Idaho Fish and Game

A new bill in Idaho could change the way wildlife is relocated, impacting both animals and your community.

Idaho Fish and Game says a white-tailed buck harvested in Unit 15 south of Grangeville has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.

Idaho Fish and Game is updating its strategic plan this year, and the department wants to hear from those that enjoy the state’s wildlife.  Known as The Compass, Fish and Game’s Strategic Plan was last updated in 2015.  Much has changed in Idaho since then, so the Department said to update the Compass to reflect the needs and demands of today.   Those who want to part...

Idaho Fish and Game is investigating two recent incidents of illegal take of a white-tailed deer and bull elk near Wallace, and investigators are asking for your help with information.  It’s believed the first poaching took place late January 9th into early January 10th.  A bull elk wa...

Idaho Fish and Game is asking for your help identifying the person or persons responsible for the illegal killing of a bald eagle in the Panhandle.  Fish and Game received information about a bald eagle that was shot and killed near Sandpoint between December 24th-26th.  Th...

Idaho Fish and Game recently announced with the detection of chronic wasting disease in Unit 1, a new CWD management zone has been established.  This new zone is defined as that portion of Boundary County east of the Selkirk Mountains divide.  Fish an...

Idaho Fish and Game is recognizing Chronic Wasting Disease Awareness Week, which runs now through Sunday September 29th.  The goal is to help hunters, and others who value Idaho’s wildlife, to learn and understand why managing the disease is critical to Idaho’s future, and the role hunters play in it.   “I think hun...

Idaho Fish and Game announced last week a positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease in an adult female white-tailed deer roughly three miles outside of Bonners Ferry.  The deer was reported to Fish and Game by a landowner who found the dead deer in early July.  The pos...

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