Hook & Bulletin

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 talking about a couple of application deadlines fast approaching, the 2025-2030 fisheries management plan, monitoring elk herds in Unit 63, and why now is the perfect time to dial in your bow or firearm. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public Information Specialist Connor Jay Liess.

Hunters: As hunting season draws near, now is the perfect time to dial in your bow or firearm

Fish and Game seeks final public input on 2025-30 Fisheries Management Plan

F&G fisheries biologist rescues 10-year-old from the Selway River

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: "Are fire closures, as mentioned in your press release about hunting during fire season, the same as fire restrictions put out by the Forest Service?"

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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 talking about dead fish in American Falls Reservoir, sage-grouse tags, a cutting-edge method of estimating wolf abundance, and what you need to know about fishing during summer’s hottest days. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public Information Specialist Connor Jay Liess.

Perspective: Trout fishing during low water and high temperatures

Genetics-based modeling estimates Idaho's wolf population was 1,150 in summer 2023

Hundreds of dead fish discovered in American Falls Reservoir

F&G Commission approves six-year elk plan to guide future elk hunting

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: "Are second tags the same thing as extra tags?"

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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 talking about saving bull trout in Southwest Idaho’s Crooked River, banding waterfowl, becoming a conservation officer, and why a handful of sockeye are hitching a ride to Eagle. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public Information Specialist Connor Jay Liess.

F&G trapping and trucking sockeye at Lower Granite Dam during heat wave

Waterfowl banding efforts help provide critical monitoring data

F&G working with Forest Service, Idaho Power on Crooked River bull trout restoration project

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: "Me and a couple buddies like to hunt together every year and were curious about how applying for controlled hunts on a group application works. And does it increase your odds of being drawn?"

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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 talking about how to have a proper pre-hunt phone chat with your local wildlife biologist, bull trout in Hells Canyon, Idaho’s native sculpin, and some pointers to help find the perfect creekside fishing camp this summer. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public Information Specialist Connor Jay Liess.

Ain’t No Mountain (Stream) High Enough: A guide to finding the perfect backcountry creekside fishing camp

Live in Idaho Waters: Native Sculpin

Phone a friend: Five tips for making the most of a pre-season call with a wildlife biologist

▪️ Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/bull-t...

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: "Can anglers fish for sculpin?"

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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 talking about a new state record tiger trout, bats in Boise, white-tailed deer teeth, and Lake Pend Oreille walleye. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public Information Specialist Connor Jay Liess.

Looking for walleye in Lake Pend Oreille? We've got you covered

Montpelier angler sets another state record tiger trout

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"I would like to know the logic for the 5-day waiting period (as it applies to elk controlled hunts)."

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📬 SUBMIT a question for the Hook and Bulletin at [email protected].

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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 talking about potential rulemaking related to spearfishing, sage-grouse season proposals, grizzly bear research, and some very important information regarding mailed postcards. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public Information Specialist Connor Jay Liess.

Attention hunters: Controlled hunt results information posted on blue postcards is incorrect

F&G opens opportunity to comment on negotiated rulemaking pertaining to methods of take for gamefish

F&G begins annual grizzly bear research trapping in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest

▪️ Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/sage-g...

"How many crayfish traps can I use at one time, and what is the daily bag limit for crayfish?"

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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 talking about controlled hunt results, how to use bear spray, the essential guide to urban fishing, and Turkey Tracker. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public Information Specialist Connor Jay Liess.

Seen any turkeys lately? Let F&G know and help us learn more about these fascinating birds

Attention big game hunters, new CWD rules could affect your hunts

The essential guide to urban/suburban fishing

Growing food for people and fish in Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho

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"How old do sandhill cranes get?"

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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 talking about summer Chinook salmon seasons, an upcoming trapper ed course in Salmon, a cool fishing event coming up in the Magic Valley, and what to do when you land a record fish. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public Information Specialist Connor Jay Liess.

You landed a lunker—now what? Here’s how to submit your big catch into the record books

F&G Commission approves summer Chinook seasons to start June 20

Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/fg-com...

Black bears in the Wood River Valley find food reward from unsecured residential garbage cart

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"Can you determine a rattlesnake's age based on how many rattles it has?"

📬 SUBMIT a question for the Hook and Bulletin at [email protected]. 🔗 FOR MORE INFORMATION, go to https://idfg.idaho.gov/

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 talking about the first round of super hunt results, how anglers can help manage invasive walleye, and even more bear news. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public Information Specialist Connor Jay Liess.

F&G confirms the first grizzly bear sighting west of I-15 in the Upper Snake Region

Teton County residents reminded to properly store attractants to reduce human-bear conflicts

Angler assistance is critical to managing invasive walleye in salmon and steelhead waters

F&G officer dispatches black bear near large public event in Riggins

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

"When can I expect to see results for the first round of controlled hunts?"

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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 talking about grizzlies near Salmon, free fishing day, harlequin ducks, and a different type of hazard on one Pocatello golf course. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public Information Specialist Connor Jay Liess.

IN THIS EPISODE

Playing through! Moose removed from Riverside Golf Course in Pocatello

F&G alerts hunters and recreationists of a confirmed grizzly sighting north of Salmon

Windows to Wildlife: Learn about Idaho's colorful and enigmatic duck, the harlequin, and other interesting wildlife

RAPID FIRE BULLETIN

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: "I have a 13-year-old who wants to fish for salmon. Because she doesn’t need a license until 14, does she need her own salmon permit? How does that work?"

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