ARTICLES BY GAME
Spring migration at McArthur Lake
Just a few short weeks ago, McArthur Lake and the northern Panhandle remained in the reluctantly-loosening grip of winter. Ice was still thick over the entire reservoir and the red-winged blackbirds that arrived early resorted to singing in the pines, waiting for snowdrifts to reveal the cattails they would aim …
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
'A particularly deadly season for swans' in the Cd'A River Basin
Panhandle Region Fish and Game staff have received numerous calls about dead tundra swans in the lower Coeur d’Alene River Basin, particularly around Harrison Slough. The deaths are attributed to poisoning from mine waste contamination found in the wetland sediments where the birds forage.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Project WILD workshop set for Cd'A April 26-27
Local teachers can take an introductory course next month aimed at giving them the tools to share the wonders of Idaho’s wildlife.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Despite storms, Idaho winter is normal and emergency feeding is unneeded
When big snow storms roll through Idaho, people often wonder how they will affect big game, and whether Idaho Fish and Game will start feeding deer, elk, pronghorn and other animals. The short answer is so far, this is a normal winter, and there’s no need for emergency winter feeding …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Moore to retire from IDFG in January
Idaho Fish and Game Director Virgil Moore announced he will retire from the department in January 2019 after a 42-year career in fish and wildlife management. Moore has served as director of Idaho Fish and Game since 2011, and he intends to remain until his replacement has been selected by …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 7 YEARS AGO
Commission halts steelhead fishing
Idaho Fish and Game Commission on Nov. 14 voted to suspend the steelhead fishing season at the end of fishing hours on Dec. 7 under threat of a federal lawsuit by six organizations for Fish and Game operating a steelhead season without a federal permit, which is currently pending.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 7 YEARS AGO
Fish and Game Commission suspends steelhead fishing
Idaho Fish and Game Commission on Nov. 14 voted to suspend the steelhead fishing season at the end of fishing hours on Dec. 7 under threat of a federal lawsuit by six organizations for Fish and Game operating a steelhead season without a federal permit, which is currently pending.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Fish and Game director Moore to retire
Idaho Fish and Game Director Virgil Moore announced he will retire from the department in January 2019 after a 42-year career in fish and wildlife management. Moore has served as director of Idaho Fish and Game since 2011, and he intends to remain until his replacement has been selected by …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Help keep Idaho wild
The young male grizzly’s thick coat shimmered in the morning sunlight. Fat is fit for a bear, and this bear was very, very fit. Unfortunately, this bear had grown fit on an artificial diet of corn and black sunflower seeds put out by a landowner for the deer and the …
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Black bear breaks into zoo, gets a Fish and Game escort back to the wild
Bear breaks into zoo: it sounds like the punchline of a joke, but it recently happened at Zoo Idaho in Pocatello, and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game conservation officers had a unique situation on their hands.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
