Poaching Rampant as Idaho Hunting Opens Open Season Amid Waste
Idaho opens deer and elk seasons in much of the north as conservation officer Keith Hawn cites ongoing poaching. He describes wasteful scenes with mule deer carcasses on Baldy Mountain near Sandpoint and a fat Whitetail killed near Rapid Lightning Creek Road. Police urge public tips to halt the crime.
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WWP Buys Radio Tags Salvages Kamloop Tagging Operation
The Washington Water Power Company salvaged an Idaho Department of Fish and Game research project on Lake Pend Oreille. The effort was threatened by budget cuts and involved IFG Regional Fisheries Biologist Bill Goodnight in Coeur d Alene.
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Idaho Department of Fish and Game Research
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d'Alene
Clark Fork
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Lightning Creek
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Waterfowl Hunting Opens This Saturday in North Idaho
Waterfowl season starts at 6 16 am with slow early movement. McArthur Reservoir near Naples holds about 300 ducks while Kootenai Refuge near Bonners Ferry has thousands. Geese are scattered with 3 000 present near Bonners Ferry and Governor Cecil D. Andrus plans to hunt. Breeding conditions hint a slow opening before sunrise to sunset hours.
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Naples
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Mel Branch
Kootenai Wildlife Refuge
Bonners Ferry
del Pierce
McArthur
Kootenai River
Pierce
Cecil D Andrus
Kootenai
Kootenai Refuge
Kilarney
Coeur d'Alene
Mushroom Exhibit Promises Edible Choices for Idaho Hikers
North Idaho College and the North Idaho Mycological Association host a Sunday exhibit in the NIC gymnasium. Mushrooms found across northern Idaho will be labeled by edibility with foolproof species for beginners highlighted and a spare print d’Alene demonstration.
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Shaggy Manes Found Edible in Sandpoint Yard
Sandpoint City Councilman Ed Eitzman revealed edible shaggy mane mushrooms growing in his yard under birch trees. The author gathered a meal-sized basket, noting the mushrooms are delicate, best eaten the same day, and can be eaten raw in small amounts or fried in butter.
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Sandpoint
Ed Eitzman
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