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Hunters React To Idaho Fish & Game’s Super Hunt Drawing Results
Idaho Fish & Game's Super Hunt has local hunters crying foul and many felt the drawing was unfair. "The second wave of Idaho Super Hunt drawing winners have been selected..." Idaho Fish & Game announced they received a total of 49,125 entries which broke down to 13,737 deer tags, 15,064 for two elk tags, 3,540 for two pronghorn tags, 12,208 or a moose tag, and 4,576 entries for "one Super Hunt Combo, which includes a tag for each of the four species."
Southern Idaho has a new 'International Dark Sky Park'
Across the globe, only 125 parks in 22 countries have been designated International Dark Sky Parks since the program launched in 2001. These places commit to implement and maintain good outdoor lighting and provide dark sky programs, as an act of conservation. Southern Idaho's natural wonders typically receive little fanfare....
Idaho officials expect elevated wildfire danger to continue through September
Hot, dry weather led to a significant increase in wildfire activity in Idaho this summer, with an elevated risk for wildfire expected to remain in place through September, state officials told Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday. During a meeting of the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise on […]
Idaho State Police Accepting Applications for Trooper Positions, Offering $2,000 Signing Bonus
MERIDIAN - The Idaho State Police (ISP) has opened its application process for commissioned trooper positions, inviting dedicated individuals to apply for a career in law enforcement. As Idaho’s premier full-service law enforcement agency, ISP is offering successful candidates a $2,000 signing bonus. Applications will be accepted until September 8, 2024.
Record Number of Sockeye Salmon in Lower Snake River This Summer not all are Heading to Idaho
PULLMAN - There’s a record number of sockeye salmon in the Lower Snake River this summer but they aren’t all migrating to Idaho. A large sockeye run up the Columbia Basin means this summer’s number of stray fish wandering up the Snake is higher than usual. Most of the region’s run are destined for the Upper Columbia River.
This 'spuds' for you: National Potato Day
IDAHO, USA — Today is National Potato Day, and this being Idaho, a day for celebration. According to the Idaho State Museum, 1860 was the year of the first recorded potato planting in Franklin County. Further, settlers started using irrigation to mix with the soil, creating huge increases in potato production.
New Find Could Make Idaho Card Collectors An Instant Millionaire
The race is officially on for anyone who collects sports trading cards in the Gem State to become an instant millionaire. For the past week, a leading card manufacturer in the United States has been offering an incredibly rare, olympic sports card featuring three of the greatest basketball players' autographs that is the most sought-after collectible find in the world right now.
F&G seeking hunter feedback on how nonresident tags are issued
Idaho Fish and Game wants to hear from hunters regarding how nonresident deer and elk tags are issued. The purpose of the Non-Resident Tag Issuance Advisory Group is to review current processes for how Fish and Game issues general season deer and elk tags to nonresidents, and to develop recommendations to the Commission on potential changes and improvements.
Raw milk linked to outbreak under investigation in East Idaho
Idaho public health officials are investigating an outbreak of bacterial infections in 18 people who drank raw milk. Before they got sick with campylobacteriosis, all but one of them told health officials they drank raw milk produced by Paradise Grove Dairy, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare said in a news release. Located in Jefferson County, the eastern Idaho dairy distributes milk across southern Idaho, officials said. The state...
Idaho AG refiles lawsuit seeking to block open primaries ballot initiative
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador has refiled his lawsuit seeking to block the ballot initiative that aims to end closed party primary elections from going up for a vote in the Nov. 5 general election. Labrador filed the suit in Ada County District Court on Friday, two days after the Idaho Supreme Court dismissed an […]
Sandpoint Lady Liberty statue taken off display due to damage
SANDPOINT, Idaho — The City of Sandpoint announced on their Facebook, that the Lady Liberty statue at the end of the pier at City Beach was taken off display after it was damaged last weekend. The post says that it sustained damage and, for the safety of the public,...
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