Idaho Fish and Game Looking for Information on Chukar Poaching Suspects
Spotted on the Boise River Wildlife Management area March 18 hunting chukar roughly 46 days after the season closed for the game birds, a pair of poachers are under investigation by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. In addition to hunting chukar out of season, the pictured duo, as released by the department, […]
Idaho Conservation Officers Seek Assistance Regarding Bull Elk Shot And Left to Waste
On Thursday, March 16, 2017, a bull elk was shot and left to waste on privately owned farm ground near White Owl Butte approximately 11 miles east of Rexburg in Madison County, ID. There currently is no open hunting season for elk in that area. Idaho Department of Fish & Game (IDFG) Conservation Officers […]
Sasquatch Involved in Vehicle Collision with Deer, Idaho Woman Tells Police
The legend of the elusive Bigfoot lives on, at least for one Idaho woman who narrowly escaped the wrath of the beast, before striking a deer with her Subaru last week. Traversing down U.S. Highway 95 on Wednesday, the Moscow-Pullman Daily News reported that a 50-year-old woman struck a deer while apparently being distracted by […]
More Elk Hunting Opportunities, Fewer Mule Deer Tags in Idaho This Year
This winter was anything but easy on much of the wildlife of the American west. Idaho, including many other western states, instituted supplemental feeding stations to help wildlife such as deer, elk and antelope deal with heavy snowfall. As a natural by-product of the winter weather, Idaho Fish and Game Commissioners set the hunting […]
Teenage Boy Sprayed with Cyanide Bomb Meant for Coyotes
While walking his trusty sidekick, Casey, a 3-year-old yellow Labrador, Canyon Mansfield stumbled upon something peculiar on the hill located behind his home last week in southeastern Idaho. Having traversed the area many times prior with his family, Canyon spotted what appeared to be a pipe sticking out of the ground, piquing the interest […]
Grizzlies Emerging as First Sign of the Spring Season
With spring officially underway, what better way to mark the new season than with the emergence of some of our favorite large mammals? Just the same as songbirds begin to return to North America from their wintering grounds in the tropics of South and Central America, the grizzly bear is beginning to show up […]
28 Pronghorn Killed in ‘Offensive Case of Poaching’
The following is a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Conservation Officers Seeking Help In Finding Poachers Responsible For Killing 28 Pronghorns Near Monteview IDAHO FALLS – Conservation Officers with the Idaho Department of Fish & Game (IDFG) are seeking assistance from the public in apprehending the person or persons responsible […]
Idaho Non-Resident Deer and Elk Tags Nearly Sold Out in 2016
Out-of-state deer and elk tags sales account for more than 50 percent of all license funds in the state of Idaho, and in 2016, the state nearly sold out of its entire inventory of both. For the first time since 2008, Idaho’s non-resident deer tags were completed sold out and the state’s non-resident elk […]
First, a Moose and Now an Elk Has Fallen into an Idaho Residential Basement
A little over a week ago, a moose had managed to fall through a basement window in a residential neighborhood in Hailey Idaho. Four days later, an elk suffered the same fate in the same small town. “I wished we were making this up folks…. but just minutes ago, another elk was confronted by […]
Toxic Plant in Idaho Claims Eight More Elk
Adding to the list of mortalities in the state of Idaho this winter, eight more elk have succumbed to the deadly Japanese Yew plant according to Idaho Fish and Game. The plant, which remains green in color throughout the year, is a very attractive potential food source to many large animals but is highly […]