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Female Mountain Lion Season Closed in Hunt Unit 39

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As of Wednesday January 12, the female portion of the mountain lion hunting season in hunt unit 39 has been closed by order of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. "Either sex lion hunting in this unit was scheduled to remain open until March 31, or until ten female lions were harvested, whichever came first," Fish… more

Wolf Rule Change Outlined

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A change in federal rules that allows Idaho and Montana more options in the management of gray wolves is outlined on the Idaho Fish and Game web site. The rules change was announced January 3 and go into effect after 30 days. Fish and Game is reminding Idahoans that the old rules protecting wolves apply until this 30-… more

Commission Meets in Boise January 19-21

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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet in Boise January 19-21 to set seasons for moose, mountain goats and bighorn sheep as well as consider the adoption of revised plans for white-tailed deer and long-term department strategies. The Commission will begin the January session with an informational workshop… more

$1,000 Reward Offered To Catch Swan Killer

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Citizens Again Poaching (CAP) is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest or issuance of a citation in the killing of three trumpeter swans on December 20. Anyone with information which leads to a citation being issued in this case is eligible for the $1,000 reward. The CAP hotline number is 1-… more

Ask Fish and Game

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Q. You recently had an Ask Fish and Game piece that mentioned dead kokanee and dogs. I have heard that salmon carry something that can kill dogs; is that true? A. You heard something dog owners should know. Salmon, including kokanee and maybe rainbow trout, can carry a parasite that is potentially fatal to our four-… more

The Cost of Keeping a Bull Trout

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Bull trout are a threatened and protected species in Idaho and killing one can cost you, as one Boise man found out recently. Jordan Pugh, of Boise, must now pay more than $1,400 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to unlawfully taking one of the protected fish from Arrowrock Reservoir and failing to produce the… more

Rainbow Trout Stocking Report

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Personnel from Fish and Game's Nampa Hatchery will be releasing 9,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations during January. LOCATION NUMBER OF TROUT Boise River (Boise) 3,000 Boise River (Eagle to Middleton) 1,000 Marsing Pond… more

Idaho Fish and Game seek sportsmen's suggestions

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JEROME - Big game hunts for deer, elk, and antelope are just ending, but the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is beginning to plan next year's hunting seasons. After collecting harvest reports and conducting big game population surveys, biologists will be ready to start formulating season proposals. The only key item… more

Winter Wildlife

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JEROME - With winter's snow piling up in the mountains, elk and mule deer have made their annual migration to lower elevation ranges. In some instances, people and big game have a difficult time sharing the land during the winter period. Roadways and residential locations are two of the biggest problem areas. Here… more

Hunts Go On

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Hunters have a few more reasons in this new year to keep guns and dogs ready to go than they had in 2004. In western Idaho where most of the bird population lives, quail season continues though January 31. Quail hunting closed at the end of the year in the rest of the state. Chukar and gray partridge hunting also… more

New Service Available on Fish and Game Web Site

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Readers of the Idaho Fish and Game web site will notice a new icon on the site's main pages that will allow them to be alerted when items of interest are updated. The new feature will replace a service that has been offered for the last several years. Readers who signed up were emailed with news and updates. Now, they… more

Rainbow Harvest Helps Yellowstone Cutthroats

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For the past few years Idaho Fish and Game has been working to slow the impact of non-native rainbow trout on native Yellowstone cutthroat trout in the South Fork Snake River below Palisades Dam. Now anglers are lending a hand in a big way. To further reduce the effects of rainbows on cutthroats, Fish and Game lifted… more

Ask Fish and Game

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Q. Ok, why did I get this reminder in the mail that I had not filed my mandatory harvest report? My whitetail hunt was not even over until the latter part of December, and then I did the report on the Fish and Game web site but I received the notice anyway. A. We are not trying to hurt your feelings, but it is common… more

Four Trumpeter Swans Shot

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Fish and Game is seeking information on the shooting of four trumpeter swans in eastern Idaho. The trumpeter swans were shot sometime during the week of December 20 in two separate incidents. Three were shot in the neck with a rifle near Oneida Narrows below Oneida Dam. Use of a rifle rules out accidental shooting by… more

Bighorn Sheep Released on Independence Peak

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Thirty-five California bighorn sheep, 15 from Oregon and 20 from Nevada, are now calling Independence Peak home. This is the second release of bighorn sheep to the area. Thirteen sheep were released in 2003; those sheep were captured in the Jarbidge and Bruneau canyons. "This has been a lot of work to get to this… more

200 Antelope Transplanted to Three Regions in Idaho

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One of the West's biggest antelope capture and relocation operations has brought 200 Utah pronghorns to Idaho. Idaho Fish and Game biologists and conservation officers joined wildlife professionals from Utah, Nevada and Arizona took part in the massive relocation effort. During the two-day capture operation more than… more

Landowners Can Bid for Access Yes!

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Idaho landowners who want to take part in Fish and Game's Access Yes! program have until February 28 to bid for 2005. Funding is still quite limited for this new access program with allocations going nearly equally to the seven regions. Landowners deal with regional Fish and Game offices in this program. Local… more

Ask Fish and Game

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Q. While walking our dog along the shores of Coeur d'Alene Lake recently, we saw hundreds of dead fish washed up on the shore. What is happening to our fish? A. Not to worry! What you observed is part of the annual spawning of kokanee salmon along the shoreline of Coeur d'Alene Lake. Kokanee are a landlocked sockeye… more