Ep. 18 - Hitchhiking Sockeye, Goose Bands, and Saving Bull Trout

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 saving bull trout in Southwest Idaho’s Crooked River, banding waterfowl, becoming a conservation officer, and why a handful of sockeye are hitching a ride to Eagle. Hosted by Fish and Game’s Public Information Specialist Connor Jay Liess.

IN THIS EPISODE

F&G trapping and trucking sockeye at Lower Granite Dam during heat wave
Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/fg-tra...
▪️ 2022 Sockeye Roundup Video: 2022 Sockeye Roundup
▪️ IDFG Sockeye Webpage: https://idfg.idaho.gov/conservation/s...

Waterfowl banding efforts help provide critical monitoring data
Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/waterf...

F&G working with Forest Service, Idaho Power on Crooked River bull trout restoration project
Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/fg-wor...

RAPID FIRE BULLETIN

▪️ Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/aug-1-...
▪️ Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/so-you...
▪️ Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/restor...
▪️ Full story: https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/fgs-ma...

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