This wolf had been terrorizing campers near Salmon, Idaho for months.
An Idaho hunter shot this wolf just outside her home near Salmon, Idaho. While waiting for the pack to make their rounds and come near their home again, they looked in the woods below them and there was this wolf. He weighed 127 lbs. He was a collared wolf and by the time they checked it in (1.5 hours later), Fish & Game already knew about the wolf and said they had been hunting for him as this wolf pack had been terrorizing campers lately. They had a couple of guys “treed†in the cab of their pickup all night at a campground a few days earlier. He is now skinned and hanging at their place.
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Clear Lake Country Club is planning a Fly Fishing Derby on February13th. It sounds like a fun event. Register early as there is a limit to how many can enter. Read more at Magic Valley Fly Fishers.
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Tags: buhl, clear-lake, country, country-club, hagerman, idaho, magic, magic-valley, the-original
I was glad to read the article in the Times News written by Ben Botkin that stated “Gov. C.L. “Butch†Otter and Idaho Parks and Recreation Department Director Nancy Merrill announced on Friday plans aimed at shifting the agency\’s dependence away from the state\’s general fund and making Idaho\’s parks more self-sustaining through business plans tailored for each park. . . . “ This welcome plan should have been addressed years ago before they become a drain on our state\’s general fund. According to the article the plan will go before JFAC on February 1. I have said in several conversations that if they raised the fees slightly, it would help with the cost.  I\’m certainly willing to pay $1 more to camp in a state park. The article didn\’t mention any changes to the cost of the annual state parks pass, but a small increase there certainly shouldn\’t affect sales. Until now, I figured very few would even buy the annual pass, not knowing if there were going to be very many state parks still open. Cudos to those who have worked hard and provided input to come up with a plan. As a Hagerman resident I am pleased that we will not be looking at closure of the state parks in our area. Read the entire Times News article.
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I love sharing my passion for fly fishing with other enthusiasts of the sport. The Magic Valley Fly Fishing organization provides me with that opportunity.
The goal of the Magic Valley Fly Fishers is to promote, preserve, protect, and enhance fly fisheries and function exclusively for education, charity and betterment of all fishing and conservation in the Magic Valley and the state of Idaho. MVFF coordinates with governmental agencies, the Idaho Fish and Game, and private land holders to improve and promote fly fishing.
MVFF supports trout in the classroom, habitat rehabilitation, access for handicapped, and the Ruel Stayner scholarship to College of Southern Idaho fisheries students.
Learn more about this group and their upcoming January meeting.
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I just read about another wonderful state park that is in jeopardy of loosing its funding from the State of Idaho. That park is Harriman State Park located in Island Park. It is a wonderful park along the banks of the Henry\’s Fork of the Snake River, home of beautiful, elusive rainbow trout, wildlife, birds, history. Over the years I\’ve visited it in the winter on cross country skis, and in the summer while fly fishing. It would be a shame to see this park and others in our great state go by the wayside because of budget cuts. Other parks that are threatened include Thousand Springs State Park Complex in the Hagerman area. Communicate with your legislators about these parks and their importance to our communities. Read more about Hariman State Park, Thousand Springs State Park Complex
Legislative and governor contact information:
Representative Donna Pence Representative Jim Patrick Representative John "Bert" Stevenson Representative Leon Smith Representative Maxine Bell Representative Scott Bedke Representative Sharon Block Representative Stephen Hartgen Representative Wendy Jacquet Senator Bert Brackett Senator Chuck Coiner Senator Clint Stennett Senator Dean Cameron Senator Denton Darrington
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There are so many opportunities to view wildlife in the Magic Valley. I\’ve really enjoyed these wildlife viewing opportunities this winter. I hope you enjoy this picture of a mature and immature bald eagle that I saw in a field this weekend. It is always a thrill to watch bald eagles within the striking contrast of the black ond white on the mature eagles. Click to see pic. Watch for more area wildlife pictures.
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I\’ve heard about Project Healing Waters which takes disabled veterans fly fishing to help with healing of the mind and soul.  I\’ve found that my time on and in the water casting a line does wash away my cares and problems, if even for the short term. It is very restorative.  I found some of their stories as well as others on the Real American Stories website. Read and watch these inpirational stories at Real American Stories – Project Healing Waters.
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