Interested landowners may apply to participate in an incentive program that compensates participating landowners who provide hunters and anglers access to or through their land.
The application period to participate in Access Yes! in 2009 is open now. The deadline is February 15. Enrollment and bid applications are available on the Idaho Department of Fish and [...]
January 16, 2009 | Posted in
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The Little Camas Reservoir in Elmore County will be dry or nearly dry by late summer, and fish in the reservoir will have a high likelihood of dying as water levels drop.
For these reasons, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game opened the reservoir to salvage of fish.
“We would rather have people harvest these fish [...]
August 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Idaho’s first master naturalist chapter is forming this summer in Fremont County.
Residents in the Island Park area formed the Henrys Fork Chapter of the Idaho Master Naturalist Program after a recent training session. Master naturalists are trained volunteers dedicated to public education and to the conservation of their area’s natural resources.
Individuals who complete the master [...]
August 19, 2008 | Posted in
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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet at 8 a.m. Tuesday, August 12, to set waterfowl and sage grouse seasons and to consider disability licensing rules.
The commissioners will convene via telephone conference call in an open public meeting at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, 600 S. Walnut St., Boise.
Individuals with disabilities may [...]
August 5, 2008 | Posted in
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Is your child planning on hunting this fall?
Seats are available at several hunter and bowhunter education course scheduled July through September throughout the Lewiston area.
Students can view a list courses being offered and register online at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/education/hunter_ed or visit the Clearwater Regional Office at 3316 16th Street in Lewiston.
“Waiting until school starts can cause problems,” [...]
July 8, 2008 | Posted in
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has scheduled a hunting clinic to introduce the sport of hunting to women; and, to help female hunters further their hunting skills.
The fifteenth annual Panhandle Region “Women in Hunting” clinic will be from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at the Coeur d’Alene Rifle and Pistol [...]
June 24, 2008 | Posted in
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Salmon fishing on the mainstem Clearwater River downstream of the South Fork Clearwater River closed at the end of fishing hours Sunday, June 15.
Fishery managers for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game estimate that as of June 8 anglers had harvested about 50 percent of the state’s harvest share of adult hatchery Chinook salmon [...]
June 16, 2008 | Posted in
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The one day each year that a fishing license is not required for anyone is Free Fishing Day – this year on Saturday, June 7.
Free fishing includes salmon; anglers don’t need a license or salmon permit, but they are still subject to all bag and possession limits.
To go fishing on any other day, anglers will [...]
Two Idaho hunters will have some extra cash for gear and hunting supplies this fall.
They were the winners drawn by computerized lottery from hunters who applied early in the big game controlled hunt application period, which ends Thursday, June 5.
Leroy Hult of Nampa won the May 15 drawing for $550, and Nathaniel T. Seal of [...]
June 2, 2008 | Posted in
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The continued nesting success of trumpeter swans at the Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area in the Upper Snake Region will once again delay access to portions of the area until July 1.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has restricted fishing and public access to Ponds 4 and 2 in the main pond complex.
“Access is [...]
May 23, 2008 | Posted in
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