Press Releases and Articles
Some Horsethief Reservoir campsites remain closed
| idfg-mdemick
A popular camping area on the east side of Horsethief Reservoir will remain closed indefinitely, while 85 campsites on the west side of the reservoir opened to camping mid-May.
The 32 campsites located on the east side, known as Horsethief Creek, will be closed due to hazardous tree removal and construction.… more
June 5 is last day to apply for big game controlled hunts
| idfg-mdemick
Hunters have until midnight Monday, June 5 to apply for this fall's deer, elk, pronghorn, black bear and turkey controlled hunts.
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Hunters with a valid 2017 Idaho hunting license may apply for controlled hunts at any hunting and fishing license vendor, Fish and Game office; with a credit card… more
First Super Hunt drawing deadline is May 31
| idfg-mdemick
Hunters hoping to enter Idaho’s first Super Hunt drawing have through May 31 to apply.
With every entry in Fish and Game's Super Hunt drawings, hunters get a chance at winning the hunt of a lifetime, and their entry fee helps support hunter and angler access to and across private lands.
The first… more
Chinook run is late, below forecast and fishing could end soon
| idfg-rphillips
Anglers should soon know the fate of the 2017 spring Chinook run, and how much longer the spring fishing season will continue.
Fisheries managers plan to re-evaluate the season after seeing how many chinook cross Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, which is the first dam the fish cross that are bound for… more
Derrick Tuttle Receives Red Cross Hometown Hero Award
| idfg-csundquist
May 16, 2017-Niagara Springs Fish Hatchery's Fisheries Technician, Derrick Tuttle, received the American Red Cross Hometown Hero Award in the Workplace Hero category. In January of 2017, Derrick was in the right place at the right time when a vehicle crashed and plunged into the intake pool at the Niagara Springs… more
Moose, goat, and sheep controlled hunt results available online
| idfg-mdemick
Results of the drawings for moose, bighorn sheep, and mountain goat controlled hunts are now available online.
Hunters can find out if they were successful in drawing a tag by going to the Idaho Fish and Game website at https://idfg.idaho.gov/ch and enter their hunting license number.
Results are also… more
Trap Education Effort Partners with Rattlesnake Avoidance Training for Dogs
| Anonymous (not verified)
Hunters and other dog enthusiasts now have another reason to attend the 22nd annual Premier Rattlesnake Avoidance Training for Dogs event. Idaho Fish and Game officers will be holding a trap awareness seminar as part of the day’s events.
To register or just learn more about the training day, visit www.… more
Dworshak Reservoir Fishing Forecast
| idfg-swilson
It’s been quite a while since we’ve had a winter like this past one. But spring is here, the weather is warming and anglers are getting out on Dworshak Reservoir to chase bluebacks, smallies, or whatever else may bite.
Dworshak is one of the most popular fisheries in the Clearwater Region, and here’s how the… more
Spring Chinook Fishery Update (5/15/17)
| idfg-bbowersox
Time for the weekly check-in on the Idaho spring Chinook fishery. As you may expect if you’ve been keeping an eye on Chinook counts over Lower Granite Dam, Idaho spring Chinook fisheries have remained pretty quiet with no documented harvest to date. As of yesterday, there were 191 Chinook over Lower Granite for the… more
Trapper education courses slated in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho Falls and Nampa
| idfg-mdemick
Beginning July 1, 2018, every trapper who purchased their first trapping license after June 30, 2011 will be required to attend and pass a mandatory trapper education course before they can purchase an Idaho trapping license.
Trappers that have successfully passed and are certified through the Idaho voluntary… more
CAP your tag with a dollar donation
| idfg-mdemick
Ethical sportsmen are reminded that they can help stop a game thief by designating a dollar to Citizens Against Poaching (CAP) when purchasing a license or applying for controlled hunts.
Citizens Against Poaching is a non-profit citizen organization, managed by a volunteer board, who work in cooperation with… more
Nampa Fish Hatchery is bringing anglers hundreds of thousands of trout
| idfg-rphillips
Spring for the Nampa Fish hatchery is like November and December for the Post Office, and that’s a good thing for anglers.
“This is our big push in May and June,” Hatchery Manager Bob Becker said. “We will all but empty the hatchery between now and the Fourth of July.”
About 680,… more
Anglers are needed to catch Chinook for research
| idfg-rphillips
Many anglers are awaiting the arrival of Chinook salmon, but they’ve already been here a while, and they’re ready for fishing. They’re not Chinook that come from the ocean. Idaho Fish and Game stocks land-locked Chinook in lakes and reservoirs, and biologists are asking anglers to help them learn more about these… more
Wild K9 Officers
| idfg-snass
Idaho Fish and Game’s K9 program was recently featured on KBOI Channel 2’s newscast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSTRGMzOQus
The story captures the partnership that conservation officer Jim Stirling has built with a black lab named Pepper. Jim and Pepper were the pioneers in a K9 program that… more
The next generation of steelhead is being born
| idfg-csundquist
The next generation of steelhead are getting ready to hatch at Niagara Springs Fish Hatchery. Nearly two million eggs have been placed in upwelling incubators where they will remain until the fry have absorbed their yolk sac and are ready to swim-up and start on feed.
The eggs… more
Spring Chinook update from the Clearwater (5/8/17)
| idfg-bbowersox
Time for this week’s spring Chinook fishery update. We’ve gotten some interesting information over the past week from the lower Columbia River, but as I’ll try to explain, we still are waiting to see how this will all turn out. However, before I get to that, I pass along a local update on the sport fishery.
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Anglers Invited to Help with Fish Collection at CJ Strike Reservoir
| Anonymous (not verified)
This Saturday, anglers can participate in their favorite pastime and support a good cause – reestablishing fish populations in local waters.
The winter’s heavy snowpack has filled many small lakes and reservoirs throughout Southwest Idaho including Blacks Creek Reservoir and Indian Creek Reservoir.… more
Baby animals are better off when left alone
| idfg-mdemick
Spring is baby season for all things wild.
Being the peak time for wildlife to have their young, the Idaho Fish and Game offers this simple suggestion to those well-intentioned people that discover baby animals that appear to be abandoned - leave them alone.
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