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Taxidermy of a wolf and coyote for comparison

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.

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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.

Idaho's Steelhead Fishery Update: August 9, 2022

Clearwater Regional Fisheries Manager, Joe DuPont, provides an update on this year's hatchery steelhead returns.

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.

Westslope cutthroat trout in a pool in Priest River

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.

Snow covers winter range on Tex Creek WMA in 2017

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.

Wolf trapper education class offered Nov. 27 in Salmon

A wolf trapper education class will be offered i

Could stocking larger trout improve alpine lake fishing?

Could stocking slightly larger trout in alpine lakes result in better fish survival or better size that would ultimately translate to better fishing? Idaho Fish and Game biologists have begun a new study comparing the success of stocking two sizes of trout in alpine lakes.

Grizzly bear near Porthill in Boundary County

Large adult male grizzly bear euthanized in Boundary County after repeated attacks on livestock

On Aug. 4, Idaho Fish and Game in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service euthanized a large adult male grizzly bear in Boundary County near the town of Porthill.

Spring/summer Chinook seasons to close statewide Aug. 7 at the end of fishing hours

Anglers are reminded that all remaining Chinook salmon fisheries on the Snake, Clearwater, South Fork Clearwater, North Fork Clearwater, Middle Fork Clearwater and Upper Salmon rivers will close at the end of fishing hours on Sunday, Aug. 7 which is the date set by the Fish and Game Commission to close spring/summer Chinook fisheries.

Black bear encounters north of Ketchum raise public safety concerns for campers and recreationists

Idaho Fish and Game officials in the Magic Valley Regional Office continue to receive reports of ongoing issues with black bears in dispersed campsites in the North Fork area of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, located approximately 6 miles north of Ketchum.

F&G staff relocate moose from Eagle neighborhood

On Thursday, August 4, Southwest Region wildlife and enforcement staff successfully relocated a young adult bull moose from a neighborhood on N. Cobblestone Lane in Eagle, near W. State Street. Staff moved the moose to a more suitable area near Smiths Ferry.

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