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Encounters of the Feline Kind: Mountain Lions and You

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What do you do if there is a mountain lion on your property? An increasing number of incidents have been reported in recent years. More are likely to be seen as lions follow deer to winter range or simply move to unoccupied habitat adjacent to or overlapping with urban areas or agricultural land. A new housing… more

Let's Be Careful Out There

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By Phil Cooper, Panhandle Region Conservation Educator Fall in Idaho is synonymous with hunting seasons for many people. In fact, Idaho ranks third highest of the 50 states in the percentage of the adult population participating in hunting. Many people have the mistaken impression that hunting, because firearms are… more

Ask Fish and Game

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Q. What are the limits for steelhead? A. The Commission increased the limits in August to three per day, nine in possession and 40 for the season. An angler must purchase a second steelhead card keep the season limit of 40.

Youth Pheasant Hunt And Workshop

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Idaho Fish and Game is sponsoring a free youth pheasant hunt and workshop at Sterling Wildlife Management Area near Aberdeen on November 3. The workshop starts at 9:00 a.m. and goes until 3:00 p.m. depending on the number of youths attending. The pheasant hunt and workshop is for young hunters age 12-16. Preference… more

Disease Suspected in Cambridge-area Mule Deer

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Two mule deer fawns found dead north of Cambridge recently probably died of a common viral infection. Additional deer in the area may be infected and Fish and Game is asking area hunters to report any sick or dead deer they find while in the field. Lab reports have not yet been completed on the two fawns, but the most… more

Commission Plans Caps on Three Elk Zones

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Meeting in Pocatello October 2, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission served notice that they may cap the number of elk B tags in three hunting zones for the 2002 season. The Commission took the action to avoid having sold too many nonresident B tags, which go on sale December 1, if they go ahead in March with caps on… more

Elk, Deer Quotas Remain Same

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The Fish and Game Commission has kept the number of elk and deer tags available to nonresidents the same for 2002 as they are this year. Meeting in Pocatello October 1-2, the Commission voted to accept the recommendation of the department to keep quotas the same. Nonresidents will be able to buy 12,800 regular deer… more

2002-2003 Fishing Rules Approved

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Meeting in Pocatello October 1, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission approved 2002-2003 fishing rules. The rules designated "family fishing waters" with a year-around season, general six-fish limit for trout, bass, walleye and pike, no bag limits on other species, no length limits and "standard fishing gear." Other… more

Jack Hemingway Day Observed

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By Mike Todd, Magic Valley Region Conservation Educator It was a gorgeous early fall day along Silver Creek in Blaine County. The sky was turning bluer every minute with only a hint of clouds in the crisp air. Leaves on the willows along the creek were turning yellow and gold, and large rainbow trout lay in the slow-… more

Ask Fish and Game

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Q. Can I exchange a tag for another area? A. In most cases, not after August 29. If the season has opened in the hunt you want to leave, no exchange is allowed. About the only exchange available now is for folks who could not hunt due to the terrorist attack on September ll.

Jack Hemingway Conservation Day, October, 10, 2001

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It was a gorgeous early fall day along Silver Creek in Blaine County. The sky was turning bluer every minute with only a hint of clouds in the crisp air. Leaves on the willows along the creek were turning yellow and gold, and large rainbow trout lay in the slow-moving waters, waiting for a morsel to fall. It was the… more

Fish and Game Needs Information On Wasted Deer

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It's bad enough whenever some unethical, illegal, slob hunters start the deer season a little bit early (like five days!), but it's even more aggravating when they just shoot and leave the animals they kill. In the week before the general deer season opener of October 5, three known deer were shot and left in Cassia… more

Successful Or Not - All Must Stop At Checkstations

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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game reminds all hunters and anglers, successful or not, that they must stop at all check stations. "Whether they're successful or not, they are required to stop," said Mark Hill, District Conservation Officer of Lewiston. "It takes just a few minutes and information collected is… more

Hunters Urged To Follow The Law

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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game reminds hunters that in areas where the Department has received complaints of spotlighting or other suspicious activity, enforcement officers will be utilizing artificial simulated animals, also know as ASA's, which are life-like specimens of deer, elk, and other game species, to… more

Youth Pheasant Clinic Scheduled For November 3

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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will hold the fifth annual youth pheasant clinic on Saturday, November 3, in Lewiston. The clinic is free and intended for first time hunters 12 through 17 years of age. Each young hunter that registers must have already completed hunter education and hold a valid hunting… more

Project Wild Workshop Coming To Idaho Falls!

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IDAHO FALLS - When most people think about the Idaho Department of Fish… more

Remember Harvest Report

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With the start of big game seasons, hunters are reminded that they are required to file harvest reports. All deer, elk, and antelope hunters are issued a harvest report form with each tag purchased. Hunters must submit the completed form within 10 days after taking an animal of any of these species, or within 10 days… more

Watch Waterfowl Season Split

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The split, a timeout for hunters, in duck and goose seasons is coming up soon. Duck hunting in all of Idaho except Area 1, the Fort Hall area, is halted October 18 and 19, then resumes October 20 and continues through January 20. Goose huntingÑagain except in the Fort Hall area, which is Area 3 for geeseÑceases from… more