Press Releases

BCR Ammo Amnesty Program On Now

BCR shooters, do you have a stockpile of Wolf or TulAmmo that you’ve been unable to shoot at BCR due to the steel ban?

Well, here’s some good news.

Winter surveys show high numbers of mule deer fawns in the Upper Snake

Mule deer fawn numbers are looking really good across much of the Upper Snake Region as we head into the rough part of winter.

Magic Valley Region rainbow trout stocking schedule for February 2021

Hatchery personnel from Fish and Game’s Magic Valley Region will be stocking approximately 7,350 10-12” catchable-sized rainbow trout in February.

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Magic Valley trout growers donate thousands of live trout for anglers to catch

In mid-January, over 40,000 rainbow trout were stocked in two locations in the Magic Valley Region. The Bell Rapids stretch of the Snake River received 40,000 rainbow trout from the Jones Fish Farm. These fish are all well over one pound in size. During the same week, the College of Southern Idaho aquaculture program donated 500 rainbow trout that were stocked into Rock Creek within Rock Creek Park.

Apply for spring turkey controlled hunts starting Feb. 1

Hunters wanting to participate in this spring's controlled hunts for turkey can apply from Feb. 1 through March 1. Spring 2021 turkey controlled hunt information is in the 2020-21 Upland Game, Turkey and Furbearer Seasons and Rules book.

Public's Help Sought in Waterfowl Carcass Wasting Case

Fish and Game is asking the public for information regarding the recent dumping of 34 whole and partially field-dressed waterfowl carcasses behind the Fred Meyer store at Glenwood and Chinden in Garden City.

Canada geese carcasses dumped near Aberdeen

Idaho Department of Fish and Game is looking for information regarding another waterfowl waste case in southeast Idaho. At least 5 Canada geese were discovered at the base of a cliff where they had been tossed and left to waste after being shot.

Mountain lion take season closed in Units 66A and 76

Mountain lion take season closures have occurred in several southeast Idaho game management units over the last several weeks, with new orders again affecting Units 66A and 76.

Ice fishing update, Jan. 22: Cascade and Payette Lakes

Get the latest ice conditions report for Cascade and Payette lakes.

One too many bighorns leads to more than $11,000 in penalties

A successful bighorn sheep hunt in the canyonlands of Owyhee County is a thing to be celebrated. But for a Parma man and his wife, that celebration eventually led to lawlessness.

Reflecting back on 2020: A year in review- Bumblebees & bats

The Wildlife Diversity Program works to protect almost 10,000 species. That is 98% of Idaho’s biodiversity!

Commission meeting Jan. 27-28 in Nampa

Action items include moose, bighorn sheep, and mountain goat season setting and more

Providing Safe Fish Passage at Irrigation Diversions is Critical to Salmon Recovery

When discussing the decline of wild salmon populations, most people tend to focus on one or two of the most controversial issues such as dams, gill-netting or predation. However, there are other important pressures that are sometimes overlooked. One such p

Additional services proposed for Horsethief Reservoir campgrounds, upgrades to take place in 2021

This coming summer, Bear Knob and Timber Bay loops will be closed and will receive facelifts of their own. Idaho Fish and Game and its partners received Recreational Vehicle Fund grants to finance improvements to these camping loops in 2021.

Hitting the hard water at Henrys Lake

Anglers spent a record number of hours fishing the hard deck at Henrys Lake during the 2020 ice fishing season with over twice the total number of estimated fishing hours than the 2019 ice fishing season. Despite this amount of angling effort, anglers harvested fewer trout during the 2020 ice fishing season than the 2019 season.