Fishing
Southwest Idaho chinook fishing update – as of July 12
Chinook salmon fishing for Rapid River Hatchery fish is very good in the Lower Salmon and Little Salmon Rivers. This past weekend saw record numbers of anglers and more than 100 fish harvested per day
ID: Ask the conservation officer (co): Bow fishing
Question: “I recently saw an outdoor program about bow fishing for carp? What are the rules for shooting fish with a bow and arrow?” Answer: Bow fishing is a great summer-time diversion from target shooting
ID: Military, police may be exempt from hunter ed live fire
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission has approved an exemption to the live fire exercise of the Fish and Game hunter education program. The exemption allows active, former or retired members of the U.S. armed
ID: Reduced fees available to nonresident disabled vets
A new state law that took effect July 1 extends reduced license and tag fees to nonresident disabled American veterans participating in a hunt in association with a qualified organization. Before July 1, reduced license
ID: Grizzly bear trapping to begin in the Caribou-Targhee
Biologists are set to begin grizzly bear trapping for research in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest south of Yellowstone National Park. As part of ongoing efforts under the Endangered Species Act to monitor the distribution of
ID: Commission ups bag limit on Lower, Little Salmon rivers
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Thursday, July 7, increased bag limits on the Chinook fisheries in the lower Salmon and Little Salmon rivers, and authorized a season on the Boise River, if fish become
WI: DNR keeps sharp eye on ‘sharpie’ plan
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. – One of the state’s four native grouse species – the sharptail – has a new management plan, but questions remain as to whether the plan is enough to allow the birds
WI: Budget for DNR takes hit
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. – The Natural Resources Board learned that the new biennial state budget will result in a reduction of $53 million, or 4.7 percent, from the DNR’s 2009-10 budget. “The good news is
WI: Will more water mean more waterfowl?
Madison – Above-average spring rains improved wetland conditions across Wisconsin and could lead to better duck production, according to state waterfowl biologists. “This is good news after a dry 2010 in Wisconsin with below-average duck
