Press Releases and Articles
Fish and Game News Now Available
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Hot off the press, the Idaho "Fish and Game News" quarterly tabloid will be available at license vendors and Fish and Game offices statewide early next week. This issue is a special report on fishing, with reports from all seven of Fish and Game's regions on where to go, what gear to use and what kinds of fish to… moreAsk Fish and Game: Depredation Hunts
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Q. When can I sign up to participate in depredation hunts this year? A. The application deadline is June 30. Applications that come in after June 30 are added to the list but have little chance of being selected. Applicants must have a valid Idaho hunting or combination license. Depredation hunts, if needed, are… moreYouth Fishing Clinics to Limit Boat Lauch Access at Rose Lake
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Idaho Fish and Game, in cooperation with the Panhandle Bass Club, has planned youth fishing clinics at Rose Lake for Saturday, June 19. For safety, Fish and Game wants all anglers not involved in the clinic to know that the main boat launch at Rose Lake will have limited availability before 5 p.m. on June 19.… moreRoad Damage Limits South Fork Salmon Road Travel
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Just days before the salmon season opener on the South Fork of the Salmon River, Mother Nature threw a pitch that will affect the season from start to finish. Three days of heavy rain in early June transformed the otherwise placid South Fork into a boiling tempest. The swollen river quickly carved out a 400-foot swath… moreFish and Game Commission Delays Closure on the Clearwater
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Idaho Fish and Game Commission Wednesday, June 9, delayed the closing of Chinook salmon fishing on the upper main stem Clearwater River and Middle Fork Clearwater until further notice. Heavy rains in the past week have made the Clearwater and its tributaries unfishable, and that means anglers have harvested few fish… moreFish and Game Seeks Public Comment on Big Game Rules
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Idaho Fish and Game will be gathering public comments on several proposed new rules. Fish and Game plans a series of regional public open house meetings between June 14 and June 25 to gather public comments on a list of proposed rules. The dates and locations of the meetings will be announced in the coming weeks.… moreSalmon Seasons to Open on Upper Salmon and South Fork
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Chinook salmon seasons open Saturday, June 12, on the South Fork Salmon River and on parts of the Upper Salmon River; a short season will open over the Fourth of July weekend in the Stanley area. The South Fork Salmon River will be open from 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. starting Saturday until further notice. The lower… moreSalmon Season Closures in the Clearwater Drainage
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Chinook harvest seasons closed June 6 in the main stem of the Clearwater River from its mouth to the Orofino Bridge and in the North Fork Clearwater River. Fish and Game will close the main Clearwater upstream of the Orofino Bridge to the South Fork, and the Middle Fork Clearwater at the end of fishing on Sunday June… moreYou Can Come Fishin' Too, Don't Need a License
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Saturday, June 12, is Free Fishing Day in Idaho - the one day each year that a fishing license is not required for anyone. To go fishing on any other day, anglers will need to buy a fishing license. Free Fishing Day includes Chinook salmon, and anglers who catch one do not need to validate their permit. All other… moreWolf Poacher Pleads Guilty, Sentenced
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An Eagle man has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of shooting a wolf in a closed season and shooting from a public road. Randy R. Strickland of Eagle shot a young wolf about 6 p.m. September 6, 2009, in the McCall-Weiser wolf zone, which was closed to wolf hunting at the time. Witnesses told Idaho Fish and Game… moreSuper Hunt Drawing Set
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The first Super Hunt and Super Hunt Combo drawing this year is set for Tuesday, June 15. Because of a change in state law, Fish and Game no longer will hold a public drawing. The law doesn't allow Fish and Game to release the names of license or tag holders without written permission. Fish and Game will notify… moreFish and Game Commission to Meet in Kellogg in July
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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission during a July meeting in Kellogg will consider additional methods in taking wolves and other changes to big game rules. The commissioners will meet July 7 - 9 at the Silver Mountain Resort and a public comment period will start at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 7. The agenda includes a… moreAsk Fish and Game: Controlled Hunt Permits?
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Q. My girlfriend and I were successful and drew bull moose permits our tags showed up in the mail, but there wasn't a permit. Do we need to buy one or is the tag all we need? A. The tag is all you need, besides a valid hunting license, and rifle and good aim. A couple of strong friends who enjoy packing meat doesn't… moreFlooding Affects Southwest Idaho Free Fishing Day Events
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Flooding in southwest Idaho has forced some Free Fishing Day events to be canceled and others moved to more suitable locations. Free Fishing Day is June 12 across the entire state. In McCall, Lake Fork Creek has inundated Rowland's Pond forcing the Free Fishing Day event to be canceled at that location. "We… moreFree Fishing Day in Upper Snake Region on June 12
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While youths under the age of 14 always get to fish for free, Free Fishing Day is the one time each year when adults also can fish without a license. This year the event falls on Saturday, June 12. While all other regulations still apply, this incredible opportunity is open to everyone, and you don't even have to be a… moreChinook Fishing to Close on Parts of the Clearwater
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Idaho Fish and Game will close Chinook salmon fishing on the main Clearwater River, the North Fork and Middle Fork Clearwater. Fishery managers estimate that through the end of May, recreational anglers had caught about 2,900 adult Chinook, more than half of the state's harvest share of adult Chinook returning to the… moreFast Food in a WILD World
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Fast Food refers to prey in this workshop put on by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game in Jerome. The workshop will focus not only on the mega-fauna predators that most people think of when they think of animal eating beasts. This workshop also focuses on dragonflies, bats, songbirds and animals in the weasel… moreDuff Lane Pond to be Treated
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Thursday, June 3, Middleton's Duff Lane Pond will be treated to remove aquatic weeds that pose a threat to other waters and all but preclude fishing at the pond. Idaho Fish and Game staff members will be applying the treatment and closing the pond to fishing for about two weeks. The aquatic weed is Eurasian milfoil… more