Moose To Be Captured and Radio-Collared

Mon, 04/05/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

MOSCOW - As part of a University of Idaho (UI) graduate student project, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) and UI personnel plan to capture and radio-collar 10 adult cow moose in the Moscow Mountain area during the 2nd or 3rd week of April. Moose will be darted with immobilizing drugs fired from a… more

Upland Game Open House Slated

Fri, 04/02/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

The public is invited to comment on this year's upland game seasons at any of two upcoming open houses hosted by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Open houses are slated for Monday, April 12 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at Fish and Game's Nampa office, 3101 S. Powerline Road and the McCall office, 555 Deinhard Lane. For… more

Rainbow Trout Stocking Report

Wed, 03/31/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

Personnel from Fish and Game's Nampa Hatchery will be releasing more than 36,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations during April.

LOCATIONNUMBER OF TROUT Boise River (Boise)4,000 Boise River (Eagle to Middleton)4,000 Caldwell Pond #11,000 Caldwell Pond #2500 Eagle Island Pond1,000 Ed's… more

Unique Dry Bed Fishery To Start April 1

Tue, 03/30/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

IDAHO FALLS - The coming of spring means different things to different people. To some, its a time to start their gardens or clean out the garage, but to certain individuals it means that it is time to check out whether a rather unique angling opportunity will exist or not. The start of April marks the time that the… more

Next Sportsmen's Breakfast Scheduled April 6

Tue, 03/30/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

LEWISTON - Outdoor enthusiasts are invited to the monthly Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG) breakfast meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 6, beginning at 6:30 a.m. at the Helm Restaurant in Lewiston. IDFG personnel will present information on the 2004 big game hunting seasons, prospects for upcoming salmon and turkey… more

Local Mule Deer Foundation Chapter Assists With Mule Deer Management

Tue, 03/30/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

ST. ANTHONY - For the second time in it's five year existence, the Henry's Fork Chapter of the Mule Deer Foundation has provided funding and manpower to assist the Idaho Fish and Game Department in efforts to collect data used to manage mule deer populations in Idaho. In 2001, the Henry's Fork Chapter participated in a… more

Don't Get Fooled On April 1 Opening Of Egin-Hamer Closure Area

Tue, 03/30/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

April 1, 2004 DON'T GET FOOLED ON APRIL 1 OPENING OF EGIN-HAMER CLOSURE AREA. SOUTHERN PART OPEN, NORTHERN PORTION STILL CLOSED! IDAHO FALLS- Everyone knows that April 1 is "April Fools Day," but local resource management agencies want to make sure that no one gets fooled by management guidelines regarding… more

Public Comment Sought On Upland Game And Trapping Proposals

Tue, 03/30/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

IDAHO FALLS - While the majority of the attention during the season setting process each year is focused on big game, IDFG biologists have also been working with the public to develop the regulations to manage next year's upland game and trapping seasons. After statewide discussion, the Department has a number of… more

Commission Endorses Mule Deer Plan

Mon, 03/29/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

Meeting in Boise March 26, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission endorsed a Southeast Idaho Mule Deer Action Plan. Fish and Game's desire, consistent with public expectations, is to intensively manage to improve mule deer populations and the proportion of mature bucks, big game manager Brad Compton said. Proposed habitat… more

Commission Adopts Big Game Rules

Mon, 03/29/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

Where weather and habitat conditions have been unkind to mule deer in recent years, hunters will find seasons this fall considerably different from last year. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission adopted most recommendations for big game hunting this fall as presented by department staff but made some modifications for… more

Upland Season Ideas Go to Public

Mon, 03/29/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

Hunters will have a chance to comment on Idaho Fish and Game ideas for the upcoming upland game seasons soon. Public comment will be solicited statewide with details to be announced in the seven Fish and Game regions and under "What's New" on the website in early April. Included in the proposals: uniform starting… more

Wolves Named Game Animals

Mon, 03/29/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

Idaho's wolves have been designated big game animals, a first step toward eventual hunting seasons. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission unanimously approved changing the official status of gray wolves from "endangered species" to "big game animal" when it met in Boise March 24-26. Commission action does not mean… more

Ask Fish and Game

Mon, 03/29/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

Q. If I applied for a spring controlled black bear hunt, does that mean I can't apply this year for a bighorn sheep hunt? A. Nope. The rules allow applying for a controlled bear hunt in the same year you apply for moose, mountain goat or bighorn sheep.

Public Comment Sought For 2004-2005 Upland Game Seasons

Mon, 03/29/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

LEWISTON - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will host an open house meeting to collect public comments on proposed recommendations to the 2004-2005 upland game, furbearer and falconry season regulations on Monday, April 12 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Clearwater Region office located at 1540 Warner Avenue in… more

Clearwater Bear Season Changes Take Effect Fall 2004

Mon, 03/29/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

LEWISTON - - With Idaho's spring black bear hunting season opening in a few weeks, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game reminds hunters that several regulation changes recently adopted by the Fish and Game Commission will not be effective until the 2004 fall season. The changes, designed to simplify the regulations… more

Motorized Vehicle Rules Expanded

Mon, 03/29/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

Rules limiting use of motorized vehicles were extended to 10 more hunt units when the Idaho Fish and Game Commission met in Boise March 24-26. Proposals to add Units 39, 22 and 40 to the list were dropped because of public comments and because U.S. Forest Service rules may make Fish and Game action irrelevant in Unit… more

Burbot, a.k.a. "The Leopards of the Kootenai"

Thu, 03/25/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

by: Vaughn L. Paragamian Principal Fisheries Research Biologist Idaho Department of Fish and Game The world's only freshwater cod, the burbot is rapidly in decline in the Kootenai River of north Idaho and British Columbia. Burbot found in this area, have been nicknamed the "Leopard of the Kootenai River" because… more

Osprey Need a Helping Hand

Wed, 03/24/2004 - 00:00 | idfg-staff

The return of spring brings with it many things including the osprey. These large brown and white fish-eating birds of prey find the Salmon region an ideal place to spend the summer and raise their young. During 2003, Fish and Game's Nongame Biologist Beth Waterbury documented 29 known osprey-nesting territories in the… more