With the mild winter of 2024-2025, Idaho elk and deer herds are looking up...

History: Grizzly bears used to roam the mountains and coast of California.  In the early 1900s, Californians experienced a large portion of grizzly bear conflicts.  Through poisoning and trapping, the grizzly bears were killed off.  The last recorded sighting of a California grizzly bear, in the wild, was in 1924.  …

Also in Kootenai County, on June 27, 2025, two men were charged with the alleged crime of killing seven whitetail deer...

  What HappenedWhat initially was reported as a helicopter pushing deer away from hunters, turned into a large-scale poaching operation. IDFG investigated the incident which led them to Karl Studer. Studer was originally charged with 8 felony and 17 misdemeanor charges. This was spread throughout Blaine, Camas, Minidoka and Twin …

Idaho ends OTC Deer and Elk tags for Nonresidents...

On May 9th 2025, a north Idaho black bear hunter shot a young female grizzly bear...

If you commented/voted on the 2025 elk proposals for the Brownlee and Weiser River Zones, you might have noticed something.  There were new/more tags being proposed in those zones.  This was a pleasing sight when I cast my vote for the proposal.  It came as no surprise to me when …

As some of you know, Idaho passed a new law that requires nonresident shed hunters to purchase a Nonresident Big Game Hunting License.  Idaho Code 36-508 states, “A nonresident collecting, possessing, or transporting antlers or horns shed from deer, elk, moose, or pronghorn in this state shall be required to …

Since September 2023, the California Fish and Game Commission Wildlife Resources Committee (WRC) has been mulling over...

Traditionally the Idaho Nonresident Deer and Elk Tags became available for first come first serve purchase on December 1st every year.  While tens of thousands of Nonresident hunters felt the sting of this process, they weren’t alone.  December 1st marks the first time that both Residents and Nonresidents are able …