Hook & Bulletin

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

This week on the Hook and Bulletin, we’ll be talking about upcoming Free Fishing Day events, how your Super Hunt dollars fund access, a well-deserved achievement for one of our conservation officers, and a new state record grass carp. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public ...

Host Connor Jay Liess sits down with Ben Bieri (Digital Content Specialist) and Sam Oberto (Conservation Officer). Sam patrols the second largest enforcement zone in the state—a 2,900-square mile portion in southern Idaho's South Hills—a vast landscape with its own set of challenges. In just two and a half years into his Fish and Game career, Sam Oberto has relied not only on guidance from fellow Idaho enforcement officers but fund...

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

This week on the Hook and Bulletin, we’ll be talking about some mischievous moose down in Twin Falls, new summer hours out at Blacks Creek Shooting Range, the new mountain goat management plan, and a couple must-know updates for Chinook anglers. Hosted by Fish and Gam...

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

This week on the Hook and Bulletin, we’ll be talking about where to find freshly stocked fishing holes, where to find the biggest fish in Idaho, some real handy tips for fishing with youngsters, and how (and where) to go fishing on Memorial Day weekend. Hosted by Fish...

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

Host Connor Jay Liess sits down with Ben Bieri (Digital Content Specialist), Mike Peterson (Regional Fisheries Manager), and Tucker Brauer (Regional Fisheries Biologist) in Featherville, Idaho. If you’re a die-hard kokanee angler, chances are you’ve heard of Anderson ...

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

This week on the Hook and Bulletin, we’ll be talking about Idaho’s first game warden, grizzly bear trapping in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, how public input helped shape big game seasons in Southwest Idaho, and how to help Fish and Game monitor monarch butterf...

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

This week on the Hook and Bulletin, we’ll be talking about some of the illegal activities Salmon Region conservation officers encounter in the field, how to check a salmon and steelhead fishery’s pulse, some statewide lake and pond closures to be aware of, and an exci...

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

This week on the Hook and Bulletin, we’ll be talking about the opening of big game controlled hunt applications, turkey leg bands, May’s rainbow trout stocking report, and why 'rescuing' baby wildlife can lead to bad outcomes. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public Informat...

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

Host Connor Jay Liess sits down with Ben Bieri (Digital Content Specialist) and Sierra Robatcek (Big Game Habitat Staff Biologist) to chat about how Fish and Game tracks migratory species—deer, elk, and pronghorn—and why that information is so invaluable. 

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Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

This week on the Hook and Bulletin, we’ll be talking about a couple of Commission actions set during last week’s special conference call, why there’s no “one size fits all” playbook for successful kokanee fisheries, an opportunity to try your hand at Dutch oven cookin...

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

This week on the Hook and Bulletin, we’ll be talking about a unique population of sharp-tailed grouse in Southwest Idaho, why you need to watch out for coyotes this time of year, exterminating Idaho's public lands of litter bugs, and a deep dive into the 2024 Hunter H...

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

This week on the Hook and Bulletin, we’ll be talking about the Commission Community Challenge Grants deadline, the Boise River WMA, how to avoid conflicts with post-hibernation bears, and hitting public lands in search of wild turkeys. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public...

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

This week on the Hook and Bulletin, we’ll be talking about upcoming hunter ed courses just in time for spring turkey season, moose getting in to trouble seemingly all over the state, some season openers you’re gonna wanna take note of, and a few family-friendly fishin...

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

Host Connor Jay Liess sits...sitttts (good boy) down with Idaho Fish and Game K9 Enforcement Officer Blue. Blue is a member of Fish and Game's enforcement team, and together with handler Criag Mickelson, provides valuable support both in the field and in the office. ...

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

Hosts Connor Jay Liess and Ben Bieri are joined by Roger Phillips (Public Information Specialist) and Idaho Fish and Game Director, Jim Fredericks, in celebration of the podcast's one-year anniversary. Director Fredericks discusses many of the challenges the departme...

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

This week on the Hook and Bulletin, we’ll be taking a deep dive into kokanee fisheries, how to shed hunt responsibly, a reminder to tune in for the March Commission meeting, and why you should be fishing on Spring Break. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public Information Sp...

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

Hosts Connor Jay Liess and Ben Bieri sit down with Magic Valley Regional Communications Manager, Terry Thompson. After a 34-year, multi-state career, Terry is finally hanging up his spurs and riding off into the sunset this spring and shares some of the innerworkings...

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

This week on the Hook and Bulletin, we’ll be talking about spring turkey controlled hunts, a couple of wildlife crimes down in Southeast Idaho, upcoming hunter ed classes, and why right now is an important time of year if you’re a waterfowl hunter. Hosted by Fish and ...

Welcome to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hook and Bulletin podcast—your weekly news roundup of hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation stories from around the Gem State.

This week on the Hook and Bulletin, we’ll be talking about spring black bear draw results, community challenge grants, public input on Fish and Game’s 2025 Strategic Plan process, and 100,000 reasons to go steelhead fishing this year. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public ...