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Hunter harvest stats show slight drop in elk and mule deer harvested in 2021, significant drop in white-tailed deer due to disease outbreak

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Despite deer and elk harvest numbers dropping across the board, numbers have shown to be relatively on track with historic 10-year averages for mule deer and elk.
Idaho State Journal

Idaho deer and elk survival rates soaring after mildest winter in decades

Statewide winter survival for mule deer fawns and elk calves has come in well above average through the end of February, according to Idaho Fish and Game. Of the collared animals ...
Skagit Valley Herald

Now open in most of Idaho: Archery deer and elk seasons

Archery hunters have been taking to the field since Aug. 30 and, depending on the hunting unit or elk zone, most seasons will remain open through September. To see what areas are open for archery ...
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Idaho data show high winter survival for collared mule deer fawns, elk calves

Mule deer fawns and elk calves fitted with tracking collars across Idaho are showing higher-than-average winter survival through the end of February, according ...
Daily Inter Lake

Wildlife officials start feeding elk in central Idaho

KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — Idaho wildlife officials have started feeding elk west of Ketchum and Sun Valley in central Idaho to keep them out of populated areas. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game said ...
The Spokesman-Review

S-R Hunting Outlook 2023: Eastern Washington, Idaho big game populations still recovering from disease, climate

Eastern Washington: 101 (Sherman), 105 (Kelly Hill), 108 (Douglas), 111 (Aladdin), 113 (Selkirk), 117 (49 Degrees North), 121 (Huckleberry), 124 (Mt. Spokane), 127 ...