salmon and trout
What does "parr" mean? It is that spots that form camouflage and break up the outline of the young fish so it blends in more easily into the gravel and shadows in a stream. At this stage of their life, the young fish are actively feeding up in the water and need a disguise from predators. Learn more about this stage of their life.
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Technical difficulties affecting the capped elk zone tag sale have been resolved
UPDATE (at 11:25 a.m. MDT): Technical difficulties affecting the capped elk zone tag sale have been resolved. Thank you for your patience.
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Idaho Fish and Game investigates the killing and decapitating of geese and goslings near Bloomington in southeast Idaho.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking the public’s help in solving a particularly unusual wildlife case near the small community of Bloomington in Bear Lake County.
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Fish composition survey of Lake Lowell indicates a stable fishery with quality bluegill and bass opportunity
Fisheries biologists in the Southwest Region recently completed a comprehensive survey of the Lake Lowell fishery, the first such survey since 2006.
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F&G Commission meeting July 27-28 in Salmon
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet July 27 and 28 at the Fish and Game Regional Office in Salmon.
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Officers seeking information about two mule deer bucks shot and left to waste in Madison County
Conservation Officers with the Idaho Fish and Game are seeking information from the public regarding two mule deer bucks shot and left to waste sometime
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Tobogganing elk on Craig Mountain
Surviving in the rugged landscape of the west brings inherent challenges for not only people but also to wildlife.
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Capped elk zone tags go on sale July 11, Sawtooth tags on July 13
Capped elk zones – except the Sawtooth Zone – will go on sale July 11 at 10 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time where any Fish and Game licenses are sold. The Sawtooth Zone elk tags will go on sale July 13 at 10 a.m. MDT for in-person purchases and 1 p.m. MDT for online purchases. Sawtooth tags will be evenly divided between in-person and online sales.