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• Lost wolf pup finds temporary home

  May 30, 2012 in Outdoors, Idaho Campers on Friday outside of Ketchum, Idaho, picked up what they thought was a lost domestic puppy but it turned out to be a wolf.

• Bear hunt tips to go online

  November 11, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 The bear moving through the brush has dark fur and weighs about 300 pounds. Is it a black bear or a grizzly? Most people rely on size and coloring to …

• Complaints about bears drop in North Idaho

  October 9, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 North Idaho’s black bears are better behaved this year – generating fewer complaints for raiding bird feeders, upsetting garbage cans or scrambling onto decks in search of dog food. Matt … 3

• Rules on Idaho wolf hunt include no statewide quota

  July 9, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 Idaho’s upcoming wolf hunt will be managed like other big game seasons, with no statewide quota on the number of wolves that can be killed, state officials said Friday. About … 2

• Aerial killing of wolves called off

  May 15, 2011 in City on Page B3 LEWISTON – Aerial gunners in a helicopter have killed at least five wolves in north-central Idaho since Wednesday in an effort to protect elk herds, but the hunting has been …

• Idaho issues wolf hunting tags

  May 5, 2011 in News, Outdoors Idaho Department of Fish and Game has started selling wolf tags – $11.50 for resident hunters and $186 for out-of-state hunters. Tags are available at license vendors and Fish and … 8

• Wolf protections lifted; Idaho, Montana plan hunts this fall

  May 5, 2011 in Outdoors, Idaho on Page A5 The Obama administration on Wednesday moved to lift Endangered Species Act protections for 5,500 gray wolves in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes, drawing the line on the predators’ rapid … 1

• Obama delists gray wolves

  May 4, 2011 in News, Nation/World The Obama administration on Wednesday moved to lift Endangered Species Act protections for 5,500 gray wolves in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes, drawing the line on the predators’ rapid … 6

• Wildlife manager to head Idaho Fish and Game

  March 31, 2011 in News Virgil Moore has 34 years of wildlife management experience

• Hunters, natural predators no match for real turkeys

  March 31, 2011 in Outdoors, Idaho on Page A1 It was a turkey showdown in Nils Rosdahl’s pasture Wednesday morning. Tail feathers unfurled, a male strutted toward a group of females. As he neared the hens, two other toms …

• Hayden Lake purchase to help water quality, wildlife

  February 2, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Wildlife managers have snared a prime piece of real estate above Hayden Lake for continued use by moose, bear, elk and other critters. The acquisition should also help protect the … 1

• Game officials take aim at dense moose populations

  January 13, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 A moose wandered into a backyard near the Fernan Lake boat launch, lured by a tempting array of ornamental plants. Both the homeowner and Kootenai County sheriff’s deputies tried to …

• More moose on the loose in Kootenai County

  January 12, 2011 in Idaho The moose wandered into a backyard near the Fernan Lake boat launch, lured by a tempting array of ornamental plants. 3

• Idaho parks e-mails concern Feds

  December 9, 2010 in Outdoors, City, Idaho on Page A9 BOISE – An e-mail exchange between state and federal officials that emerged publicly Wednesday highlights how motorized recreation and wildlife advocates are jockeying for influence in the debate over how …

• Idaho political regular cited in illegal elk kill

  December 1, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A5 Idaho wildlife officials say they are investigating former gubernatorial candidate Rex Rammell for illegally killing an elk in eastern Idaho.

• Anonymous letter boasts of poaching

  November 17, 2010 in Idaho on Page A7 A taunting letter, purportedly written by a poacher, has sparked an investigation by Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s law enforcement officials. On Nov. 12, the agency received an expletive-laced …

• Idaho officials seek details on poaching taunt

  November 16, 2010 in Idaho A taunting letter, purportedly written by a poacher, has sparked an investigation by Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s law enforcement officials. 1

• Elk, hunters increasing

  November 12, 2010 in Outdoors, City, Idaho on Page A5 Rich Gerhard filled his freezer with 280 pounds of elk meat this fall. The kill took place within an hour’s drive of his home. One morning last month, Gerhard got … 1

• Elk, moose migration routes to be studied

  October 25, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 The Idaho Department of Fish and Game plans to capture elk and moose in eastern Idaho starting in December as part of a three-year study to determine migration corridors with …

• Changes at shooting range aren’t enough, neighbors say

  October 15, 2010 in Idaho The Idaho Department of Fish and Game on Friday received its seventh grant from the National Rifle Association to continue safety improvements at the Farragut State Park shooting range, as … 3

• Co-workers, family remember helicopter crash victims

  September 1, 2010 in Outdoors, Idaho, Region Devastated co-workers of two Idaho Department of Fish and Game fisheries biologists killed in a helicopter crash Tuesday remember them as dedicated, passionate about their jobs and fun to be …

• Biologists, pilot killed in Kamiah helicopter crash

  August 31, 2010 in Outdoors, Idaho A helicopter chartered by the Idaho Fish and Game Department agency plunged into a travel trailer and crashed today on a downtown street in the small town of Kamiah, killing … 1

• Long Lake dead fish creating quite a stink

  July 13, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 At Long Lake, hundreds of dead carp are washing up on beaches, collecting under docks and creating a stink for residents living along the 24-mile reservoir. “If you’re water-skiing on … 5

• Dead carp washing up at Long Lake

  July 12, 2010 in City At Long Lake, hundreds of dead carp are washing up on beaches, collecting under docks and creating a stink for residents living along the 24-mile reservoir. 2

• Idaho liberalizes wolf hunting rules; Montana expands quotas

  July 8, 2010 in Idaho Trapping wolves will be allowed in Idaho, and hunters can use electronic calls to attract the elusive predators, Idaho wildlife officials decided Thursday. By liberalizing hunting methods, members of Idaho’s …

• Idaho sockeye running with big Columbia fish surge

  June 23, 2010 in Outdoors, Idaho Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials say the state could see higher numbers of endangered Snake River sockeye salmon returning this year.

• Youth fishing clinic cuts launch access

  June 17, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A12 Access to the main boat launch at Rose Lake will be limited Friday because of a youth fishing clinic.

• Idaho will consider easing wolf hunting regulations

  May 20, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 Liberalizing hunting methods for wolves – including the use of traps, bait and electronic calls – will be discussed at the Idaho Fish and Game Commission meeting today. The use …

• Idaho Fish and Game to weigh traps, bait in wolf hunts

  May 19, 2010 in Idaho Liberalizing hunting methods for wolves – including the use of traps, bait and electronic calls – will be discussed at the Idaho Fish and Game Commission meeting Thursday. 4

• UI Foundation to sell land to Fish and Game

  May 7, 2010 in Idaho The University of Idaho Foundation has decided to sell a 120-acre parcel on a northcentral Idaho mountain that’s home to bighorn sheep to the state Department of Fish and Game, … 1

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