ARTICLES BY IDFG REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

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Five reasons to enroll your student in hunter education today

If hunting is on your child’s horizon, now is a great time to get them certified in hunter education. Hunter ed classes are open to students age nine or older and junior hunting licenses are available starting at age 10.

SHOSHONE NEWS-PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

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Grizzly bear euthanized near Copeland

COPELAND – On June 1, Fish and Game Conservation Officers euthanized an adult grizzly bear near the town of Copeland in a joint effort with U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

SHOSHONE NEWS-PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

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Tundra swans dying from historic mine waste in 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.

SHOSHONE NEWS-PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO