Idaho
Idaho Fishing Reports / Information
Administratively, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is divided into regions with the office locations listed below:
Panhandle Region / Coeur d’Alene
Clearwater Region / Lewiston
Southwest Region / Nampa
McCall / Southwest Subregion office
Magic Valley Region / Jerome
Southeast Region / Pocatello
Upper Snake Region / Idaho Falls
Salmon Region / Salmon
Check the water levels at boat ramps on Bureau [...]
Welcome to Yellowstone National Park!
Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is America’s first national park. Located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, it is home to a large variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, and elk. Preserved within Yellowstone National Park are Old Faithful and a collection of the world’s most extraordinary geysers and hot springs, and the [...]
What is Access Yes!?
Access Yes! is a program designed by the Idaho Fish and Game to improve sportsmen’s access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners who provide access. Ultimately, the goal is to provide access to 1,000,000+ acres of private land along with access through private land to thousands more [...]
Bear activity increasing in Eastern Idaho
Forest and wildlife officials have seen bear tracks in the snow in the Island Park area.
Bears are emerging from their winter dens; consequently, local residents and visitors need to be alert for the presence of both black and grizzly bears within Caribou-Targhee National Forest, particularly in the northern portion of the forest.
As bears once again [...]
BLM Purchases Conservation Easement on Scenic Henrys Fork of the Snake River
Easement will conserve outstanding river property from development and protect sensitive animal species
Idaho Falls District Office – On September 20, 2007 the BLM Idaho Falls District purchased a 104-acre conservation easement from LL Enterprises, LLC with Land and Water Conservation Fund appropriations. The landowners granted public access along the property’s river front bank through the [...]
All-Terrain Vehicles And Hunting
The use of ATVs during hunting season has increased dramatically during the last 10 years. While ATVs have made access to some backcountry areas and big game retrieval easier for many hunters, their increased use has created some problems. The following information may help reduce conflicts between hunters.
Questions and Answers
Map of Restricted Hunt Units
Issues
Facts
Off-Highway Vehicle [...]
Payette River Scenic Byway
A drive along the Payette River Scenic Byway can be very distracting for motorists. Rather than watching the road, you may be more inclined to watch the river as it crashes and tumbles its way over the rocks through the narrow river valley. The best thing to do is take advantage of the occasional [...]
Volunteers needed to plant for wildlife
Large wildfires have taken their toll on southwest Idaho winter range during the past two years.
Volunteers are needed to help Idaho Fish and Game rehabilitate hundreds of acres of winter big game range and speed up the native plant recovery process.
For more information regarding the planting project, or to learn about other volunteer opportunities with [...]
Fishing in Idaho
With more than 1,500 high mountain lakes, over 10 world-class blue-ribbon wild trout streams and numerous natural large lakes and reservoirs, fishing in Idaho is nothing less than spectacular and its fly fishing……legendary. Of course, it depends on what you are fishing for and the time of year, as Idaho has 35 different species of [...]
Camping in Idaho
With over 37 million acres of public land, four major wilderness areas, and thousands of rivers and lakes, you’ll never have to travel far to find a place to pitch your tent or park your R.V in Idaho. Idaho has 29 state parks, over half of which allow overnight camping and have facilities for both [...]
