Press Releases

Hunters should check for wildfires in their hunting areas before their trips

Large fires in Idaho are common during summer and can affect hunting seasons, even after the fires are extinguished. Hunters should check to see if their hunting areas are affected, especially during early seasons. Fish and Game will consider requests for rain checks for controlled hunts if access to a hunting unit is completely blocked by fire.

A bunch of hunting opportunities kick off Aug. 30 and Sep. 1

There are two big days circled on just about every Idaho hunter’s calendar: August 30th and September 1st. Both mark long-awaited season openers ranging from grouse to mule deer. Many of the following seasons open statewide and span well into the winter. Whether you’re an upland bird hunter or a bowhunter going after deer and elk, here’s what’s coming up.

10 reasons to keep fishing (or learn to fish) during late summer

Savvy anglers know there are many reasons to fish this time of year, and if you’re a beginner, reasons to start fishing, or expanding on your knowledge if you’re a novice. Here are 10 reasons why fishing is great during summer, and into fall.

Fish salvage issued on Big Lost River from Beck Diversion downstream to Moore Diversion

Effective Aug. 16 until Sept. 15, 2022 fish from the Big Lost River downstream of the Beck Diversion to the Moore Diversion may be taken by any method except firearms, explosives, chemicals or electric current, all size and number limits are suspended.

Fall Chinook fishing opens Aug. 18, and details are available in the 2022-24 Fishing Seasons and Rules booklet

Chinook anglers get another chance to catch one of Idaho’s most prized fish as the fall run is heading toward Idaho and the fishing season opens in many areas on Aug. 18.

Palisades Dam Asphalt Paving

Winners announced for second 2022 Super Hunt drawing

The second wave of Idaho Super Hunt drawing winners have been picked. Winners can participate in any open hunt in the state for the species that they drew, including general hunts and controlled hunts, in addition to any general season or controlled hunt tags they also hold.

Summer Newsletter is Available

The summer issue of Idaho Naturalist News (the quarterly newsletter of the Idaho Master Naturalist Program) is available and it is big! Idaho Master Naturalists are busy all across the state.

Low-level helicopter flights to occur over the South Hills in August and September

Officials with the Sawtooth National Forest have notified Fish and Game, Magic Valley Region that a contractor will be conducting low-level helicopter flights, spraying a pre-emergent herbicide to approximately 3,000 acres on the Minidoka Ranger District, also known as the South Hills, south of Twin Falls.

Monster sturgeon tops state record list

Greg and Angie Poulsen of Eagle Mountain, Utah traveled to Idaho, hoping to tangle with North America's largest freshwater fish, the white sturgeon. While fishing on CJ Strike Reservoir on Aug. 5 they earned a state record.

So you want to be a bowhunter: How (and where) to get bowhunter-certified in time for archery hunts

Whether you’ve picked up a bow zero times in your life, or are an experienced archer who’s never made the jump to hunting, here’s some helpful information on how to become bowhunter certified.

Classes are available for trapper education and wolf trapper education in the Panhandle and elsewhere in the state

Across the state, Idaho Fish and Game has plenty of classes scheduled over the next couple of months. You can find a full list of trapper education and wolf trapper education classes across the state on the Fish and Game website.
 

Looking to try your hand at swan hunting this year? Good news, there’s still time to apply for a tag!

If you missed out on the first controlled hunt application period for swan tags, don’t worry.

Hunting season is just around the corner. Here’s why every hunter should prepare their firearm or bow

Hunting season will be here before we know it. If you haven’t already, now is the perfect time to dust off that firearm or bow in preparation for the 2022 season.

Here's a detailed look at Idaho's steelhead run for 2022

Clearwater Regional Fisheries Manager, Joe DuPont, provides an update on this year's steelhead returns. Take a deep dive into all details. 

Nothing to be blue about, it's still a state-record catfish

Paul Newman’s giant catfish will remain a record – but with a twist – it is now the first-ever Idaho record for blue catfish rather than channel catfish.

The heat is on, but trout and other coldwater fish have been around the block a time or two

Trout have developed strategies for coping with warm summer water temperatures. When the heat sets in and lake or stream temperatures climb into the upper-60s and beyond, trout are uncanny in their ability to find places to cool off.

F&G Commission approved three new land deals across the state. Here’s how hunters, anglers and wildlife will benefit

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission approved the purchase of three properties that will provide over a thousand acres of new hunting and fishing access, as well as improved habitat for deer, elk, upland game, fish and more.