Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

This week on the Hook and Bulletin, we’ll be diving in to a recent CWD case coming out of the Panhandle, new requirements for bear baiting plus a mandatory bear identification course for hunters, and some great news for Idaho’s sockeye salmon. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public Information Specialist Connor Jay Liess.

New CWD surveillance hunt in portion of Unit 1

Bear hunters will have new rules regarding grizzly bears starting Sept. 1 and mandatory bear ID for 2025

A record sockeye return crosses Lower Granite Dam—but they're not all Idaho fish

Horsethief Campground closed as crews battle Snag Fire

▪️ Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/winner...

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