Outdoors
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Moose relocated from Chubbuck neighborhood
On the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 22, Idaho Fish and Game with help from City of Chubbuck Animal Control officers and other city personnel responded to a repor…
Major fish passage project to begin in Big Creek
Not a tequila sunsrise
Eagles will be here soon
Study: Fishing a billion-plus industry
It comes as no surprise, but nonresidents spend substantially more on travel-related items such as accommodations, outfitter and guide services, restaurants an…
Cow moose unlawfully shot near the community of Clearwater
Fish and Game is seeking information regarding the individual(s) responsible for shooting moose along the S. Fork of the Clearwater River
Wasted buck on Mount Idaho Grade near Grangeville
xxA whitetail buck was shot and left to waste along Mount Idaho Grade east of Grangeville. The deer was shot between the evening hours of Sunday, Oct. 19, and 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 20.
Montana Land Board adds more than 53K acres to conservation easement
State officials voted 4-1 to seal more than 53,000 acres of land in the Cabinet Mountains under the terms of a perpetual conservation easement during a Montana…
Middle Fork of Flathead dips to record-low flow
Of particular note was the period from April to the end of May, when snowpack went from being near or above average, to below average. Some areas by the end of…
White-tailed deer tooth collections and antler measurements to begin for units 2, 10A and select controlled hunts
Participation is easy. Hunters wishing to participate can simply provide a tooth from the front lower jaw of their harvested white-tailed deer. Tooth collectio…
Idaho Fish and Game recognize two hunter education instructors on 45 years of service
The work these gentlemen did for the hunter education program was entirely voluntary. Collectively, they donated over 3000 hours of their personal time to the program, and that does not include the work donated by…
Successful or not, hunters and anglers must stop at check stations
Most check stations are “management stations” where the main goal is to collect data from harvested animals. You will typically see these in the same places ye…
An inside look at Idaho’s $3M fight against invasive quagga mussels
Officials again identified quagga mussels in some of the same parts of the river in 2024 and again this September, although officials said the area of the Snak…
Careful … that may not be the trophy bull you think it is
Anyone found guilty of shooting an artificial animal may lose his or her hunting license, face a fine up to $1,000, and serve a possible six months in jail. Shooters will pay a $50 restitution penalty to help maint…
Pheasant season opens Oct. 11 or Oct. 18 depending on the area
When a pheasant is reduced to possession, the hunter must immediately validate the permit by entering the harvest date and location in non-erasable ink and remove a notch from the permit for each pheasant taken. …
Comment period open for Fish and Game's proposed rulemaking
Chapter 13.01.19: Rules for Selecting, Operating, Discontinuing, and Suspending Vendors Summary: Remove vendor classifications to simplify the approval process, added a ‘community benefit’ component to allow for…