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• Trailer invites families to fish

  April 12, 2012 in Sports on Page K9 Idaho Fish and Game will be wheeling out a“Take Me Fishing Trailer” packed with fishing rods and tackle for Idaho Panhandle kids to use free at trout-stocked ponds starting in …

• Field reports: Idaho fishing rules could be revised

  March 11, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C11 FISHING – Idaho is taking a look at the big picture of fishing throughout the state as it revises its management plans through 2018. Panhandle Region anglers will be asked … 1

• Ice-fishing event draws crowd

  February 5, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C11 Last weekend’s free ice-fishing event at Hauser Lake, organized by Idaho Fish and Game, was a chilling success in luring people of all ages to try the sport. Although agency …

• Idaho wildlife official clears wolves in dog death

  January 17, 2012 in Outdoors, Idaho WALLACE — A state wildlife official says an investigation has failed to find clear evidence that a dog died in an attack by wolves last week in northern Idaho. 10

• Bear exhibit packs safety lesson

  December 7, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 An appetite for dog food was the black bear’s undoing. Wildlife agents killed the 500-pound male after it engineered a series of crafty break-ins at cabins in southwest Washington. Now, …

• Wildlife agents: Don’t feed the bears

  December 6, 2011 in News, Outdoors, City An appetite for dog food was the black bear’s undoing. Wildlife agents killed the 500-pound male after it engineered a series of crafty break-ins at cabins in Southwest Washington. 2

• Leads sought in elk poaching case

  December 5, 2011 in News Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials are seeking leads in the case of a bull elk poached several miles east of Silverwood Theme Park. 8

• Eye on Boise: Put lifetime of hunting, fishing under tree

  December 4, 2011 in Outdoors, Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – Need a whopper of a gift idea for the outdoors enthusiast on your list? Idaho Fish and Game has one: A lifetime of Idaho hunting or fishing – …

• Captive wolf on the lam

  September 15, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 When Mark Earls saw a shaggy, white wolf crossing a road in North Idaho’s Hoodoo Valley, he pulled out his cellphone to snap a picture of it. “What boggled him … 42

• Landers: Idaho wolf tag sales lagging, so far

  September 1, 2011 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Idaho wolf tag purchases are barely better than home sales. Maybe it’s the economy or the recent lawsuits that threatened to stall the hunting season again, but wolf permits are … 1

• Despite reservations, Otter signs wolf measure

  April 20, 2011 in Idaho on Page A8 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has signed into law a measure to allow the state to declare a disaster due to wolves and take emergency measures to combat the …

• Idaho Fish and Game director announces retirement

  February 15, 2011 in News, Outdoors, Idaho Idaho Fish and Game Department director Cal Groen, 64, has announced his retirement after 21 years with the agency.

• Effort aims to restore once-abundant burbot in Kootenai River

  January 30, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 Snow was blowing sideways when Corie Laude hauled a hoop net from the choppy waters of the Kootenai River. Her catch lurked in the bottom of the net, green and …

• 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

• Legislators likely to go by the book

  December 5, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 BOISE – Of the 18 newly elected legislators who will join Idaho’s House and Senate when it convenes in January, five previously served in the Legislature, two others have held …

• Wolf negotiations resume, but no consensus

  December 2, 2010 in Region Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and governors from three Northern Rockies states resumed negotiations today to remove the region’s wolves from the endangered list, but reached no conclusions. 1

• Rattlesnake skins slither onto market

  November 27, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Thanks to concerns from Idaho state legislators, Idahoans now may legally sell up to six rattlesnake skins a year, and the state’s Fish and Game Department is looking …

• Idaho rules now allow some sales of snakeskins

  November 26, 2010 in Idaho BOISE – Thanks to concerns from Idaho state legislators, Idahoans now may legally sell up to six rattlesnake skins a year, and the state’s Fish and Game Department is looking … 2

• Feds delay decision on Idaho wolf killing

  November 8, 2010 in City on Page A6 LEWISTON – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service won’t be able to respond to Idaho’s petition to kill wolves in the upper Clearwater River Basin as soon as hoped, an … 1

• Gridlock on wolves alienates key allies

  October 28, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 An impasse over wolf management in the Northern Rockies is alienating hunters and ranchers, groups whose support is crucial to the canny predators’ long-term success in the region, experts say. … 28

• Allred wants to retain state control of wolves

  October 22, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Keith Allred, Democratic candidate for governor of Idaho, announced Thursday that he opposes Gov. Butch Otter’s decision to pull Idaho out of wolf management, and that if elected, …

• Idaho pulling back on wolves

  October 19, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 Idaho Gov. Butch Otter ordered state wildlife managers Monday to stop arresting poachers and investigating illegal killings of wolves, saying the state is getting out of wolf management. Without the … 6

• Mont. lawmaker alleges non-protection of wolves in Idaho

  October 18, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 MISSOULA – Idaho officials are disputing a claim by Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg of Montana that Idaho won’t enforce federal protection of wolves. The Missoulian reported that Rehberg on Thursday …

• Idaho, Montana propose wolf hunts

  September 28, 2010 in Idaho, Region on Page A6 Documents released Monday show that Montana is seeking federal approval to kill 186 endangered gray wolves in a special “conservation hunt,” and neighboring Idaho wants permission to remove up to … 7

• Crapo, Risch sponsor wolf delisting bill

  September 23, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch introduced legislation Wednesday to remove Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in Idaho and Montana, as well as portions of Washington, Oregon and …

• Wolf killings likely to expand as agencies seek broad authority

  September 7, 2010 in Outdoors, City on Page A5 BILLINGS – Government agencies are seeking broad new authority to ramp up killings and removals of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes, despite two recent court actions …

• Wyoming not apologetic for thwarting wolf plans

  September 5, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C13 CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming remains committed to classifying gray wolves as predators that can be shot on sight across most of the state despite complaints that its position will stop … 3

• Idaho adapts to wolf ruling, plans appeal

  August 22, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho’s top wildlife officials have agreed to appeal a federal judge’s decision placing wolves back on the endangered species list, but they’ve also agreed to work with the …

• Idaho F&G unveils Clearwater wolf-kill plan

  August 13, 2010 in Outdoors, Idaho The Idaho Fish and Game Department released a plan late this afternoon to kill 70 to 80 of the 100 or so wolves in the Lolo elk management zone, and … 4

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