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Hunting Fishing Licenses Wildlife Education Media Science Enforcement About Fish and Game Featured Winter weather so far has not prompted the need for emergency big game feeding Big game herds are well adapted to survive a typical Idaho winter Ice Fishing in Idaho In the Spotlight Renew your hunting/fishing licenses, and here's how to use them now You may be tempted to put off buying your 2020 licenses, but you'd be missing out on some cool hunting and fishing opportunities that can cure cabin fever and get your year started off the right way. Licenses, tags, and permits Panhandle Region Clearwater Region Southwest Region Magic Valley Region Southeast Region Upper Snake Region Salmon Region Recent News River Restoration Series: Partnerships essential in restoring fish habitat Friday, January 24, 2020 - 9:39 AM MST It’s about communities working together to address challenges to bringing back salmon, trout, and steelhead for everyone. Idaho Fish and Game has been investing in restoring fish habitat for a long time, and continues to do so. These are great stories, and we’d like share those with you. Clearwater Region Wild Salmon and Steelhead Chinook Salmon Fishing Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri) Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) Camera surveys provide new statewide wolf population estimate Friday, January 24, 2020 - 8:40 AM MST Idaho Fish and Game has a new estimate of the statewide wolf population through its new survey method using game cameras and mathematical modeling. Wildlife Conservation and Management Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) Favorable conditions for trout under the ice of Henrys Lake Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 4:15 PM MST Fisheries biologists have been out weekly since December 2019 monitoring oxygen levels below the ice on Henrys Lake. Dissolved oxygen is crucial to the growth and survival of aquatic animals. Upper Snake Region Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) Sugar City elk a concern for motorists Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 12:37 PM MST A herd of about 70 elk moved out of Teton Canyon Jan. 20 and ended up near Sugar City close the junction of Highway 20 and Highway 33, raising safety concerns for passing motorists. Upper Snake Region Elk (Cervus canadensis) Enroll in the Access YES! program to expand hunting opportunities in the Clearwater Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 12:10 PM MST Access Yes! is a statewide program that creates an opportunity for hunters and anglers to access and enjoy private and public land that would otherwise be unavailable to them. Access Yes! Upland Bird Hunting Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) California Quail (Callipepla californica) Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) Southwest Region Rainbow Trout Stocking Schedule - February Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 10:24 AM MST Personnel from Fish and Game's Nampa Hatcheries will be releasing more than 8,800 catchable-sized rainbow trout at the following locations during February. Southwest Region Fishing Family Fishing Waters Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Newly constructed Hammett access site now open to hunters and anglers Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 7:45 AM MST Fish and Game managers recently announced the opening of the new Hammett access site, directly south of the community of Hammett. Magic Valley Region Access / Depredation Fee Hunting and Fishing Access Fishing Hunting White Sturgeon (Snake and Salmon Rivers) (Acipenser transmontanus) Smallmouth Bass ...