Ep. 86 - EHD Detections, Idaho’s Spearfishing Story, and Deadwood Kokanee

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’re talking about an EHD detection in the Idaho panhandle, youth/veteran/active military personnel waterfowl season kicking off this weekend, how Idaho’s spearfishing season came to be, and Deadwood Reservoir's kokanee. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public Information Specialist Connor Jay Liess.

IN THIS EPISODE

(00:01:06) Biologists working to understand what is driving a slow kokanee recovery at Deadwood Reservoir Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/biologists-working-understand-what-driving-slow-kokanee-recovery-deadwood-reservoir 

(00:08:42) Epizootic hemorrhagic disease and bluetongue virus detected in white-tailed deer in North Idaho Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/epizootic-hemorrhagic-disease-and-bluetongue-virus-detected-white-tailed-deer-north-idaho 

(00:11:15) “Getting to yes” on spearfishing in Idaho Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/getting-yes-spearfishing-idaho

(00:14:43) RAPID FIRE BULLETIN

▪️ Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/waterfowl-season-youth-and-veteransactive-military-personnel-runs-weekend-sept-27-28  ▪️ Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/video-how-preserve-evidence-sex-and-species-big-game-animal  ▪️ Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/fg-seeks-information-about-mule-deer-buck-illegally-shot-unit-31  ▪️ Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/major-road-repairs-lucky-peak-trail-boise-river-wma-start-sept-21 

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