Boise sits just below important winter range utilized by the largest mule deer herd in the state. As many as 8,000 mule deer and 1,800 elk migrate from the Sawtooth mountains to winter in the low-elevation hillsides of the Boise River Wildlife Management Area. If you hunt Unit 39, these are animals you pursue in the fall.

With a final vote of 73-25, today the U.S. Senate voted in favor of passing the Great American Outdoors Act, S.3422. While IWF is disappointed in the “Nay” votes from Senator Risch and Senator Crapo, we applaud the overwhelming bipartisan effort and the final vote by U.S. Senators.

The Idaho Wildlife Federation commends Senate leaders for moving forward with the Great American Outdoors Act.

This week, Oregon and Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife held a Columbia River Compact call to explore additional opportunities for sport and commercial fisheries in the main stem Columbia River.

Yesterday, Idaho Fish and Game Director Ed Schriever signed an emergency order closing the spring Chinook fishing season on the Clearwater River after only six days of fishing.

Looking for something fun and educational to do with your kids while we all spend time a little closer to home? Join the Backyard Biologist Project, empowering future generations of wildlife lovers and outdoor adventurers!

The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest provides some of the most spectacular outdoor experiences in north central Idaho. A Forest Plan is required by law and will guide management actions on the Forest for the next 20-30 years.

We are certainly living in unprecedented times.  It is important we all remain committed to effective responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in accordance to the latest recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

We are in difficult times. Likely, everyone reading this has made significant changes to their own life in the past few weeks. Through this unsettling moment, we want to first ensure you that the Idaho Wildlife Federation is diligently continuing our work (from home) and we remain committed to a positive future for Idaho’s public lands, wildlife, and hunting and angling opportunities for all Idahoans.

The recently-released Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Columbia River System Operations will have serious consequences for the future of Idaho’s salmon and steelhead.

We’ve seen some wild ideas sailing through the Idaho House of Representatives these past few weeks. Adding to the list of bad bills is Representative Judy Boyle’s (R-Midvale) HCR 38.

Oh boy, is the House rolling out some doozies this session! The latest bill to enter the fray of very bad ideas is House Bill 601.

BOISE, ID: Idaho mayors, city councils, and chambers of commerce send letter to Idaho’s leaders demanding action to reverse extinction trend of salmon and steelhead.

BOISE – Idaho came out on the losing end of the recent Columbia River System Operations draft environmental impact statement (dEIS), released by the federal government on February 28.

House Bill 514, which would forever politicize the IDFG Commission, sped through Idaho’s House of Representatives last week clearing its committee hearing and the House floor in a matter of days.

House Bill 514 strips language from the 1938 Initiative (the Sportsman Initiative that created the IDFG Commission), that stipulates no one party may have more than four of the seven commission seats.

Last week for the second annual Camo at the Capitol event, dozens of conservationists with diverse backgrounds gathered at the Idaho Capitol to learn about effective lobbying and to advocate for their issues.

The Bureau of Land Management has released the proposed land use plan to guide management actions across 780,000 acres in Idaho for the next several decades. And with an incredible amount of coordination and input, Idaho sportsmen came out big!