Frequently Asked Questions
We get a lot of questions. We post here answers to questions we're being asked frequently. If you have a question not answered here, please contact us. Urgent questions should be directed to your nearest office. Some answers change over time; please take note of the "answered" date.
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That's what it means. If you apply for a moose, goat or sheep hunt, you cannot also apply for other big game controlled hunts in the same year. The reason for this is to limit somewhat the number of applicants for moose, goat and sheep so that the odds are more reasonable.Now the exceptions to the rule (you knew there would be some, didn't you?): after applying for moose, goat or sheep, you may go for an unlimited controlled deer hunt, participate in a second tag deer controlled hunt, buy a leftover controlled hunt tag on July 15 or take part in a depredation hunt.answered 3/10/2002
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Not until the Fish and Game Commission sets the final rules, and after the brochure is printed. The Commission will meet on the rules March 13-15. The booklet should be on the street in mid-April and on the department web site at about the same time.answered 3/3/2002
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Doing what seems the most expedient—and decent—thing to do at the moment has the potential to cause the citizen to have to explain this action to a magistrate. To avoid this potential, it is best to call Fish and Game or local law enforcement agency. Many of these incidents occur in city or county jurisdictions where discharge of a firearm by private citizens is not legal, causing a problem with the law not even related to Fish and Game laws.answered 2/24/2002
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Currently, salmon biologists are anticipating enough hatchery chinook salmon will return to Idaho to allow fishing again. Seasons, limits, and open fishing areas will not be determined until more information is available. However, we anticipate enough fish for seasons on the Clearwater River, Little Salmon River, and the South Fork Salmon River this year. More information is needed before we can make a decision on the Snake River, Lower Salmon River, and Clearwater River tributaries. The Department will make their recommendations to the Fish and Game Commission by mid-April for the spring chinook seasons.answered 2/18/2002
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Yes. The Sportsman's Pack includes a combination license, archery and muzzleloader permits, deer, elk, bear, lion, turkey, steelhead and salmon tags for $107. The cost if bought individually would be $172.answered 2/10/2002
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No. You can only buy one "late spring/fall general season" tag. This tag is valid during the last two weeks of the spring season as well as the fall season. If you want a second opportunity during the fall for turkeys you may apply for a fall controlled hunt tag and possibly take two turkeys during the fall season. The application period for fall controlled turkey hunts is May 1 - May 31, 2002.answered 2/3/2002
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That's right, there is no fishing at all for the sturgeon in the Kootenai River drainage because the unique population there appears not to be reproducing and is considered endangered.answered 1/27/2002
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Right, all Idaho sturgeon populations are strictly protected. If you are enjoying a sturgeon dish, the fish had better have come from Oregon or Washington where keeping sturgeon is still legal, or from a licensed commercial fish hatchery. You can fish for sturgeon in parts of Idaho but the law requires that you do not take them out of the water at all and that you let them go immediately, unharmed. Catch and release sturgeon fishing does have a large and enthusiastic following in Idaho. No sturgeon fishing is allowed in the Kootenai River of northern Idaho.answered 1/17/2002
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The turkey seasons and rules booklet for 2002 has just been delivered to vendors and Fish and Game offices all over Idaho. The contents of the booklet have been available for some time on the department web site at http://www2.state.id.us/fishgame/.Bear seasons and rules are included in the 2001 big game proclamation booklet.answered 1/13/2002
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Big game seasons will not be set by the Fish and Game Commission until March. The proclamation booklet will be available at vendors, Fish and Game offices and on the Fish and Game Internet web site in April.answered 1/6/2002
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Besides Fish and Game at www2.state.id.us/fishgame, try the "Digital Atlas of Idaho" at Idaho State University, http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/ Then select the "Biology" link and the type of animals you want information about.answered 12/27/2001
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Mid April. You have to notify Fish and Game which tag you want (deer, elk or antelope) by May 1. If you draw, the tag you buy can be used in any open hunt for that species, anywhere in the state.answered 12/25/2001
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Yes. Limits will remain the same at three per day, nine in possession and 40 for the season if you buy a second steelhead permit.answered 12/16/2001
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How do I apply for it?A. The Big Game regulations contain information and applications for depredation hunts. You have to fill out the application and send it in to the Fish and Game office in the region you want to hunt. All applications received from May 1 through June 30 are put in random order. All applications received after that will be placed at the end of the list. Only residents can apply. The applications will be kept on file through the following June 30.answered 12/9/2001
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Yes. A company called GreatLodge.com has a contract to sell licenses and tags online. You can reach it from either the hunting or fishing license menus on the Fish and Game website, http://www2.state.id.us/fishgame.
answered 12/2/2001
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Look on the Fish and Game website at http://www2.state.id.us/fishgame/info/education/hed/hedcards.cfmanswered 11/25/2001
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No. It means others can't hunt on it. Saying "no hunting" is kind of an invitation to not even bother asking.answered 11/18/2001
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The actual property title is in the name of Fish and Game, but you are technically correct about the benefit of the public. All the land owned by the department is managed to accomplish the statutorial charge of the department, which is to preserve, protect and perpetuate the wildlife of Idaho to provide a continued supply of wildlife for hunting, fishing and trapping. The Nature Center is an educational facility to show the public how Fish and Game does that and it also shows private landowners how they can enhance wildlife. The sign is there because many visitors mistakenly think that it is owned by the former Morrison-Knudsen Company. That name remains on it because of a substantial contribution the company made during the construction of the center.answered 11/12/2001
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No. The only legal weapons in a season designated "short range weapons only" are muzzleloader, archery equipment, crossbow and shotgun using slugs or shot size 00 or larger.answered 11/4/2001
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Nonresident tags may be sold only at the prices specified in Idaho Code section 36-416, which are set by legislation. The law doesn't make a provision for lowering the price when the tag is sold to a resident.answered 10/28/2001
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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.answered 10/21/2001
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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.answered 10/14/2001
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You can't take big game animals with any weapon that has any kind of electronic device attached to or incorporated in it. This includes rifles, shotguns, pistols and archery equipment. This does not apply to shooting unprotected wildlife, upland game and birds or the furbearers for which hunting is allowed.answered 10/8/2001
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The rules booklet states that during a muzzleloader-only season, a weapon must be without any electronic device attached to, or incorporated on, the muzzleloader.answered 9/30/2001
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Yes. Coyotes are classified as predators in Idaho law, and there is no restriction on killing them. You do need a valid Idaho hunting license.answered 9/23/2001