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

2017 Upland Forecast: Winter was tough on upland birds, but hunters will get more pheasants on WMAs

Monday, September 18, 2017 - 2:16 PM MDT

Pheasant stocking at Fish and Game’s Wildlife Management Areas will increase by 37 percent thanks to the license and tag fee increase.

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Upper Salmon weekly steelhead report (10/16/17)

3 hours 9 min ago

As of Sunday, October 15th, anglers on the upper Salmon River are allowed to harvest two adipose fin-clipped steelhead per day with no length restrictions. Additionally, the possession limit was reduced to six steelhead, and the season limit remained unchanged at 20 steelhead per season.

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How to avoid common hunting violations - Video series

Thursday, October 5, 2017 - 2:30 PM MDT

It happens every fall. Hunters unwittingly violate game laws because they are unaware of a rule or they don’t understand the reason for the law.

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Hunters: Mule Deer needed for chronic wasting disease testing

Tuesday, October 3, 2017 - 3:08 PM MDT

Although the disease has not been found in Idaho, the prevalence of CWD has been expanding in some neighboring states, and Fish and Game wants to sample harvested deer for it.

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Mule deer hunters can help shape management through an online survey

Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 3:09 PM MDT

Fish and Game revised its Mule Deer Management Plan in 2008, and managers periodically re-evaluate plans so they can remain responsive to hunters and changing conditions.

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Unit 20A Access Difficult this Fall

Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 2:05 PM MDT

Planning to hunt unit 20A this fall? Several normal access points are currently closed. The Stoddard Pack Bridge was lost in a March rock slide. This bridge crossed the Salmon River at the northeast corner of unit 20A on the Salmon River Road. Identified for national emergency funding, the bridge will be replaced by the Salmon-Challis National Forest, but not for at least two years.

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Big game outlook: Similar numbers of elk and whitetails, fewer mule deer

Monday, August 21, 2017 - 2:41 PM MDT

Overall hunting success rates over the last five years have averaged 40 percent for deer and 23 percent for elk. Word has gotten out that big game hunting in Idaho has improved because the nonresident deer tags sold out last year for the first time since 2008.

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

Location

Salmon Regional Office

99 Highway 93 North

Salmon, ID 83467

Videos

Hunting the Sagebrush Sea

Steelhead Fishing - A Family Outing

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