Ep. 125 - Are Wildfires Impacting Your Hunt?, Fall Chinook Season, and Big Win for Access

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, we’re talking about a huge win for hunting and fishing access, a cow elk shot and wasted in Unit 11A, and everything hunters should know about wildfires and their impacts to hunts as we gear up for big game hunting season. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public Information Specialist Connor Jay Liess. IN THIS EPISODE (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:08) Fire and Fall Hunting: What Idaho hunters need to know (00:05:27) What the Big Grass and Tartar fires mean for hunting in Southwest Idaho (00:11:40) IDFG receives $1.65M grant to increase hunting/angling public access (00:14:03) 2026 Fall Chinook Season Opener: What anglers need to know (00:20:20) RAPID FIRE BULLETIN ▪️ IDFG seeks information regarding cow elk shot and wasted in Unit 11A ▪️ Deadline for 2027 Art Contest WILDFIRE RESOURCES 🔥⚠️ Idaho Wildfire Map  Big Grass Fire: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orvad-big-grass-fire Tartar Fire: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idbod-tartar BLM Idaho closures: https://www.blm.gov/idaho/advisories-and-closures Payette National Forest Alerts: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/payette/alerts BLM Idaho Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BLMIdaho/ USWFS Idaho Great Basin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USWFSGreatBasinIdaho IDFG fire resources: https://idfg.idaho.gov/fire Questions about hunting seasons and wildlife in the Southwest Region? Nampa: (208) 465-8465 McCall: (208) 634-8137 📬 Submit a question for the Hook and Bulletin. 🔗 More information