An elk hunter in Idaho shot and killed a grizzly bear in self-defense after the animal charged directly at him in a "surprise encounter," wildlife officials said Monday. The hunter was moving through ...

COUER d’ALENE— Locals sounded off to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission on Wednesday, and foremost on their minds were wolves ...

Restrictions on hunting tech in Idaho have been years in the making. New regulations cut back on trail cams, drones, thermals, and more.

Deer and elk hunting in Idaho will be similar to last year, but hunters in eastern Idaho will likely see firsthand the effects of a brutal winter that hit mule deer hard. Elk herds remain stable to ...

Elk, the stalwarts of the mountains generally speaking, have stayed relatively healthy and stable. Statewide, mule deer numbers also appear to be improving, while eastern Idaho’s muleys—after ...

Idaho Fish and Game Commission recently approved a new six-year elk management plan after staff solicited public review and adapted the draft plan to reflect public input. The updated elk plan is not ...

Sales of big game hunting tags, especially elk tags in “capped” elk zones where the Idaho Department of Fish and Game limits the number of tags available for resident and non-resident hunters, are ...

Wyoming and Idaho might be next-door neighbors, but the two states saw vastly different elk harvest numbers and success rates during the 2023 hunting season. Elk hunters in Wyoming set a new record ...

This 2020 file photo shows a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. A hunter shot and killed a grizzly near Island Park, Idaho, that Fish and Game said charged him. Jim Peaco National Park Service ...

KETCHUM, Idaho — Elk are majestic creatures and one of Idaho's major big game animals, but in the winter, elk can also be accident-prone travelers. This is why an elk feeding site has existed in ...