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Nature Center Plans Holiday Bird Seed Sale

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The Morrison Knudsen Nature Center will host its third annual Holiday Bird Seed Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, December 5. Stock up on winter bird seed and find that special gift for the outdoor person on your list. Assorted types of locally-preferred bird seed will be available in small to large bags. Bird… more

Ask Fish and Game: Archery for Felons?

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Q. Can a felon hunt with a bow in Idaho? A. It depends on the felony. Under Idaho law, anyone convicted of any of 36 felonies may not own, use or carry a firearm, which the law defines as "any weapon from which a shot, projectile or other object may be discharged by force of combustion, explosive, gas and/or… more

Boat Ramp Closure at Chesterfield Reservoir

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Starting next week, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will begin its final phase of boat ramp renovations at Chesterfield Reservoir. The 200-foot long boat ramp will be out of service until the second or third week of December while a dilapidated section is replaced. While renovations take place, an old boat ramp… more

Commission Extends Wolf Seasons in Most Zones

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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission on Thursday, November 19, extended wolf hunting seasons in all Idaho wolf zones not already closed to March 31. Harvest limits and other restrictions were not changed. The seasons would be extended to March 31 in the Panhandle, Palouse-Hells Canyon, Selway, Middle Fork, Salmon,… more

Third Wolf Hunt Closed in North Idaho Zone

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The wolf season has closed as of Tuesday, November 17, in the Dworshak-Elk City wolf zone in north Idaho, where the limit of 18 wolves has been reached. The closure affects big game management units 10A, 14, 15 and 16. Two other zones already have closed. The wolf season closed November 9 in the McCall-Weiser zone… more

Two More Wolf Zones near Harvest Limits

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Two north Idaho wolf hunt zones are nearing the harvest limits. As of Monday morning, hunters had taken 16 wolves in the Dworshak-Elk City zone with a limit of 18, leaving two; and they had taken three wolves in the Palouse-Hells Canyon zone, where the limit is five, leaving two there as well. Two other zones… more

F&G Wolf Tag Auction Update

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In a drawing Monday, November 16, Jerry Hale of Nampa won Idaho Wolf Conservation Tag No. 7. The drawing was conducted by the Idaho chapter of Safari Club International, raising $725. It was one of 10 commemorative wolf tags sold at auction or lottery. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission authorized Fish and Game to… more

From the Field - Muzzleloader Regulations

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By Jim Lukens - Idaho Department of Fish and Game Most of our any-weapon elk hunting is winding down but some units offer late muzzleloader-only opportunity. Consequently our office is receiving many questions about what constitutes a muzzleloader. Basically Fish and Game offers three opportunities to use a… more

Ask Fish and Game: Fish and Game Budget

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Q. Do my taxes help pay for Idaho Fish and Game? A. No Idaho state taxes go into Fish and Game budget. The agency's revenue comes from license and tag sales, federal funds from taxes on hunting and fishing equipment, from mitigation agreements for hydroelectric projects, and from federal and private grants and… more

White-tailed Doe Season Closed in North Idaho

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In response to lower deer numbers in most of Idaho's Panhandle, white-tailed deer doe seasons were shortened this year to help herds recover more quickly from the back-to-back rough winters of 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game would like to remind hunters that the rifle season for white-… more

Help Sought in Elk Poaching Case

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Idaho Fish and Game is seelomg information about the poaching of three elk cows in game management unit 27, five miles below Dagger Falls. Conservation Officer Ben Cadwallader responded to a report of five poached elk cows, with several left to waste. Cadwallader found three dead elk in the reported location and… more

Second Wolf Hunt Closed in West Idaho Zone

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The wolf season has closed as of Monday, November 9, in the McCall-Weiser wolf zone in west central Idaho, where the limit of fifteen wolves has been reached. The closure affects big game management units 19A, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32 and 32A. The wolf season in the Upper Snake wolf zone closed November 2. Elsewhere… more

Commission to Meet in Coeur d'Alene in November

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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet November 18-19 at the Coeur d'Alene Resort, 115 South Second Street, Coeur d'Alene. A public hearing will start at 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 18, at the resort. The meeting will start Thursday morning, November 19, with a joint meeting with the Idaho Outfitters and… more

Mandatory Hunter Report Data Now Online

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Data from mandatory hunter reports are now available online where hunters can seen the results of other hunters' reports. A link from the Idaho Fish and Game mandatory hunter report webpage connects to a contractor's Web site page with running tallies of tags issued, number of animals taken, number of hunters who… more

From the Field: Bighorn Sheep

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By Jim Lukens - Idaho Department of Fish and Game This is the time of year to get out and enjoy, up close and personal, one of the most impressive displays of wildlife behavior in North America - the sparring of Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep rams. Bighorn sheep are named for the male, or ram's, massive, curling… more

Ask Fish and Game: Nonresident Tag Prices

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Q. Why does Fish and Game sell those leftover nonresident tags at nonresident prices? Why not sell them to residents at the lower resident price? A. Nonresident tags may be sold only at the prices specified in Idaho Code section 36-416, which are set by legislation. The law doesn't make a provision for lowering the… more

Fish and Game Looking for Answers

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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is looking for information to help solve two possible poaching incidents in southeast Idaho. A bull elk was apparently shot and possibly left to waste in the Winchell Creek Area of big game management unit 75. Two Caribou County residents found the elk sometime around October 17… more

Ask Fish and Game: Short-range Weapons

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Q. Can I use a pistol in a short-range deer season? A. This year, the only legal weapons in a season designated "short range weapons only" are muzzleloader, archery equipment, crossbow and shotgun using slugs or shot size 00 or larger. But the Idaho Fish and Game Commission in July approved the use of handguns using… more