Southeast Region

Three mountain lion kittens and their mother were transported and released from the Johnny Creek area of Pocatello.

History The Southeast Region has significant history of winter feeding and has an active Winter Feeding Advisory Committee. January 23, 2017 status report There is a layer of ice under the snow in the Southeast Region and elk are having trouble pawing through it.  As a result, winter feeding operations have commenced in Eastern Idaho

History The Southeast Region has significant history of winter feeding and has an active Winter Feeding Advisory Committee.

Beginning January 21, 2017, the Portneuf, Georgetown Summit and Montpelier Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) closed to all public entry.  The closure will help protect wintering big game animals and will remain in effect until further notice. The closure eliminates a source of stress for big game animals already dealing with abundant snow and low temperatures on all three WMAs.

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game with input from the Southeast Idaho Winter Feeding Advisory Committee (WFAC) has selected additional sites for baiting/feeding efforts in Caribou, Bear Lake, Franklin, Bannock, and Bingham Counties.

History The Southeast Region has significant history of winter feeding and has an active Winter Feeding Advisory Committee.

Wolverines are solitary animals that inhabit large swaths of rugged mountainous terrain in very small numbers, and Fish and Game biologists are trying to determine where wolverines live in Idaho.