With sage and sharp-tailed grouse seasons opening soon, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is asking hunters to help gather grouse information by providing a fully feathered wing for each bird they harvest.
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Idaho big game hunters could have a hunting season to brag about this fall, and deer hunters could see the best hunting in more than 20 years and potentially a record harvest for white-tailed deer.
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Fishing seasons and rules are revised every three years. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) is currently accepting public comments on proposed fishing rule changes for 2016-18, but the deadline to comment is coming soon. All comments must be received no later than Aug. 31 to be considered …
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Hunters will see similar waterfowl rules and bag limits to last year in most areas, but with minor season dates and bag limit changes. Excluding Zone 1 in Southeast Idaho, most of the state will open for waterfowl hunting on Oct. 17 and run until Jan. 29, and the youth …
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With a number of hunting opportunities opening in early August on or near private property, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game reminds hunters that they can increase their success and avoid potential problems by obtaining landowner permission in advance and taking extra precautions to properly care for their harvested …
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While surveying the Potlatch River about 10 years ago, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game discovered something surprising - a resilient population of wild steelhead.
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Idaho bowhunters in need of bowhunter education certification now have the option of being certified online. The course is designed to help Idaho bowhunters sharpen their skills and learn safe in-the-field practices.
COEUR d'ALENE - A few weeks from now, the first Chinook salmon on their way to Idaho will begin their journey from the Pacific Ocean to the fresh water streams of the Gem State.
While hunters across Idaho prepare for the upcoming wild turkey season this spring, Idaho Department of Fish and Game managers are looking further ahead, in hopes of providing more hunting opportunity in future years.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game fishery biologists have decided to take a new approach and stock many of Idaho's lakes and reservoirs with larger rainbow trout.
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During its scheduled meeting in Boise on Jan. 21, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game Commission was updated on the status of Idaho's wolf population. Staff Biologist Jim Hayden's report offered three key messages: Idaho's wolf population is well above all standards for a recovered population; wolf monitoring was …
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After a banner year for Idaho hunters, deer and elk populations continue to benefit from mild winter conditions. Preliminary harvest surveys suggest high harvest and high success rates in 2014.
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What started out as a deer spotlighting case eventually exposed a poaching spree that lasted for three months and was responsible for the illegal killing of at least eight deer, one elk and a moose.
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COEUR d'ALENE - When biologists implemented a project this summer to enhance kokanee spawning habitat in Lake Pend Oreille by placing gravel on the shoreline, they didn't know for sure whether it would be successful.
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The operation of two dams on the Clark Fork River is contributing to erosion of the delta, resulting in the loss of approximately 12 to 15 acres each year.
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Man and his technology have come a long way since Idaho became a state. Hunting today isn't about survival, it's about pursuing a form of recreation, a sport. But like all sports, hunting has its rules.
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As the early morning sun hit the banks of the Deadwood River, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game crew and volunteers are already hard at work spawning kokanee.
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