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Idaho Fish and Game enhances recreational shooting ranges through its Shooting Range Development Grant program to assist organizations or agencies to establish, upgrade, expand or otherwise improve public firearms and archery ranges in Idaho. Applications for grants are due Dec. 10, and can …
No matter what kind of game you’re hunting, the hunt doesn’t end after the harvest. Properly field dressing your quarry is the crucial next step in getting delicious wild game meat from the field to your table.
At a young age, Kebai Bills started hunting with her father. As an adult, she prefers hunting solo. It’s the full realization of her skills and understanding of the landscape and wildlife she is pursuing. In this video, Bills shares a day of hunting solo for elk in southeastern Idaho. Descri…
Idaho Fish and Game and PotlatchDeltic continues the long-term lease agreement partnership to provide and preserve public access for hunting, fishing and trapping on 567,002 acres of private timber land in north-central Idaho.
Idaho’s Hunting Passport is part of Fish and Game’s mentored hunting program, which allows any first-time hunter, resident or nonresident, over the age of 8, to try hunting for a year with an adult mentor without first having to complete an Idaho hunter education course. The idea is to give …
General any-weapon hunts start for deer in most units in the state on Oct. 10, and a variety of elk hunts will also be starting in October.
The waterfowl season opens Monday, Oct. 19 in much of Idaho, and has been open since Oct. 3 in Eastern Idaho and Valley County (Area 2).
This applies to all permits that require you to notch the month and date
Steelhead have started to arrive in the upper Salmon River, and department personnel began interviewing anglers on Friday, Oct. 2. The majority of anglers were found fishing downstream of North Fork in location code 15, while angler effort downstream of the Middle Fork Salmon River in locati…
Personnel from Fish and Game’s Clearwater hatchery will be releasing catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations during October.
Fish and Game has not detected chronic wasting disease in Idaho, but it is in neighboring states
Idaho Fish and Game is taking public comment on a variety of proposed fee rules that would affect fees for refunds, hunter education, and more. Deadline to comment is Oct. 7, and people can comment via email to
Hunters and anyone else heading into the backcountry are advised to check with Forest Service ranger district offices or county sheriffs’ offices in their hunt area before heading out. Fire updates can be found online at: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/?state=16.
Hunting will be mixed across the state, but Idaho offers a variety of upland game bird hunting opportunities
Idaho’s Fish and Game Commission met Tuesday to set seasons and limits for Coho Salmon. They approved the proposal presented to them by IDFG fisheries staff which means you can start fishing for Coho Salmon today in certain river reaches. The Coho Salmon are just starting to get to Idaho, so…
Fish and Game provides resources that show pet owners how to spot and avoid trap sets, and how to release their pet if it becomes trapped.
Grants support projects aligned with Fish and Game’s mission.
Access Yes! is a program designed to allow hunter access to private land or facilitate hunter access to public land. The Clearwater Region is home to seven Access YES! properties, totaling nearly 13,000 acres accessible to sportsmen.
Personnel from Fish and Game’s Clearwater hatchery will be releasing catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations during August.
More than 109,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout will be stocked throughout the state.
Idaho is a bird hunter’s paradise, and upland game bird seasons provide a great opportunity for new hunters to get out into the field and be successful. It’s also a great way to bring some delicious meat for your table.
Conservation officers are investigating a case regarding a shot and wasted mature 4x4 whitetail buck found on August 18. The deer was likely shot the evening of August 17 off Harrisburg Road near Kamiah. Officer Lucas Swanson and other area officers have gathered reports of several other il…
Idaho Fish and Game encourages anyone visiting Elk Creek Reservoir near Elk River to stay clear of the construction area while improvements and repairs are being made to the dam. All the work will be focused on the dam and it is anticipated that the work should be completed by the end of thi…
The Madden Corrals Road, which was closed back in May due to a severe washout caused by heavy rainfall and runoff, is now again open to the public.
During their meeting on Aug. 20, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission approved modifications to the steelhead season in the Salmon, Little Salmon and Snake Rivers for the fall 2020 season, reducing the bag and possession limits to two and six fish, respectively.
Congratulations to Sam Hix of Bellaire, Texas on setting a new catch-and-release state record Yellowstone cutthroat trout at 30.5 inches long! Hix was fishing the Snake River on Aug. 7 when he hooked the monster cutthroat. After measuring the fish and taking a quick photograph, Hix released …
Beginning hunters interested in hunting this fall who have not taken a hunter education or a bowhunter education course are reminded that instructor-led courses are not being offered due to COVID concerns. But not to worry, completing an online course will allow students to receive their cer…
Idaho Fish and Game has launched a new website, gohuntidaho.org, to help new hunters learn an Idaho tradition that helps people provide their own food, as well as family recreation.
The fall chinook fishing season opened on parts of the Clearwater, Snake and Salmon rivers Tuesday, Aug. 18, in both Washington and Idaho.
A piece of the Northwest’s most important habitat for bighorn sheep was protected recently, thanks to a partnership between Western Rivers Conservancy and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
These big lakes and reservoirs provide excellent and unique fishing opportunities and make great destinations.
Figuring out where to hunt is one of the biggest hurdles new hunters face, and Idaho Fish and Game has produced a three-part video tutorial to help guide hunters through the process of finding a place to hunt big game. The series will be featured on Fish and Game’s recently-launched website,…
Nonresident tags will be available as second tags, but at nonresident prices.
Idaho research crews are busy working on several concurrent research projects to improve monitoring capabilities for big game in forested landscapes and determine how large predator and ungulate populations affect each other. Based on those interactions, managers will decide what actions wou…
Fall Chinook season will be considered by the Commission at its July 22-23 meeting.
On Friday, July 10, all resident capped elk zone tags, except for the Sawtooth Zone, went on sale at Fish and Game offices, license vendors, with a credit card at Fish and Game’s online vendor, or by calling (800) 554-8685. Resident Sawtooth Zone A and B elk tags also went on sale, with half…
Chinook angler effort on the upper Salmon River increased over July 4 weekend. Once again, the majority of anglers were observed fishing downstream of the Yankee Fork Salmon River confluence, but effort also increased upstream of Stanley, near the Sawtooth Hatchery.
Located along the Snake River, about two miles west of Shelley, this 12 acre fishing pond bears the community namesake. The pond has traditionally provided some limited fishing opportunity when fish are entrained during high spring runoff, but has not received a consistent supply of fish over time.
Salmon and steelhead are famous for their amazing migrations, but trout and char can pull off some pretty impressive migrations as well.
A new law that takes effect July 1 reduces the archery and muzzleloader permit fees specifically for Disabled American Veterans (DAV). Only holders of Disabled American Veteran licenses are eligible for the discounted permits.
The 2020 Upper Salmon River Chinook fishery opened Friday, June 26.
Winners in the first of two Idaho Super Hunt drawings have been picked. (Second drawing runs through Aug. 10)
July is a popular month for anglers and F&G provides lots of fish.
The new fees for both permit types are $3.75 for resident and $5.75 for nonresident DAV license holders.
Resident hunters wanting to purchase a general season elk tag in a capped zone will need to keep two dates in mind in July.
Recently, Fish and Game hatcheries have received numerous calls about visitation hours and tours. Hatchery staff want to remind people that in response to COVID-19, all hatcheries remain closed to visitors for the safety of staff and the public, and they will remain closed to visitors until …
The backcountry lets you get off the beaten path and find great fishing.
Idaho Fish and Game has closed the Chinook salmon fishing season on the Lower Salmon River effective June 17, and the Little Salmon River effective at the end of fishing hours on June 20.
Results of the deer, elk, pronghorn, fall black bear and turkey controlled hunt drawings are available online and applicants who provided an email address will receive notification of their draw results. Hunters who drew a controlled hunt must purchase the tag by Aug. 1 or it will be forfeited.
Control actions are intended to boost elk herds, and have taken place in eight of the last nine years. Idaho Fish and Game has concluded wolf control actions done during February that removed 17 wolves in the Lolo elk zone north of Highway 12. Similar control actions have taken place in eigh…
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