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Spring Steelhead Season Open

Mon, 01/25/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-lfrench

A sure cure for cabin fever - the spring steelhead season is under way, but anglers will need a 2010 fishing license and steelhead permit. Spring steelhead season is open on the: Salmon River from its mouth to the posted boundary 100 yards downstream of the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery weir, near the town of Stanley.… more

Application Period for Spring Controlled Hunts Coming Up

Mon, 01/25/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The application dates for the spring turkey controlled hunts have been pushed back and will be from February 1 through March 1 to accommodate the late January meeting of the Idaho Fish and Game Commission, which will consider turkey seasons. The application period for spring black bear controlled hunts already has… more

From the Field: 2009 Chinook Salmon Fishery

Mon, 01/25/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

By Jim Lukens, Idaho Department of Fish and Game Last summer, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission opened 130 miles of the Salmon River from Island Park in Salmon City upstream to the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery for Chinook salmon fishing. This was the first time in more than 30 years that salmon fishing had been opened… more

Winter on the Boise River Wildlife Management Area

Mon, 01/25/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

By Ed Bottum, Idaho Department of Fish and Game Winter is the time of year the Boise River Wildlife Management Area was created for. During winter, the WMA functions at its "highest and best use," providing a place for one of Idaho's migratory mule deer herds to spend the winter in relative comfort. Relatively more… more

Bald Eagle Days Feature Raptor Viewing

Mon, 01/25/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

The 11th annual Bald Eagle Days, January 28-30, will feature events for all ages, including viewing bald eagles and other wildlife along the Boise River. Bald Eagle Day, the signature event of the annual festivities, runs from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, January 30, at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, 5657 Warm… more

Ask Fish and Game: Ice Fishing

Mon, 01/25/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-mcoleman

Q. Can I use a two-pole permit for ice fishing in Idaho? A. A two-pole permit does not allow anglers to double the number of lines they can use when ice fishing. In most of the state, there are no restrictions on the number of holes an ice angler can drill, except they can't be more than 10 inches in diameter. An… more

F&G Plans Public Meetings on Big Game Seasons

Fri, 01/22/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Every year the Idaho Fish and Game works with hunters to consider changes to the regulations for the upcoming season. The first step in this year's process will take place during the first week of February when Fish and Game hosts its first round of public meetings in Mackay, Idaho Falls and Rexburg. All meetings… more

Officers Find More Wildlife Violations in Bingham County

Thu, 01/21/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Idaho Fish and Game is seeking information about the killing of a mule deer in Big Game Management Unit 63 sometime between January 10 and 17. The animal's carcass was discovered west of Blackfoot, Idaho, near 1000 West and north of Highway 26. Officials assume the animal was a buck since the head was taken from… more

Lake Pond Oreille Kokanee Recovery Shows Positive Signs

Tue, 01/19/2010 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Biologists and anglers working to recover the kokanee population in Lake Pend Oreille have reasons to be encouraged by progress seen in 2009. After more than a decade of lake level management to benefit shoreline spawning kokanee and four years of an aggressive predator reduction program, the kokanee population is… more