You are not to blame if you’ve never heard of the “Fish Accord”. It’s not a process the public was allowed to participate in. It has failed. And it seems Idaho is ready to extend the failing federal plan amidst the lowest...

For more than 50 years, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has been one of America’s most successful conservation programs. An especially important tool for the sporting community, it ensures access to land and water for hunting...

Worn leather boots lined the wall and a dusty wood stove sat in the corner of the room, ready for the inevitable chill to return to the mountains. “What we really need right now is a whiskey.” I smiled at this remark. Matthew’s small cabin...

Each year in May and June, pronghorn fawns enter the world. Born among sagebrush flats and ag fields, they’re resilient from the start and can quickly keep up with the herd and outrun predators. Abundant forbs and high protein bunchgrasses feed...

Each year in May and June, pronghorn fawns enter the world. Born among sagebrush flats and ag fields, they’re resilient from the start and can quickly keep up with the herd and outrun predators. Abundant forbs and high protein bunchgrasses feed...

On July 17th a bipartisan Senate companion bill to Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R.4647) was introduced by Senator Risch. As mentioned in a previous article, IWF has spearheaded this effort in Idaho, including several visits to...

That’s right – all 640 million acres of your land! Last week Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) unveiled his plans to steal your public hunting and fishing grounds for privatization. Included in his ridiculous plan would be the total takeover...

This month the Idaho Wildlife Federation flew to Washington D.C. to meet with our members of Congress about issues important to the health of our fish and wildlife and advocated for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (HR 4647). As a result...

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Under 500 wild B-run steelhead will pass the last dam in Washington before making their way into Idaho waters this year. B-run steelhead are ocean migrating fish that spend two years in the ocean before returning to where they were born. They...

View the Governor’s letter below for his reasons why he wouldn’t sign HB 658a. The letter is worth a read. In it, the Governor addresses every concern IWF and law enforcement raised made throughout this bill’s journey. Here are...

We were told sportsmen Amendments were considered, but “consideration” is not “application”. On Tuesday, March 20, HB 658 got some changes approved by the Senate. The Amendments struck pages 3 – 21 from the original...

HB 658 was met with more opposition in the Senate Committee. MARCH 14- Another lengthy testimony for HB 658 has led to another twist in this saga. The bill is being sent to the 14th Order where amendments to the bill will be considered and...

HB 658 successfully avoided the two standing Committees reserved for reviewing criminal and civil law legislation- House and Senate Judiciary and Rules. In a rather nontraditional path, the bill lobbied for by the Texas Wilks brothers has weaved...

Sportsmen don’t have a stake to argue with this bill, but they need our money to pay for it. Tuesday, March 6 saw HB 658 (HB 536‘s resurrected form) got a hearing in the House Agriculture Affairs Committee. Testimonies were given by...

Trespass bill is back from the dead. After her original bill became too toxic to support, Rep. Judy Boyle (R-Midvale) introduced a similar, longer, more confusing bill attempting to fix… something? Advocates for transparency and general...

On it’s surface, HB 608 appeared to be a bill that would retain multiple-use for any state lands acquired by a federal land takeover. It also states that newly acquired lands would not necessarily be used to maximize profits. That seems...