Salmon run on edge of extinction faces dam impacts
The fall chinook run in the Snake River is critically depleted with nearly 100000 fish historically, now at risk. Terry Holubetz of the Department of Fish and Game outlined moves to relocate part of the run to the Lower Columbia hatchery to preserve the stock while mitigation projects finish. He noted dams from Swan Falls to Hells Canyon have squeezed spawning and increased mortality, with disease and high water temperatures harming eggs. If immediate mitigation starts, a three year window remains to keep the remnant alive and eventually restore the Snake River run to its upstream habitat.
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Snake River
Department of Fish and Game
Terry Holubetz
Environmental
Services
Department
Columbia
Oregon
Snake
Holubetz
Columbia River
Lewiston
Hells Canyon
Swan Falls
Boise
Little Goose Dam
Little Goose
Northwest
Senate Public Works Committee
U.S. Senate
House
Congress
Fishing and Game Commission Agenda Sets 1977 Items
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission meets in Boise October 21–22 to review nearly 30 items including 1977 fishing regulations, budget updates, license sales, bear study funding, check station policy, proxy voting, and legislation for next session. A decision on buying Little Fish Lake, steelhead plans, and costs for pheasants and various projects is planned, with talks on outside funding and road rights of way.
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Fish and Game Commission
Boise
Little Fish Lake
McCall
Henrys Lake
Pend Oreille Lake
Williams Lake
North Idaho
McArthur Reservoir
Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board
Joe Greenley
Commission
Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council
Phil Soulen
Idaho Wool Growers Association
Indian Creek
Idaho Warns Hunters Against Party Hunting Practice
Idaho Department of Fish and Game urged hunters to stop party hunting where one person takes game to fill a friend’s bag limit. Enforcement chief Dale Baird stressed it is illegal and strains resources. The department will clarify rules in a new code book later this fall.
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Department of Fish and Game
Dale Baird
Department
Idaho
Baird
Aleutian Canada Geese Marked By Biologists For Study
Biologists from the U S Fish and Wildlife Service color mark Aleutian Canada geese with green yellow or blue green bands and gray neck collars to monitor the population estimated at about 1000. Bands help trace migration from Alaska to wintering sites in California and aid efforts to remove the species from the endangered list.
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Alaska
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
California
Fish and Wildlife Service
Aleutian Islands
Baldir Island
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Northern Idaho elk hunting shows normal success in Unit 4
Reports from check stations in northern Idaho during the first two weeks of the 1976 elk season indicate normal hunter success and hunting pressure in Unit 4 despite bulls only rules in most units. Enaville saw fewer hunters than 1975 while St Joe showed a slight rise. 60 percent of taken animals were bulls.
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Ray Rogers
IFG
Department of Fish and Game
Rogers
Enaville
Coeur d’ Alene
South Fork
St Joe
Roger
Idaho
Jerry Thiessen
Federal Court Upholds Elk Fees in Montana
A three judge federal district court in Montana upheld the discriminatory nonresident elk hunting fees as constitutional. The ruling found that about 75 percent of elk are taken on federal lands and the resident nonresident cost ratio has rational basis. The dissent argued recreation access is a vital asset and nonresidents deserve protection.
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Montana
Wildlife Management Institute
Montana Outfitters Action Group
Bear Meat Makes A Fine Addition To Outdoorsmen Larder
Bonner County Outdoors notes bear hunting is modest in north Idaho. It explains fat renderings yield lard for pastries, compares bear to pork beef flavor, warns of trichinosis and safe cooking methods, and offers tips for rendering fat, sausage, and smoked bear meat.
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Idaho
north-Idaho
Spokane
Davenport
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IFG Commission
Aleutians
Amchitka Island
Maryland
North Dakota
Freedom
Buldir
Amchitka
Wildlife Research Center
Mike Anderson
Bonner County
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