Salmon Region | Idaho Fish and Game

The Salmon area is home to the Salmon River, one of the few undammed waterways left in America. The river and its forks serve as the only pathways into the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness area, the largest single federally designated wilderness in the lower 48. Steelhead and salmon start and end their 900-mile journey to the ocean in this region of Idaho. Nine of Idaho’s big game animals roam the valleys and mountains in this area.

News

2019 statewide and regional deer, elk hunting outlook

Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 8:35 PM MDT

Idaho deer and elk hunters should see good to excellent hunting for elk and white-tailed deer, and average mule deer hunting in 2019, but that’s likely to vary by location across the state. Read the outlook

Big Game Hunting Panhandle Region Clearwater Region Southwest Region Magic Valley Region Southeast Region Upper Snake Region Salmon Region Elk hunting Deer Hunting Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Public's help sought in pronghorn poaching near Stanley

Monday, August 19, 2019 - 12:49 PM MDT

An illegally killed pronghorn buck was discovered recently near Stanley, and Idaho Department of Fish and Game is asking the public for information to bring the poacher to justice.

Salmon Region Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
Early season elk hunts require special precautions

Friday, August 16, 2019 - 8:45 AM MDT

With antlerless elk hunts taking place in the Salmon Region, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game reminds hunters that they can increase their success and avoid possible conflict by always obtaining landowner permission, knowing the area they intend to hunt and taking extra precautions to properly care for their harvest.

Salmon Region Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Hunter education course offered Sept. 9-13 in Salmon

Wednesday, August 14, 2019 - 2:37 PM MDT

First-time hunters still have a shot at getting into a mandatory hunter education course before the fall big game seasons begin.

Salmon Region Hunter Education Programs
Wild Salmon Move All Year Long

Tuesday, August 13, 2019 - 2:53 PM MDT

Salmon were made to move and they start while very young. In Idaho, baby salmon start spreading out soon after hatching out from their gravel nests in early spring to find good habitat. Some roam in summer looking for food and shelter. Here is a fish eye view of what that looks like.

Wild Salmon and Steelhead Clearwater Region Salmon Region Southwest Region Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri)
Hunters still have a second chance at big game controlled hunt tags and Super Hunt tags

Monday, August 5, 2019 - 8:50 AM MDT

Hunters who were unsuccessful in the first drawing for big game controlled hunts still have a chance at over 2,540 tags available in the second controlled hunt drawing.

Salmon Region Elk (Cervus canadensis) Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Black Bear (Ursus americanus) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Wolf trapper certification course scheduled Aug. 31 in Salmon

Sunday, August 4, 2019 - 1:34 PM MDT

Trappers are reminded that Idaho rules require trappers to successfully complete a Wolf Trapper certification course before they can purchase wolf trapping tags. A wolf trapper certification course will be held in Salmon Saturday, August 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fish and Game office, 99 Highway 93 North.

Salmon Region Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)

Elevations in the Salmon Region reach up to 12,662 at Borah Peak, the highest peak in Idaho.

Videos

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Location

Salmon Regional Office

99 Highway 93 North

Salmon, ID 83467

(208) 756-2271