Idaho Elk Mortality Study Takes Crime Scene Investigation Approach
Looking to gain additional insight into both the causes and perpetrators of elk mortality in Idaho’s panhandle region, state biologists look very closely at the clues left at each site. For the past two years, biologists with the Idaho Fish and Game Panhandle Region have been monitoring the activity of elk through the use of […]
Idaho Fish and Game Predicts Lower Mule Deer Harvest in 2017
The bad news surrounding last year’s harsh winter continues in Idaho as many begin preparations for this year’s upcoming hunts, despite the recent good news coming out of neighboring Montana. As most already know, the conditions experienced across much of the American West last winter have taken a toll on deer populations as biologists attempt […]
Idaho Jogger Fends of Black Bear with Swift Kick
Marking the second attack in Idaho’s Priest Lake region in a month, a jogger came face-to-face with a black bear in the popular recreation area. The man reportedly was followed down the trail by a black bear when he finally decided to confront the curious animal. As he stopped, the black bear pounced on top […]
Idaho Considers Allowing Hunters to Bait Wolves
With several rule changes proposed, the Idaho Fish and Game Department is seeking public comment on the changes until July 26. Of the proposed changes, none is making as many waves as the recently announced proposal that could allow the state’s wolf hunters to utilize bait specifically placed for wolves. While wolf hunters In Idaho […]
Black Bear Responsible For Entering Home Near Tetonia Euthanized
TETONIA, ID (RELEASE) –Personnel with the Idaho Department of Fish & Game (IDFG) trapped and euthanized a five-year-old male black bear that had become overly accustomed to humans to the point that it had entered a home outside of Tetonia, fortunately, no one was injured. Officials are still on the watch for another black bear […]
Idaho Winter Kill Less Than Expected for Mule Deer, Elk
After challenging winter conditions ravaged the western United States last season, results are beginning to pour in from mortality studies in the various western states. Idaho, in particular, is showing better results than previously expected. Despite being the second-lowest winter survival in nearly 20 years, officials with the Idaho Fish and Game Department report that […]
A Conservation Milestone: Yellowstone Grizzlies Removed from Endangered Species List
Despite being clouded in controversy, the decision to lift the federal protection of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is a victory in sound wildlife conservation. After living under the protective umbrella of the Endangered Species Act for over 40 years, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke called the recovery “one of America’s great […]
Study Points to Elk as More Significant Brucellosis Transmission Risk than Bison
Present in both bison and elk, Brucellosis is an infection that causes infected animals to abort their calves. While the infection has historically affected both species, it is the bison where much of the efforts to contain brucellosis were concentrated. As large grazing animals who often encounter livestock, ranchers have grown abundantly concerned that the […]
Three Sentenced in Muti-Year, Tri-State Elk Poaching Investigation
Spanning over three years and three different states, officials have closed the case involving two Utah residents, an Idaho resident and a variety of poached and wasted animals. A Nevada game warden was locked and detained behind closed gates while attempting to investigate the killing of a bull elk he had witnessed moments earlier in […]
Another Idaho Bighorn Euthanized After Mixing with Domestic Sheep
Marking the third bighorn removed from the area bordering Challis, Idaho, a one-year-old bighorn sheep ram was removed from the wild after mixing with a herd domestic sheep. To reduce the risk of spreading disease contracted from livestock, Idaho Fish and Game officials took the lethal actions after receiving local reports that the ram […]