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Hunting Fishing Licenses Wildlife Education Media Science Enforcement About Fish and Game Featured Wildlife Express: Falcons are hunters on the fly 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 Provide input on upcoming Chinook salmon seasons at six public meetings Feb. 18–26 Don’t miss this opportunity to attend one of six public meetings to provide comments and opinions on how best to manage the 2020 Chinook salmon seasons in the Clearwater, Hells Canyon, lower Salmon, Little Salmon and South Fork Salmon rivers. Meetings will be held in Riggins, Orofino, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, Nampa and Cascade. You can also comment online. Chinook Salmon Fishing Fishing Seasons and Rules Clearwater Region Southwest Region Panhandle Region Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Recent News Draw results available for spring bear controlled hunts Friday, February 21, 2020 - 11:14 AM MST Spring bear controlled hunt draw results are available now. Big Game Hunting Southwest Region Black Bear (Ursus americanus) Idaho Fish and Game Commission extends wolf hunting and trapping seasons Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 11:45 AM MST The Idaho Fish and Game Commission adopted nine proposed modifications to wolf hunting and trapping for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, extending wolf hunting opportunity, opening more areas to wolf trapping and extending trapping seasons, which all take effect immediately. Big Game Hunting Big Game Seasons and Rules Panhandle Region Clearwater Region Southwest Region Magic Valley Region Southeast Region Upper Snake Region Salmon Region Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) Big game scoring day scheduled in Idaho Falls Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 10:51 AM MST Individuals wanting to have their big game antlers, horns or skulls measured and scored by official Boone & Crockett scorers will have an opportunity to do so free of charge this March. Upper Snake Region Help sought in the killing of a golden eagle near Oakley Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 9:35 AM MST On February 10, 2020 officials with Idaho Fish and Game, Magic Valley Region, received a report of a mature golden eagle found shot west of Oakley. Magic Valley Region Enforcement Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Fish and Game to host southeast Idaho fisheries open house in March Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 4:46 PM MST Kick off the 2020 fishing season on March 18 by joining the Southeast Region Idaho Fish and Game for pizza and a discussion about local fisheries management. Southeast Region Fishing Bobcat check-in in Grangeville: Feb. 23 from 2-4pm Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 12:31 PM MST Attention Trappers! A bobcat check-in will be held at Rae Bros Sporting Goods, 247 E. Main St. in Grangeville on Sunday, February 23rd from 2-4pm. Clearwater Region 2020 Craig Mountain Wildife Management Area Newsletter Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 12:20 PM MST Welcome to the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area (CMWMA) and Joseph Plains Wildlife Habitat Area (JPWHA) annual newsletter! We hope to use this letter as a way to inform the public of what has been done and what we plan to do each year on the Wildlife Mangagement Area (WMA)! Commission to meet via conference call February 20 Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 12:16 PM MST The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet by conference call Thursday, February 20 to consider s...