Watch the full recap of the Jan. 29, 2025 Idaho Fish and Game Commission Meeting in Boise. Topics covered include: 2025-2030 Idaho Black Bear Management Plan, Non-Resident Tag Issuance Advisory Group Recommendations, and the 2025-2026 Season Setting for Moose, Bighorn Sheep, and Mountain Goat.

To hunt in Idaho you will need: a hunting license; a tag for big game species and turkey; to take a hunter education class if born after January 1, 1975; If you’ve never purchased a hunting license in Idaho, or any other state, and you’re 8 years of age or older, you are eligible for our Hunting Passport program.

To fish in Idaho any person 14 years of age or older must have a valid fishing license. Anglers younger than 14 do not need a license, but there is a small difference between resident and nonresident youth.

Inhabiting those waters are 42 game fish species, from giant white sturgeon to wild trout, catfish to kokanee, and smallmouth bass to salmon and steelhead. Most Idaho waters have year-round fishing seasons.

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is divided into seven administrative regions with offices in Coeur d'Alene, Lewiston, Nampa, Jerome, Pocatello, Idaho Falls and Salmon. In addition, a subregional office in McCall operates in conjunction with the Southwest Region office.

Oct 17, 2024 · To view Idaho Fish and Game administrative rules and code, visit the Office of Administrative Rules on the Idaho Department of Administration website. To advertise in future Idaho Fish and Game seasons and rules large brochures, call: Rotary Offset Press at 1 …

Jan 24, 2025 · Are you interested in a career of a lifetime with a premier natural resource agency that has a highly skilled staff who are dedicated to preserving, protecting, perpetuating, and managing Idaho's fish and wildlife? If this is your passion, come work for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG).

Fish and Game stocks over 30-million fish from its hatcheries into rivers, lowland lakes, reservoirs and mountain lakes every year. Stocked fish include fry, fingerlings, and catchable sized fish from 18 species and 16 strains.

All successful moose, sheep and goat hunters must report their harvest within 10 days of the date of kill and have a big game mortality report completed at an Idaho Fish and Game Regional office or to a conservation officer.

Aug 26, 2024 · Idaho Department of Fish and Game will stock over 4,500 catchable-sized (10 to 12-inch) Rainbow trout in the Salmon Region during September. Here are some places to take the whole family.