Panhandle Region | Idaho Fish and Game

The Panhandle of Idaho boasts three of Idaho’s big lakes and fish-filled rivers. These northern waters are home to coldwater natives, such as Westslope cutthroat, rainbow, and bull trout, as well as tiger muskie, lake trout, kokanee, chinook, and bass. Nine of Idaho’s eleven big game animals can be found in North Idaho – white-tailed deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, bear, mountain lion, and wolves. The area is an outdoor enthusiasts playground.

News

What the heck is an elk doing under a helicopter? F&G elk monitoring

Wednesday, July 19, 2017 - 3:01 PM MDT

The focus of the study is to calculate elk survival rates, which is one of the most important factors in population dynamics.

Panhandle Region Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Fish and Game Commission to consider proposed rules at July meeting

Friday, July 14, 2017 - 12:25 PM MDT

When the Idaho Fish and Game Commission meets July 26 & 27 in Bonners Ferry, they will consider routine agenda items, as well conduct formal rulemaking to consider rules that are simple in nature and do not implement new regulatory requirements.

Fish and Game Commission Panhandle Region
Resident Sawtooth Zone Elk A & B Tags sold out

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 - 1:38 PM MDT

Idaho Sawtooth Zone Elk A and B tags for residents in game management hunt units 33, 34, 35 and 36 are sold out for 2017.

Licenses, Tags and Permits – Residents Panhandle Region Clearwater Region Southwest Region Magic Valley Region Southeast Region Upper Snake Region Salmon Region Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Did You Draw a Panhandle Antlerless Elk Controlled Hunt Tag?

Monday, July 10, 2017 - 2:54 PM MDT

Panhandle Region Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Fishing at Priest Lake is at a crossroads

Monday, July 10, 2017 - 1:51 PM MDT

Fish and Game is hosting three public meetings in July about the future of fishing at Priest Lake, as well as doing an anglers' survey and public opinion poll in late summer or fall.

Panhandle Region Clearwater Region Salmon Region Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) Sockeye Salmon or Kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka)
Priest Lake - Lake Trout Fishing

Sunday, July 9, 2017 - 3:13 PM MDT

Lake trout were one of many non-native fish species sprinkled throughout the American west in the 1920’s by the US Fish Commission. Shipped from the Great Lakes Region by railroad, the intent was to provide fishing opportunity and food for growing rural communities. In the Idaho Panhandle, Priest Lake was one of the recipients of those introductions.

Panhandle Region
Counting Beasts the Color of Winter

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 - 1:47 PM MDT

Panhandle wildlife biologists were in the air counting mountain goats this spring. On May 8th and 9th, we flew helicopter surveys of Units 7 and 9 to see how many of the shaggy white animals we could find.

Panhandle Region Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)

Elevations in the Panhandle range from 1750 feet on the Kootenai River at the Canadian border to 7709 feet in the Selkirks.

Location

Panhandle Regional Office

2885 W. Kathleen Ave.

Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815

Videos

Forest Grouse Primer

RiverWork: The Kootenai River

Family Tradition Kokanee

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