Press Releases and Articles
Don't Get Fooled On April 1 Opening Of Egin-Hamer Closure Area
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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… morePublic Comment Sought On Upland Game And Trapping Proposals
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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… moreCommission Endorses Mule Deer Plan
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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… moreCommission Adopts Big Game Rules
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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… moreUpland Season Ideas Go to Public
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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… moreWolves Named Game Animals
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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… moreAsk Fish and Game
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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
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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… moreClearwater Bear Season Changes Take Effect Fall 2004
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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… moreMotorized Vehicle Rules Expanded
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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… moreBurbot, a.k.a. "The Leopards of the Kootenai"
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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… moreOsprey Need a Helping Hand
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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… morePlan B for Lake Cascade
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The perch fishery in Lake Cascade might just be restored yet. Fish and Game has unveiled a plan it hopes will bring the perch back to the big reservoir that was once Idaho's most popular fishery. After the perch population crashed in the early 1990s, fisheries biologists went to work trying to determine why. A number… moreChinook Head Back to Idaho
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Anglers can expect to be fishing by mid-April on a spring chinook run projected to be more than triple last year's. Biologists are predicting 114,000 to 167,000 chinook over Lower Granite Dam-the last major dam before the fish enter Idaho. The run was estimated at 43,300 last year and 75,000 the year before. Most… moreIllegal Bighorn Head Sale Brings Sentences
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The illegal sale of bighorn skulls and horns to Idaho Fish and Game special investigators has brought down heavy fines and penalties on two Challis men. A Horseshoe Bend man awaits sentencing in the same case but was not in court when the Challis residents were sentenced in Custer County. Felony charges in the case… moreApril is Month for Trophy Species Applications
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April is the month for applying to draw for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat hunts. Applications for these controlled hunts will be accepted through April 30. Hunters may apply at Fish and Game offices or license vendors and can apply using a credit card by telephone or over the Internet. Telephone applications… moreAccess Yes Lottery Story Correction
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The 3-15-04 story on lottery tags to support Access Yes contained the following incorrect statement: "Once-in-a-lifetime moose restrictions do not apply when buying chances in these drawings, however, if you kill a moose in a supertag hunt, you would have taken your "once-in-a-lifetime" as far as regular moose hunts… moreAsk Fish and Game
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Q. If I draw for an antlered deer hunt this year, I know I cannot apply for an antlered deer hunt next year. My question is, does this affect whether I can apply for an antlered elk hunt? A. No, your application or drawing for deer in a controlled hunt has nothing to do with controlled hunts for elk (and vice versa… more