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BOISE, Idaho (KLIX) Idaho wildlife officials say heavy demand for elk hunting permits in the Sawtooth Mountains area resulted in a quick sale in less than 30 minutes.

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A new study says wildlife managers should worry more about elk than bison as they seek to reduce the transmission of brucellosis to cattle in the area around Yellowstone National Park.

Idaho Fish and Game has a responsibility across not only one of the largest geographic states, but also to fund itself.

Idaho Fish & Game can’t operate in a vacuum.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) Idaho wildlife managers are in the middle of the largest feeding operation in eastern Idaho to protect private property and elk herds this winter.

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  UPDATE 2/08: The Idaho Department of Fish and Game issued a correction to a comment a conservation officer made. The department said it would not be able to reimburse homeowners for the cost of removing Japanese Yew from their property. Fish and Game said they do not have the funds. IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) Idaho wildlife officials say eight elk have died after eating a decorative shrub near Id

HAILEY, Idaho (KLIX) Removing large animals like elk and moose is becoming a common occurrence in the Wood River Valley for wildlife conservation officers.

Roping domestic cattle is one thing, but wrangling a wild elk with a sizable rack is something else. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game shared a series of photos on their Facebook page showing conservation officers Aaron Andruska and Jim Stirling untangling the large bull from hay tarp material near Malta on Sunday...

The Blaine County Sheriff's Office sent out this notice on their Facebook page: Hwy 20 Closure for Wildlife Crossing Today: Hwy 20 near Queen's Crown between Milepost 191-194 will be closed today from approximately 11:30 am-12:00 pm to allow Fish and Game Officers to move a large herd of several hundred elk to the northside of the Hwy for safety...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Idaho to destroy all information collected from collars placed on elk and wolves obtained illegally by landing a helicopter in a central Idaho wilderness area.

PICABO, Idaho (PRESS RELEASE) – With over 36” of snow on the Silver Creek valley floor and hundreds of elk and mule deer in cattle feed lines and along major roadways, Idaho Department of Fish and Game is going to initiate winter feeding of mule deer and elk in the Bellevue, Picabo and Carey areas.

Nature is a cruel element.  Winter has been especially rough on Idaho wildlife.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say seven elk died in the Boise foothills after eating a poisonous shrub that's used as landscaping for homes.

RICHLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials say dozens of elk are dead after the herd fell through the ice at a reservoir in eastern Oregon.

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KETCHUM, Idaho (KLIX) Areas near the Wood River Valley are being closed off to help big game animals during the winter.

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KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — State officials have made safer a central Idaho elk feeding station where 43 elk died last winter, including 38 calves.

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities in northeast Nevada have filed charges against three Utah residents in connection with a yearlong investigation into illegal elk hunting near the Utah line.