2014 Idaho Big Game Rules

Big Game
2014 Seasons and Rules
Contents
Regional Offices, Helpful Information . . . . 10

Getting Started, Whats New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Seasons
Deer Seasons and Hunts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-35

Regular deer tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-19
White-tailed deer tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-24
Controlled hunts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-35
Elk Seasons and Hunts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-64
General seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-51
Pronghorn Seasons and Hunts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-68
Black Bear Seasons and Hunts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69-74
General rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69-71
Bait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69-71
General seasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-73
Controlled hunts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Mountain Lion Seasons and Hunts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-77
General rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Seasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-77
Gray Wolf Seasons and Hunts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-82
General rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-79
Seasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-81
Big Game Unit Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-85
Unit Boundary Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86-95
Rules
General Wildlife Laws

Hunting hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Bag and possession limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Mandatory report requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Waste of game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Wounding and retrieving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Electronic calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
It is unlawful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97-98
Areas closed to big game hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Trespass law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Using blinds on public land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Closed seasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Furbearers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Possession and sale of wildlife parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Possession and sale of wildlife found dead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Recovery, possession and sale
of bighorn sheep horns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Predatory and unprotected wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Protected nongame, threatened or
endangered species. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Livestock health certificate requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Weed-free hay requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Wildlife Violator Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Boundary Waters Reciprocal Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Weapon Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Rifle and shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Short range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Muzzleloader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Archery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Hound Hunting Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Dogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Hound hunter permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tagging and Transporting Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
How to properly tag an animal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Proper location of tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Transportation issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Preserving evidence of sex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Proxy statement (to transport by another person) . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Roads, Trails, Motor Vehicles and Wildlife . . . . 103-106
What you need to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Motorized hunting rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103-105
Motorized hunting restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103-105
Highway rights-of-way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Controlled Hunts, Special Hunts and Permits
Controlled hunts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Leftover controlled hunts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Refund and overpayment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Special hunts, tags and permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Depredation hunts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
INL elk and pronghorn permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Landowner appreciation program tags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Depredation hunt application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Other Tag Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Exchange deer, elk tags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Nonresident deer, elk tag for lion, black bear or gray wolf . . . 112
Nonresident reduced black bear and mountain lion tags . . . . . 112
Map and Publication Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
License, Tag and Permit Fees

General License Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116-119
How to buy a license, tag or permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Sale dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Hunter and bowhunter education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Refund policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Social Security number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Resident disabled licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Resident lifetime license certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Residency Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Resident License,
Tag and Permit Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Nonresident License,
Tag and Permit Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Costs associated with this publication are available from IDFG in accordance with Section 60-202, Idaho Code.
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http://fishandgame.idaho.gov
Idaho Department of Fish and Game

Idaho Wildlife Policy
All wildlife, including all wild animals, wild birds, and
fish, within the state of Idaho, is hereby declared to be the
property of the state of Idaho. It shall be preserved, protected,
perpetuated, and managed. It shall be only captured or taken
at such times or places, under such conditions, or by such
means, or in such manner, as will preserve, protect, and
perpetuate such wildlife, and provide for the citizens of this
state and, as by law permitted to others, continued supplies of
such wildlife for hunting, fishing and trapping. Idaho Code
Section 36-103
Other Information Numbers
Rules booklets, nonresident license applications:

208-334-3700.
(If you buy a nonresident license this year, you will
automatically receive an application form for the following

year. Applications will be mailed in November.)
U. S. Forest Service Boise National Forest:

208-373-4007 or 1-888-246-7523.
Bureau of Land Management Idaho Office:

208-373-4000 or 1-888-246-7523.
Idaho Relay Service (TDD) 1-800-377-3529
Idaho Fish and Game Commission
To Buy a License, Tag or Permit:
Bob Barowsky, Chairman - Southwest

Randall Budge - Southeast
Brad Corkill - Panhandle
Fred Trevey - Clearwater
Mark Doerr - Magic Valley
Kenny Anderson - Upper Snake
Will Naillon - Salmon
In person, go to any Idaho Fish and Game office or

license vendor throughout the state.
By credit card, within the United States call

1-800-554-8685. Outside the U.S., use the Internet
or mail. A service fee is added for telephone
transactions.
From your computer or mobile device, go to

http://fishandgame.idaho.gov. A service fee is added
for online transactions.
Commercial licenses, duplicate tags, documents that

require proof of disability, lifetime licenses, and bear
baiting permits may be purchased only at Fish and
Game offices.
600 S. Walnut St., P.O. Box 25

Boise, ID 83707
208-334-3700 - http://fishandgame.idaho.gov
Virgil Moore, Director
Deputy Directors
Sharon Kiefer - Jim Unsworth
Regional Offices
Panhandle Region ....................................208-769-1414
You may refer to the link below for laws in the Idaho
Administrative Procedures Act pertaining to this rule
book: http://adminrules.idaho.gov
2885 W. Kathleen Ave., Coeur dAlene ID 83815
Clearwater Region .................................208-799-5010

3316 16th St., Lewiston ID 83501
Southwest Region ...................................208-465-8465

3101 S. Powerline Rd., Nampa ID 83686
McCall Subregion ................................... 208-634-8137

555 Deinhard Lane, McCall ID 83638
To report wildlife crimes, call Citizens

Against Poaching at 1-800-632-5999.
Emergency information can be relayed to Fish
and Game personnel through any Idaho law
enforcement agency.
Magic Valley Region ..............................208-324-4359

324 S 417 E; Suite #1, Jerome ID 83338
Southeast Region .....................................208-232-4703

1345 Barton Rd., Pocatello ID 83204
Upper Snake Region ..............................208-525-7290

4279 Commerce Circle, Idaho Falls ID 83401
Salmon Region......................................... 208-756-2271

99 Highway 93 N., Salmon ID 83467
Idaho Fish and Game offices are open 8 a.m. to 5

p.m. Monday through Friday except state holidays.
Offices in the Panhandle and Clearwater regions
are in the Pacific Time Zone; all others are in the
Mountain Time Zone.
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Idaho Fish and Game adheres to all applicable state and federal laws
and regulations related to discrimination on the basis of race, color,
national origin, age, gender, or handicap. If you feel you have been
discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility of IDFG, or
if you desire further information, please write to: Idaho Department
of Fish and Game, P.O. Box 25, Boise, ID 83707; or the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Division of Federal Assistance, Mailstop: MBSP4020, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203. Telephone: (703)
358-2156. This publication will be made available in alternative
formats upon request. Please contact the Department of Fish and Game
for assistance.
Information in this brochure summarizes the rules and is the official
proclamation of the Idaho Fish and Game Commission for the
taking of big game. The official rules are available from the Office of
Administrative Rules, Department of Administration, Statehouse Mail,
Boise, ID 83720, and may be reviewed in some libraries. Maps are for
general reference only.
Getting Started
To use this brochure:

Pick the species you want to hunt, then refer to the section
on that animal.
Refer to the map on pages 84 and 85 to find an area to

hunt.
Find the unit numbers on the map and look up the seasons
and restrictions for those units.
For help in this process, try the online Hunt Planner at the
Fish and Game website http://fishandgame.idaho.gov.
Big game hunting in Idaho is regulated by numbered game

management units. For a map of Fish and Game regions and
game management units see pages 84 and 85.
General seasons for black bear, mountain lion, mule deer and
white-tailed deer are arranged by these units.
Some seasons labeled regular deer include mule deer and
white-tailed deer, other seasons are labeled white-tailed deer
only.
General seasons for elk are arranged by larger areas called elk
management zones, which are made up of one or more game
management units. For a map of elk zones see page 39.
General seasons for gray wolf are arranged by larger areas
called wolf management zones, which are made up of one or
more game management units. Wolf management zones are not
the same as elk management zones. For a map of wolf zones
see pages 78 and 79.
Controlled hunts are listed by hunt numbers for controlled hunt
areas, which consist of parts of one or more game management
units.
Controlled hunt areas for deer are not the same as controlled
hunt areas for elk or pronghorn or black bear.
For an explanation of controlled hunts and how to apply, see
pages 108-111.
When picking a controlled hunt, make sure to use the hunt
number from the current years rule book.
Detailed big game hunting rules and restrictions begin on
page 97. License requirements and fees begin on page 116.
Hunting Age
Whats
NEW?
Effective July 1, 2014, the minimum age to hunt big game will
change from 12 to 10 years. All youth younger than 12 must be
accompanied in the field by an adult license holder close enough to
be within normal conversation and hearing range without shouting
or the aid of electronic devices. See page 108.
Use of Aircraft
The state law regulating use of aircraft related to hunting has been
updated. In addition to previous restrictions, it is now unlawful to
make use of any aircraft to locate any big game animals for purpose
of hunting those animals during the same calendar day those
animals were located from the air. See page 97.
Trespass Law
The state trespass law has been updated. See page 98 for details.
Elk
There have been changes to several elk management zones.

See new map of elk zones on page 39.
Owyhee-South Hills zone has been split into 2 separate zones.
Unit 56 has been moved from the Bannock to the South Hills Zone.
The Smoky Mountains zone and Bennett Hills zone have been
joined into the Smoky-Bennett zone.
Teton Zone has been dissolvedUnit 62 has been moved to the
Island Park zone and Unit 65 is now in the Palisades zone
Gray Wolf
Hunting
Hutning bag limit has been standardized to 5 wolves per year
statewide.
Hunting season extended to year-round on PRIVATE land in Units
8, 8A, 10, 10A, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17, 18, 19, and 20.
Trapping
Trapping bag limit has been standardized to 5 wolves per season in
all units open to trapping.
New trapping seasons in 10 game management units.
Legally-salvaged roadkill may be used for trapping wolves
statewide
Three Year License
Note on licenses and tags:

A hunting license is required to hunt. A trapping license is
required to trap gray wolf. In addition, a tag is required for all
big game species.
Helicopter Surveys: Hunters may encounter

biologists conducting helicopter surveys during late
season hunts December March. They will try to
avoid flying where hunters are observed.
Spend less time in line and more time in the field check out the
Three-year Licenses on pages 118-119.
Hunting Passport
Interested in hunting but havent completed hunter education? Sign
up for the Hunting Passport and a licensed adult friend or relative
can be your hunting mentor for one year. See page 92.
Fish Idaho!
Nonresidents get a three-day fishing license with hunting license
purchase.
See details inside!
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2014 Big Game Seasons and Rules
August 2014 through July 2015
Key Dates in 2014

First controlled hunt application period: May 1-June 5. Successful applicants will be notified by July 10.
All tags not picked up by August 1 will be entered into the second drawing.
Second controlled hunt application period: August 5-15. Successful applicants will be notified
by August 20.
To apply for controlled hunts see page 109 for application form.
Early deadline for depredation hunt application: June 30, 2014. See pages 111-112.
For other important dates, see page 110.
Hunter Responsibilities and Notes

It is the responsibility of the hunter to become familiar with the rules that affect the hunt in
which he or she is participating. This brochure provides seasons for general and controlled
hunts, and it provides a summary of rules that govern big game hunting in Idaho. For details
about the rules, please refer to these links:
Idaho Administrative Procedures Act: http://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/13/index.html

Idaho Code: http://legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title36/T36.htm.
Notes

This brochure covers only rules for hunting deer, elk, pronghorn, black bear, mountain lion and
gray wolf. Information about hunting upland game, turkey, furbearer, waterfowl and moose,
bighorn sheep or mountain goat can be found separately in the Upland Game, Furbearer and
Turkey, the Waterfowl, or the Moose, Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat Seasons and Rules
brochures.
Mandatory Hunting Report

MANDATORY
HUNT REPORT
All deer, elk and pronghorn hunters are required to complete a Mandatory Hunter Report for
each tag they purchase. Hunters are required to submit a report by phone or internet within 10
days after harvest. Hunters who do not harvest, or did not hunt, are required to report within 10
days after the close of the hunting season.
The best way to submit hunt information and the only way to get confirmation that the report
was received is to report online at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov.
To submit by phone to a live operator, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, call toll free 1-877-2689365 or 1-800-824-3729.
For Deer, Elk

and Pronghorn
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Interested in hunting but havent taken hunter education? Sign up for the Hunting Passport and
a licensed adult friend or relative can be your hunting mentor for one year. See page 92.
Citizens Against Poaching (CAP)

WIN THE HUNT
HUNT!
To report wildlife violators in Idaho by telephone: 1-800-632-5999.
Super Hunt

Buy a chance at a Super Hunt Tag, and help pay for more access to hunting and fishing.
OF A LIFETIME!
Access Yes!
Access Yes!

Access Yes! is a program designed to improve sportsmens access to private land or through
private land to public land by compensating willing landowners.
Hunt Planner
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Pick a species, date and hunt unit to see all that you can hunt. Links to maps, apps and guides.
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REGULAR
DEER
2014 Deer Hunting Seasons
Hunters with valid Idaho licenses and tags in their possession

can hunt mule deer and/or white-tailed deer.
How many deer can I harvest? In general,

the answer is one deer per hunter per year. However, a few
controlled hunts and depredation hunts offer the opportunity for
hunters to harvest additional deer. Deer hunters also may buy
leftover nonresident deer tags at the nonresident price to harvest
a second deer. A hunter may take only one deer per valid legal
tag in his or her possession.
Note: Residents or nonresidents may buy one unsold
nonresident general season deer and elk tag at the nonresident
price starting August 1, to be used as a second tag.
Youth hunt only: Some deer hunts are for youth only.
Effective July 1, 2014 the minimum age to hunt big game

was lowered from 12 to 10. A 9-year old may buy a license to
apply for a controlled hunt tag, but he or she must be 10 years
old at the time of the hunt.
Attention Deer Hunters!

Deer hunters may choose either a regular deer tag or a
white-tailed deer tag. The regular deer tag is valid for any
hunt listed under 2014 Regular Deer Tag Seasons on pages
15-19 and may be used to take a mule deer or white-tailed
deer during those seasons.
The white-tailed deer tag is valid for white-tailed deer only,
for any hunt listed under 2014 White-tailed Deer Tag
Seasons on pages 21-24.
For information on Chronic Wasting Disease
please see Page 36.
This law does not take effect until July 1, 2014. Hunters who
are 10 cannot apply for big game controlled hunts in the first
controlled hunt application periods (April-June).
After July 1st, 2014, hunters who are 9 years old and will
turn 10 during the season, and all 10-11 year olds, can apply in
the second application period in August for the 2014 hunting
season.
Antlered deer: Deer with at least one antler longer

than 3 inches. In antlered only seasons, or any hunt with point
restrictions, antlers must accompany the carcass while in
transit.
Antlerless deer: Deer without antlers or with antlers
shorter than 3 inches may be taken in a season open for
antlerless deer or either sex.
Two-point deer: Deer with no more than two points

on one side, not including the brow point or tine, and at least
one antler longer than 3 inches. A point is an antler projection
that is at least 1 inch long and longer than the width of the
projection.
Three-point deer: Deer having at least one antler with
three or more points, not including the brow point or tine.
Legal Deer in Two-Point

Hunts
Spike Deer
Legal buck under 2-point
regulations at least 1 antler is 3
inches or longer.
1 x 2 Point Deer
regulations.
2 x 2 Point Deer
regulations. Not legal in 3-point or
4-point hunts.
Species identification: In seasons restricted to mule

deer only or white-tailed deer only, if the head is removed, the
fully-haired tail must be left naturally attached to the carcass.
Archery and Muzzleloader Permits
Any person hunting in an archery only season, including

controlled hunts, must have their license with archery permit
validation.
Any person hunting in a muzzleloader only season, including
controlled hunts must have their license with muzzleloader
permit validation.
Nonresident Deer and Elk Tags
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Nonresident deer and elk tags, excluding nonresident junior

mentored deer and elk tags, are valid to take a black bear,
mountain lion or gray wolf instead of a deer or elk, if a season
is open for that species, where and when the deer or elk tag is
valid, and if there is an open deer or elk season in that same
unit. See page 112.
2 x 3 Point Deer
regulations. Also legal under
3-point regulations.
Point must be 1 inch or longer.
Characteristics of a mule deer
CAUTION!
Antlers on yearling buck white-tailed
and mule deer may look similar.
Large ears in
proportion to head
Antlers (of older male)

fork and fork again
REGULAR
DEER
DEER
Illustration by Robert Neaves courtesy of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Characteristics of a white-tailed deer

White rump
Antlers (of older males) consist of

main beams
with 3 to 5 tines
projecting upward
Rope-like
white tail
with black tip
Ears are smaller

in proportion to head
than a mule deer
Long slit-like gland on
hind leg
Tail is brown with white fringe
Bottom of erect tail is all white
Short slit-like gland on hind leg
Brown rump
Definitions
Antlered A deer with an antler or antlers at least 3 inches in length.

Antlerless A deer without antlers or with antlers less than 3 inches in length.
2014 Regular Deer Tag

General Any Weapon Seasons
Unit(s)
1
2, 3, 4A, 5, 6
Antlered
Oct 10 - Oct 31
(White-tailed deer only)
Nov 1 - Dec 1
Oct 10 - Nov 9
Nov 10 - Dec 1
Antlerless
Notes
Oct 10 - Dec 1
Oct 10 - Dec 1
4, 7, 9
Oct 10 - Nov 9
Oct 10 - Nov 9
8, 8A, 10, 10A,

12, 15, 16
Oct 10 - Nov 3
Oct 10 - Nov 3
11, 11A
Oct 10 - Nov 3
Oct 10 - Nov 3
13, 14, 18
Oct 10 - Nov 3
Oct 10 - Oct 16
16A, 17, 19, 20
Sep 15 - Nov 18
19A
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Sep 15 - Nov 18
Oct 10 - Oct 31
(Youth hunt only)
See note 1, Page 19
Very limited access,

See note 1, Page 17
continued
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REGULAR
DEER
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General Any Weapon Seasons - continued
Unit(s)
20A, 26, 27
Antlered
Sep 15 - Oct 31
Antlerless
None
21, 21A, 28, 29,

30, 36, 36A,
36B, 37, 37A
Oct 10 - Oct 24
Oct 10 - Oct 31
(Youth hunt only,
Private land only)
22
Oct 10 - Oct 24
(2-point deer only)
23, 24, 25
Oct 10 - Oct 31
30A
None
31, 32, 32A
Oct 10 - Oct 24
33, 34, 35
Oct 10 - Oct 31
39
Oct 10 - Oct 31
40, 41, 42
Oct 10 - Oct 24
(2-point deer only)
43
Oct 10 - Oct 31
46
Oct 10 - Oct 31
48, 49
Oct 10 - Oct 31
50, 51, 56, 58,

59, 59A
Oct 10 - Oct 24
52A
Oct 10 - Oct 31
60, 61, 62, 62A,

64, 65
Oct 10 - Oct 24
60A
Oct 10 - Oct 24
66, 69
Oct 10 - Oct 24
67
Oct 10 - Oct 24
66A, 68, 71,

72, 73A, 74,
75, 76, 77
70, 78
Oct 10 - Oct 24
(Youth hunt only)
Oct 10 - Oct 31
(Youth hunt only)
Oct 10 - Oct 31
(Youth hunt only,
Private land only)
Oct 10 - Oct 24
(Youth hunt only)
Notes
See note 2, Page 17,
Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in
Units 29, 30, 36A, 37 & 37A, See Pages 103105
See note 3, Page 17

Motorized Hunting Rule Applies,
See Pages 103-105
See notes 2 & 4, Page 17,
Units 32 & 32A, See Pages 103-105
None
Oct 10 - Oct 31
(Youth hunt only)
None
Oct 10 - Oct 31
(Youth hunt only)
Oct 10 - Oct 31
(Youth hunt only)
Oct 10 - Oct 31
(Youth hunt only)
Oct 10 - Oct 24
(Youth hunt only)
Oct 10 - Oct 31
(Youth hunt only)
Oct 10 - Oct 24
(Youth hunt only)
See note 2, Page 17
See notes 2 & 4, Page 17

Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Unit 49,
See Pages 103-105
See Pages 103-105
See Pages 103-105
See note 2, Page 17
Oct 10 - Oct 24
(Youth hunt only)
Oct 10 - Oct 24
(Youth hunt only)
Oct 10 - Oct 24
(Youth hunt only)

See Pages 103-105
Oct 10 - Oct 24
Oct 10 - Oct 24
(Youth hunt only)

Units 66A, 72, 75, 76 & 77, See Pages 103-105
None
Oct 10 - Oct 24
(Youth hunt only)

See Pages 103-105
See note 5, Page 17
See note 6, Page 17
Unit(s)
Antlered
Antlerless
Notes
73
None
Oct 10 - Oct 16
(Youth hunt only)

See Pages 103-105
Notes:
REGULAR
DEER

General Any Weapon Seasons - continued
1. Unit 13 has very limited access because of few roads and private property.
2. Short-range weapons only on C.J. Strike, Chester Wetlands, and Montour Wildlife Management Areas, and Pahsimeroi Access
Area.
3. Short-range weapons only in that portion of Unit 24 within the following boundary: Beginning in McCall at the junction of
State Highway 55 and Boydstun Street, then south on Boydstun Street to West Valley Road, then west and south along West
Valley Road and West Mountain Road to Cabarton Road, then north on Cabarton Road to State Highway 55, then north on
State Highway 55 to Farm-To-Market Road, then north on Farm-To-Market Road to Elo Road, then west on Elo Road to State
Highway 55, then north on State Highway 55 to the point of beginning.
4. Short-range weapons only on the islands in the Snake River.
5. Short-range weapons only in that portion of Unit 60A south and east of the North (Henrys) Fork Snake River, and that portion
within 1 mile north and west of the North Fork Snake River.
6. Short-range weapons only in that portion of Unit 67 south and west of State Highway 26.
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REGULAR
DEER

General Archery Only Seasons - Archery Permit Required
Unit(s)
1, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6,
7, 9
Antlered
Antlerless
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Dec 10 - Dec 24
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Nov 1 - Dec 1
Dec 10 - Dec 24
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Dec 10 - Dec 24
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Nov 1 - Dec 1
Dec 10 - Dec 24
8, 8A, 10, 10A,

11A, 12, 15,
19A, 21, 21A
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
22
Aug 30 - Sep 30
(2-point deer only)
Aug 30 - Sep 30
23, 24, 25,

36, 36B
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Dec 1 - Dec 31
Dec 1 - Dec 31
28
29, 30, 30A, 32,
32A, 36A, 37,
37A
31, 33, 34, 35
38
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
39
Nov 10 - Nov 30
Nov 10 - Nov 30
40, 41, 42
43, 46, 52A
47, 48, 49,
50, 51, 56, 57,
58, 59, 59A
55
60, 60A, 62,
64, 65, 66,
67, 69
61, 62A, 63A
63
66A, 68, 71, 72,
73, 73A, 74, 75,
76, 77, 78
18
Aug 30 - Sep 30
(2-point deer only)
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Notes
See note 1, Page 19

See note 2, Page 19
See note 1, Page 19

See Pages 103-105
See note 3, Page 19
Part of unit closed
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Nov 25 - Dec 19
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Nov 1 - Dec 19
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Nov 1 - Dec 19
Nov 25 - Dec 19
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Nov 1 - Dec 19
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Nov 1 - Dec 19
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 47, 49,

50, 51, 56, 58, 59 and 59A,
See Pages 103-105
Units 66 & 69, See Pages 103-105

Units 66A, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77 & 78,
See Pages 103-105
Unit(s)
Antlered
4, 7, 9
Nov 10 - Dec 1
39
None
Antlerless
Nov 10 - Dec 1
Notes
Sep 8 - Sep 30
REGULAR
DEER

General Muzzleloader Only Seasons - Muzzleloader Permit Required

General Deer Short Range Weapon Seasons
Unit(s)
38
Antlered
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Antlerless
Oct 10 - Nov 24
45
Oct 10 - Nov 6
Oct 10 - Nov 6
53
Oct 10 - Nov 6
Oct 10 - Nov 6
63
Oct 10 - Oct 24
Oct 10 - Oct 24
(Youth hunt only)
Notes
Very limited access, See note 3, Page 19
See Pages 103-105
See Pages 103-105
Notes:
1. Farragut State Park and Farragut Wildlife Management Area are closed.
2. Farragut State Park and Farragut Wildlife Management Area only.
3. That portion of Unit 38 within the Lake Lowell Sector of the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge is controlled hunt only.
4. Archers caution: An any weapon antlered elk hunt will be open at the same time in this unit.
5. Area Closure: That portion of Unit 39 within Ada County, and that portion of Unit 39 within the following boundary:
Beginning at the intersection of State Highway 21 and the Middle Fork Boise River Road (Forest Road 268), east on Forest
Road 268 to Cottonwood Creek-Thorn Creek Road (Forest Road 377), to South Fork of Thorn Creek to confluence of Thorn
Creek, north and west on Thorn Creek to the confluence with Mores Creek, south and west along the center of Mores Creek
including in the Mores Creek arm of Lucky Peak Reservoir to Highway 21 to the point of beginning is closed.
6. That portion of Unit 45 south of Interstate 84. The rest of Unit 45 is controlled hunt only.
7. That portion of Unit 53 west of U. S. Highway 93. The rest of Unit 53 is controlled hunt only.
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20
WHITE-TAILED
DEER
2014 White-tailed Deer Tag

Unit(s)
1, 2, 3, 4A, 5, 6
4, 7, 9
8, 8A, 10A, 11,
11A
10, 12, 15, 16
13
14, 18
16A, 17, 19, 20,
20A, 26, 27
19A
Antlered
Oct 10 - Dec 1
Oct 10 - Nov 9
Antlerless
Oct 10 - Dec 1
Oct 10 - Nov 9
Oct 10 - Dec 1
Oct 10 - Dec 1
Oct 10 - Nov 20
Oct 10 - Nov 3
Oct 10 - Nov 20
Oct 10 - Nov 20
Oct 10 - Oct 16
Oct 10 - Oct 16
Sep 15 - Nov 18
Sep 15 - Nov 18
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 31
(Youth hunt only,
Private land only)
Oct 10 - Oct 31
(Youth hunt only,
Private land only)
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 16
Oct 17 - Oct 31
(Youth hunt only)
Oct 10 - Oct 31
21, 21A, 28,

36B
Oct 10 - Oct 31
29, 30, 30A,

36A, 37, 37A
Oct 10 - Oct 31
22, 25
Oct 10 - Oct 31
23
Oct 10 - Nov 20
24
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Notes
See note 1, Page 22
Very limited access

Very limited access, See note 3, Page 22,
See Pages 103-105
See note 4, Page 22
21
WHITE-TAILED
DEER

Unit(s)
Antlered
Antlerless
31, 32, 32A
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 31
33, 34, 35
39, 43
Oct 10 - Nov 8
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Nov 8
Oct 10 - Oct 31
40, 41
Oct 10 - Oct 24
(2-point deer only)
None
See note 3, Page 22
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Nov 10 - Dec 9
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Nov 10 - Dec 9
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Nov 10 - Dec 9
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Nov 10 - Dec 9
66, 69
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 31
67
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 31
46
50, 51, 58, 59,
59A
60, 62, 64, 65
60A
61, 62A
Notes

See Pages 103-105
See note 3, Page 22
See note 6, Page 22

See Pages 103-105
See note 7, Page 22
Notes:
2. Unit 13 has very limited access because of few roads and private property.
3. Short-range weapons only on C.J. Strike, Chester Wetlands, and Montour Wildlife Management Areas, and Pahsimeroi Access
Area.
4. Short-range weapons only in that portion of Unit 24 within the following boundary: Beginning in McCall at the junction of
State Highway 55 and Boydstun Street, then south on Boydstun Street to West Valley Road, then west and south along West
Valley Road and West Mountain Road to Cabarton Road, then north on Cabarton Road to State Highway 55, then north on
State Highway 55 to Farm-To-Market Road, then north on Farm-To-Market Road to Elo Road, then west on Elo Road to State
Highway 55, then north on State Highway 55 to the point of beginning.
5. Short-range weapons only on the islands in
the Snake River.
6. Short-range weapons only in that
portion of Unit 60A south and east of
the North (Henrys) Fork Snake River,
and that portion within 1 mile north
and west of the North Fork Snake
River.
7. Short-range weapons only in that
portion of Unit 67 south and west of
State Highway 26.
22

General Archery Only Seasons - Archery Permit Required
Unit(s)
Antlerless
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Dec 10 - Dec 24
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Nov 1 - Dec 1
Dec 10 - Dec 24
8, 8A, 10,
10A, 11A, 12,
19A, 22, 23, 24,
25
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
15
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Dec 5 - Dec 20
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Dec 5 - Dec 20
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Dec 1 - Dec 31
Dec 1 - Dec 31
1, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6,
7, 9
2
21, 21A, 29, 30,

30A, 36A,
36B, 37, 37A
28
31, 32, 32A, 33,
34, 35
38
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
39
Nov 10 - Nov 30
Nov 10 - Nov 30
40, 41
43, 46
50, 51, 58,
59, 59A
60, 60A, 62, 63,
63A, 64, 65, 66,
67, 69
61, 62A
Aug 30 - Sep 30
(2-point deer only)
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Nov 1 - Dec 19
Nov 1 - Dec 19
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Notes
See note 1, Page 23

See note 2, Page 23
See note 1, Page 23

Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 29, 30,
30A, 36A, 37 & 37A, See Pages 103-105
Very limited access
See note 3, Page 23
Part of unit closed
WHITE-TAILED
DEER
Antlered
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Dec 10 - Dec 24
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Nov 1 - Dec 1
Dec 10 - Dec 24
Aug 30 - Sep 30
See Pages 103-105
Units 66 & 69, See Pages 103-105
Notes:
2. Farragut State Park and Farragut Wildlife Management Area only.
3. That portion of Unit 38 within the Lake Lowell Sector of the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge is controlled hunt only.
4. Archers caution: An any weapon antlered elk hunt will be open at the same time in this unit.
5. Area Closure: That portion of Unit 39 within Ada County, and that portion of Unit 39 within the following boundary:
Beginning at the intersection of State Highway 21 and the Middle Fork Boise River Road (Forest Road 268), east on Forest
Road 268 to Cottonwood Creek-Thorn Creek Road (Forest Road 377), to South Fork of Thorn Creek to confluence of Thorn
Creek, north and west on Thorn Creek to the confluence with Mores Creek, south and west along the center of Mores Creek
including in the Mores Creek arm of Lucky Peak Reservoir to Highway 21 to the point of beginning is closed.
23

General Muzzleloader Only Seasons - Muzzleloader Permit Required
WHITE-TAILED
DEER
Unit(s)
4, 7, 9
8A
10A
16
Antlered
Nov 10 - Dec 1
None
None
Nov 21 - Dec 9
Antlerless
Nov 10 - Dec 1
Dec 2 - Dec 14
Dec 2 - Dec 14
Nov 21 - Dec 9
Notes
See note 1, Page 24

Short Range Weapon Seasons
Unit(s)
Antlered
Antlerless
21, 21A, 28, 29,

30, 30A, 36A,
36B, 37, 37A
Nov 10 - Dec 9
Nov 10 - Dec 9
24
38
Nov 1 - Nov 20
Oct 10 - Oct 31
63
Oct 10 - Oct 31
63A
Oct 10 - Oct 31
None
Oct 10 - Nov 24
Oct 10 - Oct 31
(Youth hunt only)
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Notes
Units 29, 30, 30A, 36A, 37 & 37A,
See Pages 103-105
See note 2, Page 24
Notes:
1. Hunt Area 8A: That portion of Unit 8A east of State Highway 6 and State Highway 9 and north of the following line: Beginning
at the boundary of Unit 8A at its junction with State Highway 8 at Deary, then east on Highway 8 to Forest Service Road 1963
at Helmer, then south and east on Forest Service Road 1963 to Long Meadow Creek, then southeast on Long Meadow Creek to
Dworshak Reservoir, then east along the shoreline of Dworshak Reservoir to the Unit 8A boundary at Dent Bridge.
2. Short-range weapons only. Except that portion of Unit 38 within the Lake Lowell Sector of the Deer Flat National Wildlife
Refuge is controlled hunt only.
24
25
Deer Controlled Hunts
For details on controlled hunt rules and restrictions please See pages 108-111.
Hunters: Please check Deer Controlled Hunt Area descriptions on pages 33-35. Hunt Areas may change annually.
a
1001
1002
1003
1004
Controlled
Hunt Areas
1a (see pg 33)
11
11
11A
1005
13
200
Oct 10 - Nov 3
1006
1007
1008
1009
1010
1011
1012
1013
1014
1015
1016
1017
1018
1019
14
18
19A
20A
21
22
23
25
26
27
28-1
30
30A
31
180
120
10
Unlimited
5
60
25
10
Unlimited
Unlimited
5
5
30
30
Oct 10 - Nov 3
Oct 17 - Nov 10
Oct 10 - Nov 24
Nov 1 - Nov 18
Oct 10 - Nov 30
Nov 1 - Nov 24
Oct 10 - Nov 24
Oct 10 - Nov 24
Nov 1 - Nov 18
Nov 1 - Nov 18
Oct 10 - Nov 30
Oct 10 - Nov 30
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Nov 24
1020
32
40
Oct 10 - Nov 24
1021
1022
1023
32A
36A
36B
30
5
5
Oct 10 - Nov 24
Oct 10 - Nov 30
Oct 10 - Nov 30
1024
38b (see pg 34)
Oct 10 - Nov 24
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

has specific hunting requirements,
Before applying, See note 3, Page 31
1025
1026
1027
1028
1029
39-1
40
41-1
42
44
199
195
100
74
225
Aug 15 - Sep 30
Nov 1 - Nov 24
Nov 1 - Nov 24
Nov 1 - Nov 24
Sep 15 - Oct 31
See note 2, Page 31
1030
45-1
75
Oct 15 - Oct 31
1031
47-1
90
Oct 5 - Oct 31
1032
47-2a (see pg 34)
10
Nov 15 - Nov 30
1033
1034
48
49
10
10
Nov 10 - Nov 24
Nov 10 - Nov 24
Hunt No.
CONTROLLED
DEER
2014 Controlled Deer Hunts (14,352 Tags Plus Unlimited Tags)

Antlered Deer
Tags
Season Dates
60
74
35
63
Aug 30 - Dec 1
Oct 10 - Nov 3
Nov 10 - Nov 24
Oct 10 - Nov 3
Notes
Mule deer only
Mule deer only
Mule deer only, Very limited access
Mule deer only,
Mule deer only
Mule deer only
3-point or larger deer only

Motorized Hunting Rule Applies, See Pages 103-105

See Pages 103-105
This hunt includes other units or parts of other units. See controlled hunt area descriptions.
b
This hunt includes only a portion of this unit. See controlled hunt area descriptions.
For details on controlled hunt rules and restrictions, please see pages 108-111.
26
continued
2014 Controlled Hunts

Antlered Deer - continued
Controlled
Hunt Areas
Tags
Season Dates
1035
50b (see pg 34)
10
Oct 10 - Nov 30
1036
1037
1038
1039
1040
1041
1042
1043
1044
1045
1046
1047
1048
52
54
54
55-1 (see pg 34)
55-1 (see pg 34)
57
57
a
58 (see pg 34)
60-1a (see pg 34)
62
66
67
69
75
500
20
25
375
109
10
10
40
15
10
20
10
Oct 5 - Oct 31
Oct 5 - Oct 31
Nov 15 - Nov 30
Aug 15 - Sep 24
Oct 5 - Oct 31
Oct 5 - Oct 31
Nov 15 - Nov 30
Oct 10 - Nov 30
Oct 10 - Nov 30
Oct 10 - Nov 30
Oct 10 - Nov 30
Oct 10 - Nov 30
Oct 10 - Nov 30
1049
70
175
1050
73
Unlimited
1051
78
200
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 16
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Notes
Portion of Unit only,

See note 2, Page 31
See note 5, Page 31
Archery only,
Archery only,

Antlerless Deer
1052
1053
1054
Controlled
Hunt Areas
22
b
28-2 (see pg 33)
31
1055
32
150
Oct 10 - Oct 24
1056
1057
1058
1059
32A
39-1
43
44
150
700
150
150
Oct 10 - Oct 24
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Nov 9
1060
45-1
250
Nov 1 - Nov 14

1061
45-2b (see pg 34)
400
Nov 15 - Nov 30

1062
1063
48
49
50
50
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Hunt No.
CONTROLLED
DEER
Hunt No.
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
50
60
50
Oct 10 - Oct 24
Sep 15 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 24
Portion of unit only

b
continued
27
a
Hunt No.
1064
1065
1066
1067
1068
a
CONTROLLED
DEER
Hunt No.
1069
1070
1071
1072
1073
1074

Antlerless Deer - continued
Controlled
Hunt Areas
52
54
55-1 (see pg 34)
56
a
60-1 (see pg 34)
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
100
100
100
100
200
Nov 15 - Nov 30
Nov 1 - Nov 14
Oct 5 - Oct 31
Nov 15 - Nov 30
Oct 25 - Nov 15

Either Sex Deer
Controlled
Hunt Areas
60-2a (see pg 34)
62
63A
66
67
69
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
500
100
50
50
75
50
Oct 5 - Nov 8
Oct 5 - Nov 8
Oct 5 - Nov 15
Oct 5 - Nov 8
Oct 5 - Nov 8
Oct 5 - Nov 8
See note 2, Page 31

Mule deer only, Short range weapons only
See note 5, Page 31

Youth Only Deer
1075
1076
1077
Controlled
Hunt Areas
11A
28-2b (see pg 33)
44
1078
45-3a (see pg 34)
250
Nov 15 - Nov 30
1079
47-1
50
Oct 5 - Oct 31
1080
47-1
20
Oct 5 - Oct 31
1081
1082
1083
1084
54
54
55-2a (see pg 34)
55-2a (see pg 34)
100
130
50
50
Oct 5 - Oct 31
Oct 5 - Oct 31
Oct 5 - Oct 31
Oct 5 - Oct 31
Hunt No.

See note 2, Page 31
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
25
15
150
Oct 10 - Dec 31
Sep 15 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Nov 9
Either sex
Either sex, Portion of Unit only
Antlerless only
Antlerless only, See note 4, Page 31,
Antlered only,
Antlerless only,
Antlered only
Antlerless only
Antlered only
Antlerless only
b
28

Archery Only Deer - Archery Permit Required
1085
Controlled
Hunt Areas
22
1086
39-2b (see pg 34)
50
Nov 16 - Dec 16
1087
1088
40
41-2a (see pg 34)
50
25
Aug 15 - Sep 30
Aug 15 - Sep 30
1089
45-1
10
Aug 15 - Sep 15
1090
53b (see pg 34)
Unlimited
Aug 30 - Dec 19
1091
1092
54
68A
Unlimited
Unlimited
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Dec 19
Hunt No.
Season Dates
Notes
25
Aug 15 - Sep 30
Either sex
Either sex, See note 6, Page 31,
Roads on Boise River WMA closed to Motorized Travel
Antlered only
Antlered only
Antlered only, See notes 2 & 4, Page 31,
Either Sex,
Either Sex
Either sex
Either sex,
Antlerless only
Antlered only,
Aug 30 - Sep 30
70
Unlimited
Oct 1 - Oct 9
1094
72a (see pg 35)
Unlimited
Nov 16 - Dec 5

Muzzleloader Only Deer - Muzzleloader Permit Required
1095
1096
1097
1098
1099
Controlled
Hunt Areas
8A
10A
21A
30A
33a (see pg 33)
1100
37a (see pg 33)
73
Nov 25 - Dec 9
1101
43
125
Oct 1 - Oct 9
1102
45-1
30
Oct 1 - Oct 14
1103
51a (see pg 34)
100
Nov 1 - Nov 30
1104
52A
75
Nov 10 - Nov 24
1105
55-3a (see pg 34)
100
Nov 1 - Nov 14
1106
1107
1108
61
64a (see pg 35)
74
Unlimited
50
30
Nov 11 - Dec 9
Oct 25 - Nov 30
Nov 16 - Nov 30
Hunt No.
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
25
25
5
5
149
Oct 10 - Dec 14
Oct 10 - Dec 14
Nov 1 - Nov 30
Nov 1 - Nov 30
Nov 10 - Nov 30
Either sex, White-tailed deer only

Either sex, White-tailed deer only
Antlered only
Antlered only
Antlered only
Antlered only,
Either sex
Antlered only, See notes 2 & 4, Page 31,
CONTROLLED
DEER
1093
Tags
Either sex,
Either sex,
Antlered only,
See Pages 103-105
Either sex
Either sex
Either sex
b
29
a
1109
Controlled
Hunt Areas
8-2Xa (see pg 33)
1110
21Xa (see pg 33)
50
Sep 1 - Dec 31
Short range weapons only,

Private land only, Very limited access
1111
36AXa (see pg 33)
35
Sep 1 - Dec 31

1112
1113
39Xb (see pg 34)

40Xa (see pg 34)
100
100
Dec 1 - Dec 22
Oct 10 - Nov 24
Hunt No.
a
CONTROLLED
DEER

Youth Only - Extra Antlerless Deer
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
200
Aug 30 - Dec 20
Private land only, See note 7, Page 31
Portion of Units 40 & 41 only, Very limited access

Extra Antlerless Deer
Hunt No.
Controlled
Hunt Areas
Tags
1114
1Xb (see pg 33)
350
1115
3Xb (see pg 33)
100
1116
8-1X
350
1117
8AXb (see pg 33)
350
1118
10AXb (see pg 33)
400
1119
11Xb (see pg 33)
100
1120
11AX
650
1121
15Xb (see pg 33)
100
1122
16Xb (see pg 33)
100
1123
21Xa (see pg 33)
160
Sep 1 - Dec 31
1124
32Xb (see pg 33)
100
Aug 1 - Dec 31
1125
36AXa (see pg 33)
200
Sep 1 - Dec 31
1126
38Xb (see pg 34)
10
Oct 10 - Oct 29
Season Dates
Notes
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Oct 10 - Dec 24
Oct 10 - Dec 1
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Oct 10 - Dec 14
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Oct 10 - Dec 1
Dec 2 - Dec 14
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Oct 10 - Dec 1
Dec 2 - Dec 14
Oct 10 - Dec 1
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Oct 10 - Dec 14
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Oct 10 - Nov 20
Dec 5 - Dec 20
Oct 10 - Nov 20
Nov 21 - Dec 9
Archery only, White-tailed deer only

White-tailed deer only
Muzzleloader only, White-tailed deer only
Mule Deer or White-tailed Deer
Archery only, Unit 11A only
Mule Deer or White-tailed Deer
Private land only, Very limited access,
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge has
specific hunting requirements,
b
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Extra Antlerless Deer - continued
Hunt No.
Controlled
Hunt Areas
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
1127
38Xb (see pg 34)
10
Oct 30 - Nov 18

1128
38Xb (see pg 34)
10
Nov 19 - Dec 8

1129
38Xb (see pg 34)
10
Dec 9 - Dec 28
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

has specific hunting requirements,
Aug 30 - Sep 30
1130
50Xa (see pg 34)
1,200
Nov 1 - Dec 19
Nov 10 - Dec 9
1131
63AX
200
1132
1133
68AX
73Xb (see pg 35)
100
35
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Nov 1 - Dec 19
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Aug 30 - Oct 31
CONTROLLED
DEER
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Archery only, White-tailed deer only,

Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 50, 51, 58, 59,
59A, 66 & 69, See Pages 103-105
White-tailed deer only,
Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 50, 51, 58, 59,
59A, 66 & 69, See Pages 103-105
Archery only, White-tailed deer only,
Units 60, 60A, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 & 69 only
Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 66 & 69,
See Pages 103-105
White-tailed deer only,
Units 50, 51, 58, 59, 59A, 61, & 62A only,
Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 50, 51, 58,
59 & 59A, See Pages 103-105
Short range weapons only, White-tailed deer only
Archery only, Very limited access
Archery only, Private land only, Very limited access
Notes:
1. This hunt has very limited access because of few roads and private property.
2. Short-range weapons only on CJ Strike, Chester Wetlands, and Montour Wildlife Management Areas, and all of Units 63 and
63A.
3. Short-range weapons only. Portion of Unit 38 within the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge (DFNWR) only.

Before applying for this hunt please review the special regulations at http://www.fws.gov/deerflat/recreation/hunting.html or
contact DFNWR at (208) 467-9278, 13751 Upper Embankment Rd, Nampa, ID 83686.
4. Short-range weapons only on the islands in the Snake River.
5. Short-range weapons only in that portion of Unit 67 south and west of State Highway 26.
6. Mandatory class required - Anyone drawing a deer controlled archery only hunt tag for this hunt must satisfactorily complete
a mandatory hunter education course. The course will be administered by the Southwest Region and will include the hunt
boundaries and legal restrictions, and will emphasize proper hunter ethics. Bowhunter education required.
7. All holders of this tag may only hunt during dates that the individual unit is open to General Tag holders. Hunters are also
limited to weapon type that the General Season Tag holder must use for the given dates. Private land only.
8. Short-range weapons only in that portion of Unit 60A south and east of the North (Henrys) Fork Snake River, and that portion
within 1 mile north and west of the North Fork Snake River.
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b
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a
1134
1135
1136
1137
1138
1139
1140
1141
1142
1143
1144
1145
1146
Controlled
Hunt Areas
1a (see pg 33)
11
11A
13
14
18
21
21A
22
28-1
33a (see pg 33)
36A
36B
1147
37a (see pg 33)
Nov 25 - Dec 9
1148
1149
1150
39-1
40
42
1
5
1
Aug 15 - Sep 30
Nov 1 - Nov 24
Nov 1 - Nov 24
1151
45-1
Aug 15 - Sep 15
1152
1153
45-1
47-1
2
3
Oct 15 - Oct 31
Oct 5 - Oct 31
1154
50b (see pg 34)
Oct 10 - Nov 30
1155
1156
1157
1158
1159
54
54
55-1 (see pg 34)
55-2a (see pg 34)
57
2
1
2
1
2
Oct 5 - Oct 31
Nov 15 - Nov 30
Oct 5 - Oct 31
Oct 5 - Oct 31
Oct 5 - Oct 31
1160
70
78
Hunt No.
CONTROLLED
DEER

Outfitter Allocation Deer - Antlered Deer Only
1161
Tags
Season Dates
1
1
2
37
22
9
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
Aug 30 - Dec 1
Oct 10 - Nov 3
Oct 10 - Nov 3
Oct 10 - Nov 3
Oct 10 - Nov 3
Oct 17 - Nov 10
Oct 10 - Nov 30
Nov 1 - Nov 30
Nov 1 - Nov 24
Oct 10 - Nov 30
Nov 10 - Nov 24
Oct 10 - Nov 30
Oct 10 - Nov 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Notes
Mule deer only
Mule deer only
Mule deer only
Mule deer only
Mule deer only
Muzzleloader only
Muzzleloader only
Muzzleloader only,
Antlered only, Archery only,

Youth hunt only, Either sex

Archery only,
Archery only,
Outfitted controlled hunts:
Before submitting an application for an outfitter-allocated controlled hunt, hunters must have a written agreement with
an outfitter licensed in the hunt area. Successful applicants must hunt with an outfitter licensed for the hunt area. The outfitter
must purchase the hunters permit and tag by August 20. Successful applicants authorize Idaho Fish and Game to provide names
and addresses to the outfitters licensed for that controlled hunt. For a list of licensed outfitters in the applicable controlled hunt
area, a sample written agreement, and additional information contact the Idaho Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board at their
website - www.oglb.idaho.gov or by calling 208-327-7380.
a
b
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Deer Controlled Hunt Area Descriptions
Please note that hunt areas are different for each species. For full text of legal description and boundaries for
Game Management Units see pages 84-95 or visit, http://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/13/0108.pdf.
Hunt Area 1 All of Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7 and 9.
Hunt Area 20A All of Unit 20A.
Hunt Area 1X That portion of Unit 1 in Boundary

County on and within one mile of private land. For the
purpose of this hunt, private land does not include corporate
timberlands.
Hunt Area 21 All of Unit 21.
Hunt Area 3X That portion of Unit 3 on and within
Hunt Area 21X Private land within Units 21, 21A, 28,
29, 30, and 30A.
one mile of private land. For the purpose of this hunt, private
land includes corporate timberlands.
Hunt Area 8-1X All of Unit 8.
Hunt Area 8-2X Private land in Units 8, 8A, 10A,
11, 11A, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 18. For the purpose of this hunt,
private land does not include coporate timberlands.
Hunt Area 8AX That portion of Unit 8A within one
mile of private land. For the purpose of this hunt, private land
does not include corporate timberlands.

Hunt Area 10AX That portion of 10A within one mile
of private land. For the purpose of this hunt, private land does
not include corporate timberlands.

Hunt Area 11X That portion of Unit 11 within one
mile of cultivated fields and north of the following boundary:

Beginning at the Nez Perce County/Lewis County line on U.S.
Highway 95, then west and south on the Nez Perce County/
Lewis County line to Soldiers Meadow Road, then west on
Soldiers Meadow Road to Zaza Road, then north on Zaza Road
to Waha Road, then north on Waha Road to Redbird Road, then
west on Redbird Road to the boundary of the Redbird Segment
of Craig Mountain WMA, then north and west along the
Redbird Segment Boundary to the Snake River.

Hunt Areas 11AX All of Unit 11A.

Hunt Area 28-1 All of Unit 28.
Hunt Area 28-2 That portion of Unit 28 within the
following boundary: Beginning on Williams Creek Road

(Forest Road 21) at Shoup Bridge, then west on Forest Road
21 to Perreau Creek Road (Forest Road 27), then west and
north on Forest Road 27 (approx. 7 miles) to Forest Road 26,
then north and west on Forest Road 26 to Forest Road 020,
then north on Forest Road 020 to Stormy Peak Road (Forest
Road 023), then southeast on Forest Road 023 to U.S. Highway
93, then north on U.S. Highway 93 to the Salmon River, then
south along the west bank of the Salmon River to the point of
beginning.
Hunt Area 30 All of Unit 30

Hunt Area 32X That portion of Unit 32 within the
following boundary: Beginning on Weiser River Road at the
eastern edge of the City of Weiser, then east on Weiser River
Road to Bear Creek Road, then southeast on Bear Creek Road
to South Crane Road, then south on South Crane Road to Cove
Road, then west on Cove Road to the eastern edge of the City
of Weiser, then north along the eastern edge of the City of
Weiser to the point of beginning.
mile of private land and within the South Fork Clearwater

River drainage downstream from and including the Earthquake
Creek and Dump Creek drainages below milepost 12 on State
Highway 14.
Hunt Area 33 All of Units 33 and 35, and that portion
37 and 37A.
mile of private land, but excluding the Selway River drainage.

CONTROLLED
DEER
of Unit 34 south and west of the Landmark-Stanley Road.

Hunt Area 36AX Private land within Units 36A, 36B,
Hunt Area 36B All of Unit 36B.
Hunt Area 37 All of Units 29, 37 and 37A.
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Hunt Area 38 That portion of Unit 38 within the Deer
Flat National Wildlife Refuge, defined as the areas between the

south shoreline of Lake Lowell, the New York Canal on the
east, the Refuges southern boundary, and Parking Lot 8 on the
west. Contact Deer Flat National Refuge for other boundary
issues and maps, at (208) 467-9278, 13751 Upper Embankment
Rd, Nampa, ID 83686.

Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, defined as the areas
between the south shoreline of Lake Lowell, the New York
Canal on the east, the Refuges southern boundary, and Parking
Lot 8 on the west. Contact Deer Flat National Refuge for other
boundary issues and maps, at (208) 467-9278, 13751 Upper
Embankment Rd, Nampa, ID 83686.
CONTROLLED
DEER
following boundary: Beginning at a point 400 yards west of

State Highway 21 at the Ada County Line, south and west on
a line 400 yards west of State Highway 21 to Warm Springs
Avenue, and west on a line 400 yards north of Warm Springs
Avenue to the Highlands-Table Rock powerline, north and west
on the Highlands-Table Rock powerline to State Highway 55,
north on Highway 55 to the Ada County Line, and southeast on
the Ada County Line to the point of beginning.

Hunt Area 45-2 That portion of Unit 45 east of the
Bennett Mountain Road and south of the two-pole powerline
that extends from 2.8 miles north of Blair Trail Reservoir
through White Arrow Ponds (9.5 miles north of Bliss on the
Bliss-Hill City Road) to State Highway 46 6.4 miles north of
Gooding.
Hunt Area 45-3 All of Units 45 and 52.

Hunt Area 50 That portion of Unit 50 west of U.S.
Highway 93.
Hunt Area 50X All of Units 50, 51, 58, 59, 59A, 60,
60A, 61, 62, 62A, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, and 69.
Hunt Area 51 All of Unit 51 and that portion of Unit
50 east of U.S. Highway 93.
Hunt Area 39X That portion of Unit 39 east of Blacks
Creek Road and south of the South Fork of the Boise River.
Hunt Area 52A All of Unit 52A. (Caution: See

Craters of the Moon closure, page 98.)
Hunt Area 53 That portion of Unit 53 east of U.S.
Hunt Area 40X Only that portion of Units 40 and
41 within the following boundary are open to youth antlerless

hunting - starting at the Oregon border on the Snake River then
upstream to the C.J. Strike Dam Road then south on C.J. Strike
Dam Road to Highway 78 at Rim Rock High School, then east
on Highway 78 to Highway 51, then south on Highway 51 to
the Shoofly Cut-off Road, including the cultivated lands that lie
within 2.5 miles south of the Shoofly Cutoff Road and 3.5 miles
west of Highway 51, then west on the Shoofly Cut-off Road to
the Mudflat Road, then north on the Mudflat Road to Highway
78, continue west on Highway 78 to the powerline that crosses
the Snake River about 3 miles south of the Walters Ferry
Bridge at the 22.5 mile marker, then west along the powerline
to the Oregon border, then north along the Oregon border to the
Snake River, the point of beginning; and on cultivated fields in
that portion of Unit 40 no more than 5 miles south or west of
Highway 78. Map available at Southwest Region office and
the Fish and Game website at: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/
content/40x

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Highway 93.

Hunt Area 55-1 All of Unit 55. Information about
hunting in the City of Rocks National Reserve is available to

permittees online at www.nps.gov/ciro , at the National Park
Service office in Almo and Idaho Fish and Game offices.
Hunt Area 55-2 All of Units 55 and 57. Information
about hunting in the City of Rocks National Reserve is

available to permittees online at www.nps.gov/ciro , at the
National Park Service office in Almo and Idaho Fish and Game
offices.
Hunt Area 55-3 All of Units 55, 56 and 57.

Hunt Area 58 All of Units 58, 59, and 59A.
Hunt Area 60-1 All of Units 60, 62A and that portion
of Unit 60A beyond one mile north and west of the North
(Henrys) Fork of the Snake River.
Hunt Area 60-2 All of Units 60, 61, and 62A.
following boundary: Starting at the intersection of Highway

91 and the Utah/Idaho state line, then going north following
Highway 91 to approximately 5 miles north of Preston, then
west on West Hot Springs Road, then south on 2400 W., then
west on 1500 N., then south on 3200 W., then west on 1200 N.
to the railroad tracks located approximately 0.8 miles east of
the Westside Highway, then south following the railroad tracks
to the Utah/Idaho state line, then east along the state line to
Highway 91.

Hunt Area 63AX All of Unit 63A.
Hunt Area 64 All of Units 64 and 65.
Hunt Area 68AX All of Unit 68A.

Hunt Area 72 All of Unit 72 and that portion of
CONTROLLED
DEER
Unit 76 within the following boundary: From the intersection

of Highway 30/34 in Soda Springs, south on Highway 30 to
Georgetown, then east on Stringtown Road, then north on the
Left Hand Georgetown Canyon Road-Slug Creek Road, then
west on the Blackfoot River Road, then south on Highway 34
to the intersection of Highway 30/34 at Soda Springs.
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CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE

What is Chronic Wasting Disease?
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a rare but fatal disease of the central
nervous system in deer and elk.
There is no evidence that CWD in deer and elk can be transmitted to or
cause disease in humans.
CWD has been found in wild and captive deer and elk in several other
states and Canadian provinces. Fish and Game
has tested over 9500 deer and elk for CWD,
and it has not been found in Idaho.
Helping Prevent CWD in Idaho.

Importing captive deer into
Idaho is prohibited.
IDFG will not transplant deer
or elk from out of state into Idaho.
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture has
a CWD monitoring program for privately owned elk.
Idaho residents hunting in states where CWD is
known to exist should be aware of and follow any
special restrictions or rules established by that state.
The threat of spreading CWD should be considered a serious concern. All
practical steps to reduce the risk of spreading it should be taken.
Fish and Game recommends hunters should:

Not harvest or eat wild animals that appear sick.
Wear latex or plastic gloves when field dressing and processing game.
Clean meat carefully, remove bloodshot tissues and cool the carcass as
quickly as possible.
Use clean equipment for butchering and clean equipment before and after
working with carcasses.
Avoid contact with brain and spinal tissues, ideally by boning out the
carcass if possible.
Avoid eating the brain, spinal cord, eyes, spleen and lymph nodes
of harvested animals.
Properly dispose of carcass remainder
in an appropriate landfill.
Learn More @
f i s h a n d ga m e. i d a h o. gov
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2014 - 2024 Elk Management Plan

Idaho Fish and Game has revised its elk management plan.
What you need to know!

Our plan to guide elk management for
the next 10 years is finally finished
and adopted by the Commission. We
appreciate all the help, input and
support we received for this
planning process.
Please take a look at
the final product on
our website.
Renai C. Brogdon
IDFG 2009
We have also
produced a
condensed
summary of the
plan that is
available now
in our regional
offices.
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2014 Elk Population Status by Elk Zone
4A
4A
2
Panhandle
3
4
11
11A
10
Lolo
12
Below Objectives
11A
10
Lolo
12
Meeting Objectives
Below Objectives
16
17
Elk City 16ASelway
13
15
Hells
14
20
Canyon
19
18
21A
21
20A
19A
23
n
26
o
lm
Middle
30
McCall
Sa 28
22
Fork
29
25
27
30A
37A
24
61
31
36B 37
34
32A
60
59
Lemhi
Sawtooth
62A
58 59A
33
35 36 36A
Island Park
32
51
62
60A
Pioneer
Boise River
63
64 65
48
50
39
Snake River63A
43
49
67 Palisades
38
44
69
68
k 66
e
e
r
Smoky-Bennett
Big Desert
Tex C
66A
52
45
40
52A
68A
71 72
Owyhee
Snake River
70
Diamond
53
74
41
76 Creek
73A
46
Bannock 75
56
42
South Hills
73
77 78
55
54
57
47
Bear
River
Bro
wn
lee
Ri
ve
r
11
10A
ad
he
er
av
Be
W
eis
er
8A
Palouse
Meeting Objectives
16
17
Elk City 16ASelway
13
15
Hells
14
20
Canyon
19
18
21A
21
20A
19A
23
n
26
o
lm
Middle
30
McCall
Sa 28
22
Fork
29
25
27
30A
37A
24
61
31
36B 37
34
32A
60
59
Lemhi
Sawtooth
62A
58 59A
33
35 36 36A
Island Park
32
51
62
60A
Pioneer
Boise River
63
64 65
48
50
39
Snake River63A
43
49
67 Palisades
38
44
69
68
ek 66
e
r
C
Smoky-Bennett
Big Desert
Tex
66A
52
45
40
52A
68A
71 72
Owyhee
Snake River
70
Diamond
53
74
41
76 Creek
73A
46
75
Bannock
56
42
South Hills
73
77 78
55
54
57
47
Bear
River
Bro
wn
lee
6
9
ad
he
er
av
Be
ELK
10A
Dwo
rsha
k
8A
Palouse
Dwo
rsha
k
Ri
ve
r
Bull Elk Population Objectives
W
eis
er
2
Panhandle
3
4
Cow Elk Population Objectives
lk populations are constantly changing in response to weather, predation, land management, fire events, invasive
species, private land use, and development. To maintain elk hunting experiences desired by sportsmen, the
Idaho Department of Fish and Game must manage herd sizes within desired ranges, provide high quality hunting
opportunities, maintain availability of general hunts, and minimize agricultural conflicts by adjusting hunting seasons
and hunter numbers. Fish and Game also works closely with landowners and managers to ensure high quality elk
habitat is found throughout the state. In the 2014 Elk Plan, we reconfigured the elk zone boundaries to better match elk
populations and movements. We also reduced the number of zones from a total of 29 to 28.
Elk herds currently meet or exceed management objectives in 21 of 28 elk management zones. Hunting opportunities in
these zones range from trophy quality bull hunts to extra cow hunts. In the 7 zones that are below objectives, we are
working hard to improve elk survival and increase the populations to meet objectives by reducing or eliminating cow
harvest, adjusting bull harvest and implementing programs to reduce predation.
Changing conditions and management challenges have always been part of the landscape, but with responsive
management and more than 107,000 elk, Idaho continues to provide a variety of excellent elk hunting opportunities
desired by sportsmen.
For additional information on elk management objectives and hunter success rates, please visit our website at:
http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/hunt/elk/
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Elk Management Zones

Zone Name
Units
Rules Book

Page Number
Panhandle............................................ 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 9.............. 41
Palouse................................................................... 8, 8A, 11A.............. 41
Hells Canyon............................................................ 11, 13, 18.............. 41
Lolo................................................................................10, 12.............. 42
Dworshak.......................................................................... 10A.............. 42
Elk City....................................................................14, 15, 16.............. 42
Selway............................................................. 16A, 17, 19, 20.............. 43
Middle Fork.......................................................... 20A, 26, 27.............. 43
Salmon......................................................... 21, 21A, 28, 36B.............. 43
Weiser River.......................................................... 22, 32, 32A.............. 44
McCall............................................................. 19A, 23, 24, 25.............. 45
Lemhi.............................................................. 29, 37, 37A, 51.............. 45
Beaverhead............................................. 30, 30A, 58, 59, 59A.............. 46
Brownlee..............................................................................31.............. 46
Sawtooth............................................................33, 34, 35, 36.............. 46
Pioneer.................................................................. 36A, 49, 50.............. 47
Owyhee..............................................................38, 40, 41, 42.............. 47
Boise River...........................................................................39.............. 47
Smoky-Bennett............................................43, 44, 45, 48, 52.............. 48
South Hills.............................................46, 47, 54, 55, 56, 57.............. 48
Big Desert................................................................... 52A, 68.............. 48
Snake River.................................................. 53, 63, 63A, 68A.............. 49
Island Park............................................. 60, 60A, 61, 62, 62A.............. 49
Palisades...................................................................64, 65, 67.............. 49
Tex Creek.......................................................................66, 69.............. 50
Bannock.............................................. 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A, 74.............. 50
Bear River................................................................75, 77, 78.............. 50
Diamond Creek........................................................... 66A, 76.............. 50
ELK
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2014 Elk Hunting Seasons

Elk hunting is managed in 28 elk zones. In addition, Fish and Game
has established a two-tag system to offer elk hunters the most
general season choices. Hunters may select one zone and choose
either an A tag or a B tag for that zone. A few zones offer only
an A tag.
Legal in spike elk

hunts
Spike Elk
One antler must be at least 6
inches or longer. (Not legal
in brow-tined elk hunts.)
In general, A tags provide more opportunity for muzzleloader and

archery hunters, and B tags provide more opportunity for centerfire
rifle hunters.
Controlled hunts, allocated by random drawing, also are available
in most of the state. Any person who receives a controlled hunt tag
for elk is prohibited from hunting in any other elk hunt, except for
depredation hunts, extra antlerless elk hunts or by buying a leftover
nonresident elk tag, if available.
Not legal in spike

elk hunts or browtined elk hunts
Note: Residents or nonresidents may buy one unsold nonresident
Branch antlered bull (or

larger)
Not legal for spike-only
hunts if branched point is
longer than 1 inch.
general season deer and elk tag at the nonresident price, starting
August 1, to be used as a second tag.
Antlered elk: Only elk with at least one antler longer than
6 inches may be taken in any season which is open for antlered
elk only. In antlered seasons, including spike-only, antlers must
accompany the carcass while in transit.
Antlerless elk: Only elk without antlers or with antlers
Antler branch is a projection

1 inch or more in length.
ELK
shorter than 6 inches may be taken in any season which is open for
antlerless elk only.
Spike elk: Only elk with no branching on either antler and at

least one antler longer than 6 inches may be taken in any season
which is open for spike elk only. A branch is an antler projection at
least 1 inch long and longer than the width of the projection.
Brow-tined elk: Only elk having at least one antler with a
visible point on the lower half of the main beam which is 4 inches
or greater in length may be taken in any season open for brow-tined
elk only.
Legal in brow-tined elk hunts
Archery & Muzzleloader Permits
Any person hunting in an archery only season must have their

license with archery permit validation. In a muzzleloader only
season, hunters must have a muzzleloader permit validation including controlled hunts.
Resident Youth General Elk Tag
Resident youth elk hunters who purchase a general season elk zone
tag while they are between ages 10 and 17, inclusive, may participate
in any A or B tag elk season within the specified zone, regardless
of whether they purchased an A tag or B tag. All other season,
weapon restrictions, and commission rules apply. Controlled hunts
are excluded.
Nonresident Deer and Elk Tags
Nonresident deer and elk tags, excluding nonresident junior
mentored deer and elk tags, are valid to take a black bear, mountain
lion or gray wolf instead of a deer or elk, if a season is open for that
species, where and when the deer or elk tag is valid, and if there is
an open deer or elk season in that same unit. See page 112.
For information on Chronic Wasting Disease
please see Page 36.
40
brow tine
Caution - Archers and Muzzleloaders:

Any weapon elk hunts will be open during
the archery or muzzleloader season in all or
parts of the following zones: Palouse, Salmon,
Weiser River, McCall, Lemhi, Beaverhead,
Pioneer, Smoky-Bennett and South Hills.
Please use appropriate caution.
Any weapon any elk

Oct 15 - Oct 21
Private Lands only, excluding
corporate timber lands
Any weapon antlered only

Oct 10 - Oct 24
November
Hells Canyon Zone (Units 11, 13, 18) Controlled Hunts Only
Archery only spike or antlerless

Aug 30 - Sep 14
Archery only any elk

Aug 30 - Sep 30
See archers caution Page 40
B Tag No B Tags in this Zone See Controlled Hunts
A Tag No A Tags in this Zone See Controlled Hunts
B Tag
A Tag
October
Muzzleloader only spike or

antlerless
Unit 8A only
Dec 2 - Dec 14
See Note 1, Page 51
December

Oct 10 - Oct 24
Archery only antlered only

Sep 6 - Sep 12
B Tag
August/September
Any weapon antlerless only
Near cultivated fields outside National
Forest System Boundary,
See Note 2, Page 51
Aug 1 - Sep 15

Dec 10 - Dec 16
Muzzleloader only antlered only

Unit 4 only
Nov 20 - Dec 1

Oct 25 - Oct 29

Sep 6 - Sep 30
A Tag
Palouse Zone (Units 8, 8A, 11A)
December
November
October
September
Panhandle Zone (Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 9)
ELK
41
42
B Tag
A Tag
B Tag
A Tag
October
November

antlerless
Dec 2 - Dec 5
Spike only: Dec 6 - Dec 14
December

Oct 10 - Oct 24
October
December
Unit 15 only
Dec 5 - Dec 20
November
antlerless
Unit 14 & 16 only
Nov 21 - Dec 9
Note: 1,790 B Tag Quota Available First-Come, First-Served. Capped tags go on sale for Residents 7/10/2014 and Nonresidents 12/1/2013.

Unit 15 only
Aug 30 - Sep 14

Unit 15 only
Aug 30 - Sep 30
August/September
Elk City Zone (Units 14, 15, 16)

Aug 30 - Sep 14
Oct 10 - Nov 3

Aug 30 - Sep 30
August/September
Dworshak Zone (Unit 10A)
August/September
October
November
December
Aug 30 - Sep 30
A Tag
Note: 404 A Tag Quota Available First-Come, First-Served. Capped tags go on sale for Residents 7/10/2014 and Nonresidents 12/1/2013.
Oct 10 - Nov 3
B Tag
Lolo Zone (Units 10, 12)
ELK
B Tag
A Tag
B Tag
A Tag
Any weapon
Units 20A & 26: antlered only
Unit 27: brow-tined bulls only
Oct 1 - Oct 31
October
November
December
Any weapon
Nov 1 - Nov 18
October
November

Unit 28 only
Dec 1 - Dec 31
December

Oct 15 - Nov 8
August/September
Units 21A, 28 & 36B only
Aug 1 - Sep 30
See Note 2, Page 51
Units 21, 21A & 36B only
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Salmon Zone (Units 21, 21A, 28, 36B)
Any weapon
Sep 15 - Sep 30
Note: 1,551 A Tag Quota Available On First-Come, First-Served Basis. Capped tags go on sale for Residents 7/10/2014 and Nonresidents 12/1/2013.
September
Middle Fork Zone (Units 20A, 26, 27)
October
November
December
Oct 1 - Oct 31
A Tag
Sep 15 - Sep 30
Nov 1 - Nov 11
B Tag
September
Selway Zone (Units 16A, 17, 19, 20)
ELK
43
44
November

Oct 25 - Nov 3
Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 32 & 32A, See Pages 103-105
Short range weapons only on Montour WMA

Unit 32 only: Aug 1 - Dec 31
Please obtain permission to hunt private land before buying this tag!
See Note B below, Extremely Limited Access.
October
December
Note C - Open areas: That portion of Unit 22 that lies outside National Forest System Boundary and drains into the Weiser River, upstream from and including the Pine
Creek drainage and downstream from and including the West Fork Weiser River drainage but excluding the entire Lost Creek Drainage. That portion of Unit 32A that lies
outside National Forest System Boundary and drains into the Weiser River upstream from and including the Middle Fork Weiser River drainage and downstream from but
excluding the East Fork Weiser River drainage. Most elk are on private property in this area. The National Forest System Boundary is a legislatively set boundary - it is not
necessarily the boundary of Forest Service property. State, private, and other lands within the National Forest System Boundary are not open to hunting during this season.
(Please refer to a U.S. Forest Service map for the location of this boundary.)
Note B - Open area: That portion of Unit 32 west of the following boundary: Beginning at the Unit 32/38 boundary at Emmett, then north on Highway 52 to the Van
Dussen Road, then north on the Four Mile Road to the Unit 32/32A boundary. Most elk are on private property in this area.
Note A - Closed area: That portion of Unit 32 west of the following boundary: Beginning at the Unit 32/38 boundary at Emmett, then north on Highway 52 to the Van
Dussen Road, then north on the Four Mile Road to the Unit 32/32A boundary is closed.
B Tag
A Tag
August/September
Units 22 & 32A only: Aug 15 - Sep 30
Outside National Forest System
Boundary only,
See Note C below,
Extremely Limited Access
Aug 30 - Sep 30
See Note A below,
See archers caution Page 40,
Weiser River Zone (Units 22, 32, 32A)
ELK
Muzzleloader only antlerless only

Units 23 & 24 only
Boundary,
See Note B below
Nov 10 - Nov 30
Any weapon spike only

Short range weapons only within
described boundaries in Unit 24,
See Note A below
Oct 5 - Oct 14

Oct 15 - Nov 3
Short range weapons only within described boundaries, See Note A below.
November
October
December
A Tag
August/September
Aug 1 - Sep 30
See Note 2, Page 51,
See Pages 103-105
Aug 30 - Sep 30
See Pages 103-105
October
December

Units 37 & 51 only
Nov 1 - Nov 7
See Pages 103-105

Nov 25 - Dec 9
November
Lemhi Zone (Units 29, 37, 37A, 51)
Note B - You may hunt only outside the National Forest System Boundary. The National Forest System Boundary is a legislatively set boundary - it is not necessarily the
boundary of Forest Service property. State, private, and other lands within the National Forest System Boundary are not open to hunting during this season. (Please refer to
a U.S. Forest Service map for the location of this boundary.)
Note A - Short range weapons only in that portion of Unit 24 within the following boundary: Beginning in McCall at the junction of State Highway 55 and
Boydstun Street, then south on Boydstun Street to West Valley Road, then west and south along West Valley Road and West Mountain Road to Cabarton Road, then north on
Cabarton Road to State Highway 55, then north on State Highway 55 to Farm-To-Market Road, then north on Farm-To-Market Road to Elo Road, then west on Elo Road to
State Highway 55, then north on State Highway 55 to the point of beginning.
B Tag
A Tag
August/September
Short range weapons only
antlerless only
Units 23 & 24 only
Boundary,
See Note B below
Aug 15 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sep 30
McCall Zone (Units 19A, 23, 24, 25)
ELK
45
46
October
Brownlee Zone (Unit 31)

November
November
December
December
August/September
October
November
December
Aug 30 - Sep 30
A Tag
Oct 15 - Nov 8
B Tag
Sawtooth Zone (Units 33, 34, 35, 36)
A Tag
August/September
Aug 30 - Sep 30
October

Oct 15 - Oct 31
See Pages 103-105
A Tag
August/September
Unit 30 only: Aug 1 - Sep 30
See Pages 103-105
Aug 30 - Sep 30
See Pages 103-105
Beaverhead Zone (Units 30, 30A, 58, 59, 59A)
ELK

Nov 1 - Nov 14
Units 36A & 50 only
See Pages 103-105
November

Nov 1 - Nov 9
Portion of Unit closed,
See Note 4, Page 51
B Tag
November
November

Nov 10 - Nov 30
See Note 3, Page 51
October
Boise River Zone (Unit 39)
October
A Tag
September
A Tag No A Tags in this Zone See Controlled Hunts
August/September
October
Owyhee Zone (Units 38, 40, 41, 42) Controlled Hunts Only
A Tag
August/September
Unit 36A only: Aug 1 - Sep 30
See Pages 103-105
Aug 30 - Sep 30
See Pages 103-105
Pioneer Zone (Units 36A, 49, 50)
ELK
47
December
December
December
48
October
Units 43, 44 & 48 only
Nov 1 - Nov 7
November
December
August/September
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Motorized Hunting Rule Applies
in Unit 52A, See Pages 103-105
October
November
Big Desert Zone (Units 52A, 68)
October
November
Unit 56 only
Nov 1 - Nov 14
See muzzleloaders caution Page 40
See Pages 103-105
Aug 1 - Dec 31
Near cultivated fields outside National Forest System Boundary, See Note 2, Page 51
Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 47 & 56, See Pages 103-105
A Tag
B Tag
A Tag
August/September
Units 55, 56 & 57 only
Aug 30 - Sep 30
in Unit 56, See Pages 103-105
South Hills Zone (Units 46, 47, 54, 55, 56, 57)
December
December
Units 45 & 52 only
B Tag
Sep 1 - Sep 14
See Pages 103-105
A Tag

Units 43 & 48 only
Aug 30 - Sep 30
August/September
Smoky-Bennett Zone (Units 43, 44, 45, 48, 52)
ELK
B Tag
A Tag
August/September
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Aug 30 - Sept 14
November
Oct 22 - Nov 16
Oct 15 - Oct 21
October
December
December
December
Muzzleloader only spike or antlerless

Unit 61 only
Nov 11 - Dec 9
November
Palisades Zone (Units 64, 65, 67)

Oct 15 - Oct 28
Short range weapons only on
Chester Wetlands WMA

Aug 30 - Sep 30
A Tag
October
August/September
Island Park Zone (Units 60, 60A, 61, 62, 62A)
Short range weapons only any elk

Unit 53 only: Aug 1 - Dec 31
Archery only antlerless only

Unit 68A only: Oct 1 - Dec 31
Short range weapons only any elk

Unit 63A only: Aug 1 - Aug 31
A Tag
Short range weapons only antlerless only

Unit 63A only: Sep 1 - Dec 31
Any weapon any elk

Unit 63 only: Aug 1 - Aug 31
Mud Lake WMA
November
Unit 63 only: Sep 1 - Dec 31
Short range weapons only on Mud Lake WMA
October

Unit 68A only: Aug 1 - Sep 30
August/September
Snake River Zone (Units 53, 63, 63A, 68A)
ELK
49
50
November

Oct 25 - Nov 15
See Pages 103-105
October
Bear River Zone (Units 75, 77, 78)

Nov 16 - Nov 30
Units 70, 72 & 73, See Pages 103-105
December
Muzzleloader only
antlerless only
Dec 1 - Dec 31
See Pages 103-105
December
December
August/September
October
November
December
Aug 30 - Sep 30
Motorized
Hunting Rule Applies,
A Tag
See Pages 103-105
Note: 1,836 A Tag Quota Available First-Come, First-Served. Capped tags go on sale for Residents 7/10/2014 and Nonresidents 12/1/2013.
Diamond Creek Zone (Units 66A, 76)

Aug 30 - Sep14
Oct 15 - Oct 24
B Tag
See Pages 103-105
See Pages 103-105
Note: 550 B Tag Quota Available First-Come, First-Served. Capped tags go on sale for Residents 7/10/2014 and Nonresidents 12/1/2013.
A Tag

Aug 30 - Sep 30
See Pages 103-105
August/September
A Tag

Oct 25 - Nov 15
Units 70, 72 & 73, See Pages 103-105
November
Bannock Zone (Units 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A, 74)

Aug 30 - Sep 30
Units 70, 72 & 73, See Pages 103-105
B Tag

Oct 15 - Oct 21
See Pages 103-105
October

Aug 30 - Sep 14
See Pages 103-105
A Tag
November

Oct 22 - Nov 16
See Pages 103-105
October
August/September

Aug 30 - Sep 30
See Pages 103-105
August/September
Tex Creek Zone (Units 66, 69)
ELK
ELK GENERAL SEASON SPECIAL AREA DESCRIPTIONS

Note 1 Unit 8A Muzzleloader Spike or Antlerless Hunt That portion of Unit 8A east of State Highway 6 and State
Highway 9 and north of the following line: Beginning at the boundary of Unit 8A at its junction with State Highway 8 at Deary,
then east on Highway 8 to Forest Service Road 1963 at Helmer, then south and east on Forest Service Road 1963 to Long Meadow
Creek, then southeast on Long Meadow Creek to Dworshak Reservoir, then east along the shoreline of Dworshak Reservoir to the
Unit 8A boundary at Dent Bridge.
Note 2 Outside the National Forest System Boundary in Palouse, Salmon, Lemhi, Beaverhead, Pioneer and South Hills
Zones: Antlerless Hunts: These hunts are open only outside the National Forest System Boundary within 1 mile of private fields
on which cultivated crops are currently growing. The National Forest System Boundary is a legislatively set boundary it is not
necessarily the boundary of Forest Service property. State, private and other lands within the National Forest System Boundary are
not open to hunting during this season. (Please refer to a U.S. Forest Service map for the location of this boundary.) Private fields
on which cultivated crops are currently growing is defined as: fields on which soil has been used or broken up for the raising of
crops, and artificially irrigated pasture. Currently means during the current or most recent growing season. Lands enrolled in the
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) or other set-aside farm programs are specifically excluded.
Note 3 Unit 39 Archery Hunt CLOSED Area: That portion of Unit 39 within Ada County, and that portion of Unit 39
within the following boundary: Beginning at the intersection of State Highway 21 and the Middle Fork Boise River Road (Forest
Road 268), east on Forest Road 268 to Cottonwood Creek-Thorn Creek Road (Forest Road 377), to South Fork of Thorn Creek to
confluence of Thorn Creek, north and west on Thorn Creek to the confluence with Mores Creek, south and west along the center of
Mores Creek including the Mores Creek arm of Lucky Peak Reservoir to Highway 21 to the point of beginning is closed.
Note 4 Portion of Unit 39 closed: That portion of Unit 39 south and east of Blacks Creek Road and south of the South Fork of
Boise River is closed.
INCREASE SAFETY
WILDLIFE COLLISION
OBSERVATIONS
AND SALVAGE
MANAGE WILDLIFE
ELK
ROAD KILL
RAISE AWARENESS
REPORT ROAD KILL

Reporting roadkill mortalities gives
IDFG and ITD more information to
help prevent losses to wildlife and
dangers to travelers.
http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/roadkill
IDFG photo
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Elk Controlled Hunts
For details on controlled hunt rules and restrictions please See pages 108-111.
Hunters: Please check Elk Controlled Hunt Area descriptions on pages 61-64. Hunt Areas may change annually.
2014 Controlled Elk Hunts (19,723 Tags Plus Unlimited Tags)

Antlered Elk
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Controlled
Hunt Areas
11-1
18-1
19A
23-1
29
30
a
30-1 (see pg 62)
31-1
b
36A-1 (see pg 63)
36A-2a (see pg 63)
37
37A
a
40 (see pg 63)
40a (see pg 63)
41b (see pg 63)
41b (see pg 63)
43-1
43-1
44-1
44-1
2021
45a (see pg 63)
100
Oct 1 - Oct 31
2022
46a (see pg 63)
10
Oct 15 - Nov 9
2023
46a (see pg 63)
15
Dec 5 - Dec 31
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
2033
48-1
48-1
49
49
b
50-1 (see pg 63)
50-1b (see pg 63)
51
51
a
52A (see pg 64)
54
10
115
10
200
10
100
10
125
75
15
Sep 25 - Oct 10
Oct 15 - Nov 9
Sep 25 - Oct 10
Oct 15 - Nov 9
Oct 1 - Oct 14
Oct 15 - Oct 31
Oct 1 - Oct 14
Nov 1 - Nov 30
Oct 1 - Nov 30
Oct 15 - Oct 31

2034
55-1a (see pg 64)
30
Oct 15 - Nov 9

See Pages 103-105
Hunt No.
Tags
Season Dates
80
225
5
5
180
75
30
50
63
117
65
70
5
50
10
10
10
90
10
140
Oct 10 - Nov 3
Oct 10 - Nov 3
Oct 1 - Oct 14
Oct 1 - Oct 14
Oct 1 - Oct 24
Nov 1 - Nov 30
Oct 1 - Oct 14
Oct 15 - Nov 8
Oct 1 - Oct 31
Oct 1 - Oct 31
Oct 1 - Oct 24
Oct 1 - Oct 24
Sep 25 - Oct 14
Oct 15 - Nov 24
Nov 1 - Nov 15
Nov 16 - Nov 30
Sep 25 - Oct 10
Oct 15 - Nov 9
Sep 25 - Oct 10
Oct 15 - Nov 9
Notes

Very limited access

Very limited access

b
CONTROLLED ELK

See Pages 103-105
See Pages 103-105
continued
53
a
2035
2036
2037
2038
2039
2040
Controlled
Hunt Areas
58-1a (see pg 64)
60-1a (see pg 64)
60-2a (see pg 64)
61
66A-1a (see pg 64)
66A-1a (see pg 64)
2041
70a (see pg 64)
25
Oct 1 - Oct 14
Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 70, 72 & 73,

See Pages 103-105
2042
70a (see pg 64)
200
Oct 15 - Oct 24
Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 70, 72 & 73,

See Pages 103-105
2043
75a (see pg 64)
25
Oct 1 - Oct 14
Hunt No.
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
75
30
100
50
35
300
Nov 1 - Nov 30
Oct 1 - Oct 14
Nov 1 - Nov 30
Nov 1 - Nov 10
Oct 1 - Oct 14
Oct 15 - Oct 24


Antlerless Elk
2044
2045
2046
2047
2048
2049
2050
2051
2052
2053
2054
2055
2056
Controlled Hunt
Areas
a
3-1 (see pg 61)
5-2b (see pg 61)
8-1a (see pg 61)
8-1a (see pg 61)
8-2a (see pg 61)
8-2a (see pg 61)
10Ab (see pg 61)
10Ab (see pg 61)
11-1
11-1
11-1
b
11-2 (see pg 61)
11A
2057
13
250
Oct 10 - Nov 3
2058
2059
2060
2061
2062
2063
2064
2065
2066
14-1b (see pg 61)

14-2b (see pg 61)
16b (see pg 61)
18-1
b
18-2 (see pg 61)
19A
b
22-1 (see pg 61)
22-1b (see pg 61)
22-1b (see pg 61)
15
100
50
150
50
25
500
400
250
Aug 1 - Sep 15
Dec 10 - Dec 31
Dec 10 - Dec 31
Oct 1 - Oct 25
Dec 1 - Dec 31
Oct 15 - Nov 8
Oct 1 - Oct 12
Oct 13 - Oct 24
Oct 25 - Nov 3
Hunt No.
CONTROLLED ELK

Antlered Elk - continued
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
100
75
50
75
100
150
25
50
150
200
175
125
150
Aug 1 - Dec 31
Aug 1 - Dec 31
Oct 20 - Nov 13
Nov 21 - Dec 31
Oct 20 - Nov 13
Nov 21 - Dec 31
Aug 1 - Sep 15
Dec 10 - Dec 31
Oct 1 - Oct 9
Oct 10 - Oct 24
Nov 10 - Nov 24
Aug 1 - Sep 15
Oct 20 - Dec 31
Portion of Units only
Very limited access

Very limited access
Very limited access
because of few roads and private property
Very limited access
b
54
continued

Antlerless Elk - continued
2079
30A-1b (see pg 62)
50
Aug 1 - Sep 14
2080
30A-1b (see pg 62)
50
Sep 15 - Oct 14
2081
2082
31-1
31-1
200
100
Oct 1 - Oct 14
Oct 15 - Nov 9
2083
32-1b (see pg 62)
150
Oct 1 - Nov 3
2084
32-1b (see pg 62)
250
Nov 4 - Nov 30
2085
2086
2087
2088
2089
2090
2091
32A-1
32A-1
32A-1
32A-1
b
32A-2 (see pg 63)
36A-1b (see pg 63)
36A-2a (see pg 63)
250
250
250
150
50
10
150
Oct 1 - Oct 12
Oct 13 - Oct 24
Oct 25 - Nov 3
Nov 10 - Nov 30
Dec 1 - Dec 30
Nov 15 - Nov 30
Nov 15 - Nov 30
2092
36Bb (see pg 63)
20
Oct 1 - Nov 20
2093
36Bb (see pg 63)
20
Nov 21 - Dec 31
2094
2095
2096
2097
37
37
37A
39-1b (see pg 63)
60
60
90
350
Oct 15 - Oct 31
Nov 1 - Nov 20
Nov 1 - Nov 20
Oct 5 - Oct 31
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
100
200
50
30
75
25
40
25
150
75
70
160
Oct 1 - Oct 14
Nov 10 - Nov 30
Oct 1 - Oct 14
Oct 15 - Nov 8
Oct 5 - Nov 5
Dec 1 - Dec 31
Oct 15 - Nov 8
Dec 1 - Dec 31
Oct 15 - Nov 8
Oct 15 - Nov 8
Nov 1 - Nov 20
Dec 1 - Dec 15
Very limited access

Very limited access
Very limited access
Very limited access

Contact Salmon Regional Office for map of hunt area,
Contact Salmon Regional Office for map of hunt area,

Short range weapons only on Montour WMA,
Short range weapons only on Montour WMA,
Near cultivated fields outside National Forest Boundary,
See note 2, Page 51
Near cultivated fields outside National Forest Boundary,
See note 2, Page 51
CONTROLLED ELK
2067
2068
2069
2070
2071
2072
2073
2074
2075
2076
2077
2078
Controlled Hunt
Areas
b
22-2 (see pg 62)
22-3
b
23-2 (see pg 62)
23-2b (see pg 62)
23-3b (see pg 62)
23-3b (see pg 62)
23-4b (see pg 62)
23-4b (see pg 62)
24-1b (see pg 62)
24-2b (see pg 62)
29
30
Hunt No.
continued
a
b
55
a
2098
2099
2100
2101
2102
Controlled Hunt
Areas
39-2a (see pg 63)
40a (see pg 63)
41b (see pg 63)
43-2a (see pg 63)
44-1
2103
45a (see pg 63)
200
Oct 1- Nov 30
2104
46a (see pg 63)
25
Oct 15- Nov 9
2105
46a (see pg 63)
35
Nov 15 - Nov 30
2106
46a (see pg 63)
35
Dec 1 - Dec 14
2107
46a (see pg 63)
35
Dec 15 - Dec 31
2108
2109
2110
2111
2112
2113
2114
2115
2116
2117
2118
2119
2120
2121
2122
2123
2124
2125
2126
48-2b (see pg 63)

48-3b (see pg 63)
48-4a (see pg 63)
49
49
49
b
50-2 (see pg 63)
50-3b (see pg 63)
51
51
a
52A (see pg 64)
58-2
a
59 (see pg 64)
60-2a (see pg 64)
61
66A-2
67b (see pg 64)
76-1
76-2a (see pg 64)
90
125
100
125
125
125
200
200
150
150
150
250
200
150
100
300
75
700
100
Oct 15 - Nov 9
Oct 15 - Nov 9
Aug 2 - Sep 15
Oct 15 - Oct 31
Nov 1 - Nov 14
Nov 15 - Nov 30
Dec 1 - Dec 15
Dec 1 - Dec 15
Oct 15 - Nov 3
Dec 10 - Dec 31
Oct 10 - Nov 30
Nov 1 - Nov 30
Nov 1 - Nov 30
Nov 1 - Nov 30
Nov 1 - Nov 10
Oct 25 - Nov 15
Oct 22 - Dec 14
Oct 25 - Nov 15
Nov 16 - Dec 31
Hunt No.
CONTROLLED ELK

Antlerless Elk - continued
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
300
125
50
100
90
Oct 5 - Oct 31
Oct 15 - Nov 24
Dec 1 - Dec 31
Oct 15 - Nov 9
Nov 10 - Nov 30
Very limited access

See Pages 103-105
See Pages 103-105
See Pages 103-105
See Pages 103-105


Very limited access, Portion of Unit only
b
56

Either Sex Elk
Hunt No.
Controlled
Hunt Areas
Tags
2127
400
2128
100
2129
3-2
300
2130
5-1
400
2131
11-2b (see pg 61)
2132
2133
2134
Season Dates
Notes
10
Sep 6- Sep 30
Oct 10 - Oct 24
Sep 6- Sep 30
Oct 10 - Oct 24
Sep 6- Sep 30
Oct 10 - Oct 24
Sep 6 - Sep 30
Oct 10 - Oct 24
Aug 1 - Sep 15
13
335
Oct 10 - Nov 3
39-3b (see pg 63)

62a (see pg 64)
75
150
Nov 1 - Nov 9
Nov 1 - Nov 30
Archery only
Any weapon
Archery only
Any weapon
Archery only
Any weapon
Archery only
Any weapon
Very limited access
Very limited access
because of few roads and private property
Very limited access

Youth Only - Antlerless Elk
2139
44-2a (see pg 63)
150
Nov 10 - Nov 30
2140
2141
2142
50-1b (see pg 63)

60-1a (see pg 64)
66a (see pg 64)
100
50
100
Oct 15 - Oct 28
Oct 15 - Oct 28
Oct 22 - Nov 30
Season Dates
Notes
15
15
25
25
Oct 1 - Nov 20
Nov 1 - Dec 15
Oct 1 - Dec 15
Oct 1 - Nov 20

See Pages 103-105

Landowner Permission Required - Antlerless Elk
2143
Controlled
Hunt Areas
31-2b (see pg 62)
2144
32-2b (see pg 63)
Hunt No.
Tags
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
400
Aug 1 - Dec 31
Aug 1 - Aug 29
Oct 5 - Dec 31
See Page 111 for application information

See Page 111 for application information,
Motorized Hunting Rule Applies, See Pages 103-105,
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CONTROLLED ELK
2135
2136
2137
2138
Controlled
Hunt Areas
29
30
36A
37
Hunt No.
Landowner Permission Required Hunts are a form of Depredations Hunts. Do not apply for these hunts during the controlled hunt
application period. Please see Page 111 for application information.
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Hunt No.
Controlled
Hunt Areas
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
2145
18-1
75
Aug 30 - Sep 30
2146
40a (see pg 63)
10
Sep 25 - Oct 14
2147
45a (see pg 63)
15
Sep 15 - Sep 30
2148
46a (see pg 63)
15
Aug 30 - Sep 20
2149
2150
2151
54
54
55-2a (see pg 64)
10
20
5
Aug 30 - Sep 20
Sep 21 - Oct 4
Aug 30 - Sep 20
Antlered only
Antlered only,
Archers caution, See note 1, Page 58
Antlered only,
Antlered only, Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in
Unit 47, See Pages 103-105
Antlered only
Antlerless only
Antlered only

Muzzleloader Only Elk - Muzzleloader Permit Required
2152
2153
2154
Controlled
Hunt Areas
11-1
22-3
24-3
2155
30A
30
Nov 1 - Nov 30
Either sex,
2156
32A-3b (see pg 63)
150
Dec 1 - Dec 31
Antlerless only,
2157
2158
2159
33-1a (see pg 63)

33-2a (see pg 63)
39-4
50
50
500
Nov 10 - Nov 30
Nov 10 - Nov 30
Sep 8 - Sep 30
2160
46a (see pg 63)
10
Sep 25 - Oct 10
2161
2162
2163
2164
54
55-2a (see pg 64)
61
a
64 (see pg 64)
15
10
200
50
Sep 25 - Oct 10
Nov 1 - Nov 14
Nov 11 - Dec 9
Oct 1 - Oct 9
2165
66a (see pg 64)
50
Oct 1 - Oct 9
Hunt No.
CONTROLLED ELK

Archery Only Elk - Archery Permit Required
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
50
150
50
Nov 25 - Dec 4
Dec 1 - Dec 31
Dec 1 - Dec 20
Either sex
Antlerless only
Antlerless only
Antlerless only
Antlered only
Antlerless only
Antlered only, Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in
Unit 47, See Pages 103-105
Antlered only
Antlered only
Either sex
Either sex
Either sex,
Note:
1. Archers caution: An any weapon antlered elk hunt will be open at the same time in this hunt area.
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Landowner Permission Required EXTRA Antlerless Elk
Hunt No.
Controlled
Hunt Areas
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
2166
30Xb (see pg 62)
50
Oct 1 - Dec 15
Private land only, Portion of Unit only,

2167
39Xb (see pg 63)
300
Oct 1 - Dec 31
2168
45Xb (see pg 63)
75
Aug 1 - Oct 31
Private land only,

2169
45Xb (see pg 63)
25
Nov 1 - Dec 31
Private land only,

2170
49Xa (see pg 63)
200
Aug 1 - Oct 31
Private land only,

2171
49Xa (see pg 63)
100
Nov 1 - Dec 31
Private land only,

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Hunt No.
2172
2173
2174
2175

Extra Antlerless Elk
Controlled
Hunt Areas
18Xb (see pg 61)
18Xb (see pg 61)
52AXa (see pg 64)
52AXa (see pg 64)
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
150
150
50
50
Oct 1 - Oct 25
Nov 4 - Nov 30
Aug 1 - Aug 29
Oct 1 - Nov 30
Very limited access

Very limited access
2260
Controlled
Hunt Areas
8Xa (see pg 61)
2261
63Xb (see pg 64)
Hunt No.
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
55
Jan 1 - Jan 31
50
Jan 1 - Feb 15
See note 1, Page 59

Mud Lake Wildlife Management Area,
See note 1, Page 59
CONTROLLED ELK

Extra Antlerless Elk
Note:
1. These are 2015 hunts. Hunters must purchase a 2015 hunting license before they can pick up these tags.
Hunting licenses for 2015 will go on sale December 1, 2014.
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2176
2177
2178
Controlled
Hunt Areas
11-1
13
18-1
2179
29
Oct 1 - Oct 24
Antlered only,
2180
36A
Oct 1 - Dec 15
Antlerless only, Youth hunt only,

2181
36A-1b (see pg 63)
Oct 1 - Oct 31
Antlered only,
2182
36A-2a (see pg 63)
Oct 1 - Oct 31
Antlered only,
2183
2184
37
37
2
3
Oct 1 - Oct 24
Oct 1 - Nov 20
Antlered only
Antlerless only, Youth hunt only
2185
37A
Oct 1 - Oct 24
Antlered only,
2186
43-1
Oct 15 - Nov 9
Antlered only
2187
45a (see pg 63)
Oct 1 - Oct 31
Antlered only,
2188
49
Oct 15 - Nov 9
Antlered only,
2189
50-1b (see pg 63)
Oct 15 - Oct 31
Antlered only,
2190
2191
54
54
1
1
Aug 30 - Sep 20
Sep 25 - Oct 10
2192
58-1a (see pg 64)
Nov 1 - Nov 30
2193
2194
61
62 (see pg 64)
1
15
Nov 1 - Nov 10
Nov 6 - Nov 30
2195
66A-1a (see pg 64)
Oct 1 - Oct 14
Antlered only,
2196
66A-1a (see pg 64)
12
Oct 15 - Oct 24
Antlered only,
2197
67b (see pg 64)
Oct 22 - Dec 14
Antlerless only,
Very limited access, Portion of Unit only
Hunt No.
CONTROLLED ELK

Outfitter Allocation Elk
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
5
15
9
Oct 10 - Nov 3
Oct 10 - Nov 3
Oct 10 - Nov 3
Antlered only
Either sex
Antlered only
Antlered only, Archery only

Antlered only, Muzzleloader only
Antlered only,
Antlered only
Either sex
Outfitted controlled hunts:

Before submitting an application for an outfitter-allocated controlled hunt, hunters must have a written agreement with an
outfitter licensed in the hunt area. Successful applicants must hunt with an outfitter licensed for the hunt area. The outfitter must
purchase the hunters permit and tag by August 20. Successful applicants authorize Idaho Fish and Game to provide names and
addresses to the outfitters licensed for that controlled hunt. For a list of licensed outfitters in the applicable controlled hunt area, a
sample written agreement, and additional information contact the Idaho Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board at their website www.oglb.idaho.gov or by calling 208-327-7380.
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Elk Controlled Hunt Area Descriptions
Game Mangement Units see pages 84-95 or visit, http://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/13/0108.pdf.
Hunt Area 11-2 That portion of Unit 11 within ONE
Hunt Area 3-1 Those portions of Units 3, 4 and 6
on and within one mile of private land within the following

boundary: beginning at the Cataldo Exit off Interstate 90, then
south along Latour Creek Road to St. Joe Baldy, then south
on Philips Draw Road to the St Joe River Road, then west on
the St. Joe River Road to State Highway 3, then northwest on
State Highway 3 to the Unit 3 boundary at Mission Point (near
Round Lake), and then follow the entire Unit 3 boundary to
point of beginning.
mile of cultivated fields and north and east of the following

boundary: Beginning at the Unit 11/13 boundary at the Nez
Perce County/Lewis County line, then north on the Nez Perce
County/Lewis County line to Soldiers Meadow Road, then
west on Soldiers Meadow Road to ZaZa Road, then north
on ZaZa Road to Waha Road, then north on Waha Road to
Redbird Road, then west on Redbird Road to the boundary of
the Craig Mountain WMA, then north and east along the Craig
Mountain WMA boundary to the Snake River, then north along
the Snake River to the Unit 8/11 boundary.

Hunt Area 5-2 That portion of Unit 5 south of Elder
Road and Sun Up Bay Road.
Hunt Area 8-1 That portion of Units 8 and 8A north of
the following line: Beginning at the western boundary of Unit

8 at its junction with State Highway 8, then east on Highway
8 to State Highway 9, then northwest on Highway 9 to State
Highway 6, then north on Highway 6 to the Unit 8A boundary.
Hunt Area 8-2 That portion of Units 8 and 8A south of

the following line: Beginning at the western boundary of Unit
8 at its junction with State Highway 8, then east on Highway
8 to Forest Service Road 1963 at Helmer, then south and east
on Forest Service Road 1963 to Long Meadow Creek, then
southeast along Long Meadow Creek to Dworshak Reservoir,
then east along the shoreline of Dworshak Reservoir to the Unit
8A boundary at Dent Bridge.
Hunt Area 10A That portion of Unit 10A west of the

Clearwater National Forest boundary, south of Forest Service
Road 250, south of State Highway 11 from Pierce to Weippe,
and Jim Ford Creek from Weippe to its junction with the
Clearwater River.
Hunt Area 14-1 That portion of Unit 14 west of US

95.
Hunt Area 14-2 That portion of Unit 14 north and
west of the following boundary: Beginning on the Unit 14

western boundary at John Day Creek, then east along the main
fork of John Day Creek to the National Forest boundary, then
north along the National Forest boundary to Forest Service
Road 2025 (Skookumchuck Road), then east along Forest
Service Road 2025 to Forest Service Road 243 (Free Use
Road), then east along Forest Service Road 243 to Forest
Service Road 221, then north along Forest Service Road 221 to
the Unit 14 eastern boundary.
Hunt Area 16 That portion of Unit 16 west of the Nez

Perce National Forest perimeter boundary.

Salmon River drainage.
Snake River drainage.

Hunt Area 22-1 That portion of Unit 22 described
CONTROLLED ELK
Hunt Area 8X All of Units 8, 8A, and 11A outside

the National Forest System Boundary within 1 mile of private
fields on which cultivated crops are currently growing.
The National Forest System Boundary is a legislatively set
boundary it is not necessarily the boundary of Forest Service
property. State, private and other lands within the National
Forest System Boundary are not open to hunting during this
season. (Please refer to a U.S. Forest Service map for the
location of this boundary.) Private fields on which cultivated
crops are currently growing is defined as: fields on which
soil has been used or broken up for the raising of crops, and
artificially irrigated pasture. Currently means during the
current or most recent growing season. Lands enrolled in the
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) or other set-aside farm
programs are specifically excluded.
as follows: Beginning at the junction of U.S. 95 and the West

Fork Weiser River Road (Forest Service Road 127), then north
on Forest Service Road 127 to Grouse Creek Road (Forest
Service Road 123), then northwest on Forest Service Road 123
to the watershed divide between Lick Creek and Lost Creek
drainages, then north on the divide between Lick Creek and
Lost Creek drainages to Lick Creek Lookout, then west on Unit
22 boundary to the Snake River, then south on the Snake River
to State Highway 71, then southeast on State Highway 71 to
Cambridge, then north on U.S. 95 to the point of beginning.
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Hunt Area 22-2 That portion of Unit 22 as follows:
Beginning at the junction of U.S. 95 and the West Fork Weiser

River Road (Forest Service Road 127), then north on Forest
Service Road 127 to Grouse Creek Road (Forest Service
Road 123), then northwest on Forest Service Road 123 to
the watershed divide between Lick Creek and Lost Creek
drainages, then north on the divide between Lick Creek and
Lost Creek drainages to Lick Creek Lookout, then east along
Unit 22 boundary to U.S. 95 to the point of beginning.

Little Salmon River drainage, upstream from and including the
Boulder Creek drainage on the west side of the Little Salmon
River; and upstream from but excluding the Hazard Creek
drainage on the east side of the Little Salmon River.
Hunt Area 23-3 That portion of Unit 23 west of U.S.
95 and north of, and excluding, the Boulder Creek drainage.
Hunt Area 23-4 That portion of Unit 23 which drains

into the main Salmon River upstream from its confluence with
the Little Salmon River to the French Creek-Burgdorf Road.
CONTROLLED ELK
Hunt Area 24-1 That portion of Unit 24 within
the following boundary: Beginning at the junction of State

Highway 55 and the Warm Lake Road, then east along Warm
Lake Road to the Unit 24/25 boundary, then north along
the Unit 24/25/19A boundary to the intersection of the Unit
24/19A/23 boundaries, then south along the Unit 24/23/32A
boundary to Forest Service Road 186 at No Business Saddle,
then southeast on Forest Service Road 186 to West Mountain
Road, then south on West Mountain Road to Tamarack Falls
Road, then east on Tamarack Falls Road to Norwood Road,
then north on Norwood Road to West Roseberry Road, then
east on West Roseberry Road to State Highway 55, then south
on State Highway 55 to the point of beginning. Except Short
Range Weapons only in that portion within the following
boundary: Beginning in McCall at the junction of State
Highway 55 and Boydstun Street, then south on Boydstun
Street to West Valley Road, then west and south along West
Valley Road and west Mountain Road to Tamarack Falls
Road, then east on Tamarack Falls Road to Norwood Road,
then north on Norwood Road to West Roseberry Road, then
east on West Roseberry Road to State Highway 55, then south
on State Highway 55 to Farm-to-Market Road then north on
Farm-to-Market Road, to Elo Road, then west on Elo Road to
State Highway 55, then north on State Highway 55 to the point
of beginning.
Hunt Area 24-2 That portion of Unit 24 within
the following boundary: Beginning north of Cascade at the

junction of State Highway 55 and Warm Lake Road, then north
on Highway 55 to West Roseberry Road, then west on West
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Roseberry Road to Norwood Road, then south on Norwood

Road to Tamarack Falls Road, then west on Tamarack Falls
Road to West Mountain Road, then north on West Mountain
Road to Forest Service Road 186, then northwest on Forest
Service Road 186 to No Business Saddle, then south along
the Unit 24/32A unit boundary to the intersection of the
Unit 24/32A/33 boundaries at Smiths Ferry, then north
along the Unit 24/33/25 boundary to Warm Lake Road, then
west on Warm Lake Road to the point of beginning. Except
Short Range Weapons only within the following boundary:
Beginning in Donnelly at the junction of State Highway 55
and West Roseberry Road, then west on West Roseberry
Road to Norwood Road, then south on Norwood Road to
Tamarack Falls Road, then west on Tamarack Falls Road to
West Mountain Road, then south on West Mountain Road to
Cabarton Road, then north on Cabarton Road to State Highway
55, then north on State Highway 55 to the point of beginning.

Hunt Area 30-1 All of Units 30, 30A, 58, 59, and
59A.
Hunt Area 30X Private land within that portion of

Unit 30 north of and including the Sandy Creek drainage and
outside the National Forest System Boundary.
Hunt Area 30A-1 That portion of Unit 30A north
and west of the following boundary: Beginning at the junction
of Highway 28 and McFarland Boulevard, then east on
McFarland Boulevard to Eighteenmile Rd., then north on
Eighteenmile Rd. to Bull Creek Rd., then east on Bull Creek
Rd. to the junction with an unnamed road at the toe of the
slope, then north on unnamed road to Hawley Creek Rd., then
east on Hawley Creek Rd. to Rocky Canyon Rd., then north
on Rocky Canyon Rd. to Highway 29, then west on Highway
29 to Highway 28, then south on Highway 28 to the point of
beginning.
Hunt Area 31-2 That portion of Unit 31 that drains
into the Snake River, upstream from and including the Grouse
Creek Drainage to the U.S. Highway 95 bridge in Weiser; and
that portion of Unit 31 that drains into Monroe Creek from its
mouth upstream to and including the Sheep Creek drainage.
Hunt Area 32-1 That portion of Unit 32 east of the
following boundary: Beginning at the Unit 32/38 boundary at

Emmett, then north on Highway 52 to the Van Dussen Road,
then north on Four Mile Road to the Unit 32/32A boundary.
Hunt Area 32-2 All of Unit 32 south and east of
the following boundary: Beginning at the Unit 32 boundary

at Gardena, then west on the Brownlee Road to the Sweet
Highway, then south to Highway 52, then south and west on
Highway 52 to the Unit 32/38 boundary.
Hunt Area 32A-1 All of Unit 32A.

Hunt Area 32A-2 That portion of Unit 32A that
drains into the Weiser River upstream from and including the
Middle Fork Weiser River drainage.
Hunt Area 32A-3 That portion of Unit 32A that
Mayfield Road, then south on Mayfield Road to Martha Ave.,

then west on Martha Ave to I-84, then west on I-84 to the point
of beginning.

Hunt Area 41 That portion of Unit 41 west of the
West Fork Bruneau River.

Hunt Area 43-2 Those portions of Units 43 and
44 west of the Pine-Featherville Road (County Road 61) and

Rocky Bar Road (County Road 156).
drains into the Payette River drainage and that portion of Unit
32A that drains into the Weiser River drainage downstream
from but excluding the Middle Fork Weiser River drainage.
Hunt Area 33-1 All of Units 33, 34, 35, and 36.
Hunt Area 33-2 All of Units 33 and 35 and that
Hunt Area 44-2 All of Units 44, 45, and 52.

Hunt Area 45X Private land within Unit 45.
portion of Unit 34 south and west of the Landmark-Stanley

Road.
Hunt Area 46 All of Units 46 and 47 and that portion
Hunt Area 36A-1 That portion of Unit 36A west of

the East Fork of the Salmon River and that portion east of the
East Fork of the Salmon River upstream from and including
the West Pass Creek drainage.
Hunt Area 48-2 That portion of Unit 48 north of
Hunt Area 36A-2 That portion of Unit 36A east
Ketchum-Warm Springs Creek-Dollarhide Summit Road.
of the East Fork of the Salmon River downstream from but

excluding the West Pass Creek drainage, and that portion of
Unit 50 north of Trail Creek Road and west of U.S. Highway
93, and that portion of Unit 50 north of the Doublespring Pass
Road east of U.S. Highway 93.
Trail Creek and the Ketchum-Warm Springs Creek-Dollarhide

Summit Road.
Hunt Area 48-3 That portion of Unit 48 south of the

Hunt Area 48-4 That portion of Unit 48 south and
east of the following boundary: Beginning at the junction of

the Deer Creek Road and State Highway 75, then west on the
Deer Creek Road (Forest Service Road 097) to the Deer Creek
Trail (Forest Service Trail 158), then west on the Deer Creek
Trail to the Curran Creek Trail (Forest Service Trail 160),
then southwest on the Curran Creek Trail to the Unit 44/48
boundary, and that portion of Unit 44 east of Willow Creek and
south and east of Little Beaver Creek and Princess Mine Road.

east of State Highway 21.
Hunt Area 39-2 That portion of Unit 39 north and
Hunt Area 49X Private land within that portion of

Unit 49 within the Silver Creek drainage and that portion of
Unit 52 within Blaine County and east of State Highway 75.
west of State Highway 21 and that portion of Unit 33 west of

Alder Creek Road (Forest Service Road 615) and south of the
Payette River.
east of Blacks Creek Road and south of South Fork of Boise

River.

following boundary: Beginning at the junction of I-84 and

Blacks Creek Road, then east on Blacks Creek Road to USFS
Trail No. 500, then southeast on Trail No. 500 to the Danskin
Lookout Road, then south on the Danskin Lookout Road to
CONTROLLED ELK
Hunt Area 36B That portion of Unit 36B outside the

National Forest Boundary and on or within 1 mile of private
land on which agricultural crops are currently growing.
of Unit 41 east of the West Fork Bruneau River.
Doublespring Pass Road east of U.S. Highway 93, and that

portion south of the Trail Creek Road west of U.S. Highway 93.
Doublespring Pass Road east of U.S. Highway 93, and that
portion south of the Trail Creek Road west of U.S. Highway 93
excluding south of the Antelope/Fish Creek Road.

Antelope/Fish Creek Road and west of Highway 93.
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Hunt Area 52A All of Units 52A and 68. (Caution: See
Hunt Area 64 All of Units 64, 65 and 67.
Hunt Area 52AX That portion of Unit 52A south of the
Hunt Area 66A-1 All of Units 66A and 76.
following boundary: Beginning at the junction of the Jim Brown

Bridge Road and Highway 93/26, then east along the Jim Brown
Bridge Road to the Shale Butte Road, then east along the Shale
Butte Road to the Carey-Kimama Road, then south along the
Carey-Kimama Road to the Brigham Point/Bear Trap Cave Road,
then east along the Brigham Point/Bear Trap Cave Road to the
Arco-Minidoka Road (Unit 68 boundary), and that portion of Unit
68 in Blaine County and within 1 mile of cultivated fields.

Hunt Area 66A-2 All of Unit 66A.
Hunt Area 67 That portion of Unit 67 south and east
of the following boundary, beginning at the US 26 bridge over

the South Fork Snake River, then east on US 26 to Highway 31
at Swan Valley, then north and east on Highway 31 to the Unit
67 boundary.
Hunt Area 70 All of Units 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A,

and 74.
Hunt Area 75 All of Units 75, 77, and 78.
Hunt Area 76-2 That portion of Unit 66A within the
following boundary: Beginning at the Wyoming-Idaho border

and Jackknife Road, then west on Jackknife Road, then south
on the Cabin Creek-Haderlie Ridge Trail (Forest Service Trail
460) to the intersection of State Highway 34, then east to the
Hunt Area 59 All of Units 59 and 59A.
Wyoming border, then north to the Jackknife Road; and that
portion of Unit 76 within the following boundary: Beginning at
the intersection of State Highway 34 and the Idaho-Wyoming
Hunt Area 60-2 All of Units 60 and 60A.
border, then west approximately four miles to the mouth of the
South Fork of Tincup Creek and Forest Service Trail 008, then
Hunt Area 62 That portion of Unit 62 within the national south on Trail 008 to the Stump Creek Road, then south and
east along Stump Creek Road to the Idaho-Wyoming border,
forest boundary, all of Unit 62A, and that portion of Unit 65 east
then north along the Idaho-Wyoming border to the junction of
of State Highway 33.
State Highway 34.
Hunt Area 63X That portion of Unit 63 north of State
Highway 33, excluding the Camas National Wildlife Refuge
which is closed.
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Pronghorn Controlled Hunts
For details on controlled hunt rules and restrictions please see pages 108-111.
Hunters: Please check Pronghorn Controlled Hunt Area descriptions on page 68. Hunt Areas may change annually.
All pronghorn hunting, including archery seasons, is by
controlled hunt.
Doe or fawn only: Only pronghorn without a black cheek
patch or with horns less than 3 inches long may be taken
during doe or fawn only pronghorn seasons. To participate in
an archery only pronghorn hunting season, hunters must have
in their possession an archery permit in addition to required
license and tag.
Attention Pronghorn Archery Hunters! Dont give your

sport a black eye. Did you know that leaving blind material
is considered littering? And, digging pits on federal land is
a violation of federal law? For more information on how to
construct a legal blind, see page 98 or contact your local Bureau
of Land Management office.
2014 Controlled Pronghorn Hunts (2,115 Tags Plus Unlimited Tags)

Either Sex Pronghorn
4001
Controlled
Hunt Areas
29b (see pg 68)
4002
30a (see pg 68)
30
Sep 25 - Oct 24
4003
4004
4005
4006
4007
36Ba (see pg 68)

37a (see pg 68)
39b (see pg 68)
40-1
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42 (see pg 68)
10
60
25
75
200
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Sep 25 - Oct 24
4008
44-1a (see pg 68)
75
Sep 25 - Oct 24
4009
4010
4011
4012
45-1b (see pg 68)

46-1
49
50
15
60
35
75
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Sep 25 - Oct 24
4013
51a (see pg 68)
75
Sep 25 - Oct 24

See Pages 103-105
4014
52a (see pg 68)
25
Sep 25 - Oct 24

See Pages 103-105
4015
52Aa (see pg 68)
25
Sep 25 - Oct 24

See Pages 103-105
4016
4017
4018
4019
4020
4021
4022
54-1
58
a
59 (see pg 68)
60Aa (see pg 68)
63-1b (see pg 68)
68
b
76 (see pg 68)
25
50
50
25
50
50
5
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Aug 15 - Sep 15
Hunt No.
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
40
Sep 25 - Oct 24

See Pages 103-105
Portion of Unit only

See Pages 103-105
PRONGHORN

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2014 Controlled Hunts Either Sex Pronghorn

Archery Only - Archery Permit Required
Hunt No.
Controlled
Hunt Areas
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
4023
21Aa (see pg 68)
Unlimited
Aug 15 - Sep 15

Units 29, 30, 30A, 36A, 37, 37A, 45, 49, 50, 51, 53,
59 & 59A, See Pages 103-105
4024
4025
4026
4027
40-2a
40-2a
45-2a
45-2a
200
Unlimited
40
Unlimited
Aug 15 - Aug 30
Sep 10 - Sep 24
Aug 15 - Aug 30
Sep 10 - Sep 24
4028
46-2a (see pg 68)
40
Aug 15 - Aug 30

See Pages 103-105
4029
46-2a (see pg 68)
Unlimited
Sep 10 - Sep 24

See Pages 103-105
4030
4031
4032
54-1
68
68
15
40
Unlimited
Aug 15 - Sep 15
Aug 15 - Aug 30
Sep 10 - Sep 24
(see pg 68)
(see pg 68)
(see pg 68)
(see pg 68)


Doe or Fawn Pronghorn
Hunt No.
Controlled
Hunt Areas
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
4033
44-1a (see pg 68)
75
Oct 5 - Oct 24
Dec 1 - Dec 31

See Pages 103-105
4034
44-2a (see pg 68)
100
Nov 1 - Nov 30
4035
49
15
Oct 5 - Oct 24
4036
54-3 (see pg 68)
25
Oct 5 - Oct 24
4037
63-2b (see pg 68)
25
Nov 1 - Nov 30

See Pages 103-105
Short Range weapons only
on Mud Lake Wildlife Management Area
PRONGHORN
Your nonresident hunting license now

includes a three-day fishing license!
Use the Fish & Game Fish Planner to find
the best fishing locations
Year-round seasons in most waters
You pick the days you want to fish
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FISHING
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Hunt No.
4038
4039
4040
4041
4042

Muzzleloader Only - Muzzleloader Permit Required
Controlled
Hunt Areas
30A
b
41 (see pg 68)
47
b
63-2 (see pg 68)
63-2b (see pg 68)
Season Dates
Notes
40
40
75
50
50
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Aug 15 - Sep 18
Sep 19 - Oct 24


Short Range Weapon
4043
Controlled
Hunt Areas
36Aa (see pg 68)
4044
61b (see pg 68)
Hunt No.
Tags
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
20
Sep 25 - Oct 24
25
Sep 25 - Oct 24

2014 Controlled Hunts Pronghorn

Youth Only
Hunt No.
Controlled
Hunt Areas
Tags
Season Dates
4045
32a (see pg 68)
15
Sep 25 - Oct 24
4046
39b (see pg 68)
Aug 15 - Sep 15
4047
52a (see pg 68)
25
Sep 25 - Oct 24
Doe or Fawn only,

See Pages 103-105
4048
4049
54-2b (see pg 68)

63-2b (see pg 68)
15
25
Aug 15 - Oct 24
Aug 8 - Oct 24
Doe or Fawn only

Either sex, Muzzleloader only
Notes
Either sex,
Short range weapons only on Montour WMA
Either sex, Portion of Unit only,
Archery only

Landowner Permission Required EXTRA Doe or Fawn Pronghorn
Controlled
Hunt Areas
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
4050
45-3Xb (see pg 68)
50
Nov 1 - Dec 31
Private land only,

4051
46-3Xa (see pg 68)
25
Aug 15 - Oct 24
Private land only,

PRONGHORN
Hunt No.
b
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Pronghorn Controlled Hunt Area Descriptions

Game Mangement Units see pages 84-95 or visit, http://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/13/0108.pdf.
Hunt Area 21A All of Units 21A, 28, 29, 30, 30A,
36, 36A, 36B, 37, 37A, 44, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52A, 53, 58,
59, 59A, 60, 60A, 61, and that portion of Unit 45 within
the Camas Creek drainage, and that portion of Unit 63
south of Highway 33. (See Craters of the Moon closure,
page 98.)
Hunt Area 29 All of Unit 29 except the Poison
Creek drainage.
Unit 21A south and east of Carmen Creek Road.
Hunt Area 36A All of Units 36 and 36A.
Hunt Area 36B All of Unit 36B, and that portion
of Unit 28 upstream from and including the Iron Creek
drainage.
Hunt Area 37 All of Units 37 and 37A, and that
part of Unit 29 in the Poison Creek drainage.
Hunt Area 39 That portion of Unit 39 south and
east of Highway 21.
Hunt Area 41 That portion of Unit 41 east of State
Highway 51.
Hunt Area 42 That portion of Unit 41 west of
State Highway 51 and all of Unit 42.
Hunt Area 44-1 All of Unit 44 and that portion of
Unit 45 within Camas Creek drainage.
PRONGHORN

Hunt Area 45-1 All of Unit 45 excluding that
portion within Camas Creek drainage.

Hunt Area 50 All of Unit 50. (See Craters of the
Moon closure, page 98).
Unit 63 within Butte County.
Hunt Area 52A All of Units 52A and 53. (See
Hunt Area 54-2 All of Unit 54 within one mile of
cultivated fields.
the following boundary: Beginning on U.S, Highway 93
near Hollister, east on the E 2400 N Road to the N 2700
E Road (Foothill Road), then southeast on the Hopper
Gulch Road (Forest Road 546) to the Oakley-Rogerson
Road (Forest Service 500 Road), then east on the OakleyRogerson Road (Forest Service 500 Road) to the town of
Oakley.
Hunt Area 60A All of Units 60 and 60A, and that
portion of Unit 61 west of Hotel Creek.
Hunt Area 61 That portion of Unit 61 east of
Hotel Creek.
Hunt Area 63-1 That portion of Unit 63 south of
State Highway 33.
Hunt Area 45-2 All of Unit 45 excluding that

portion within Camas Creek drainage, and all of Unit 52.

State Highway 33, excluding the Camas National Wildlife
Refuge which is closed.
Hunt Area 45-3X Private land within Unit 45

excluding that portion within the Camas Creek drainage.

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Hunt Area 46-3X Private land within Units 46

and 54 and private land within that portion of Unit 47 east
of Salmon Falls Creek.
Hunt Area 76 That portion of Unit 76 south of

Highway 89.
For details on controlled hunt rules and restrictions
please see pages 108-111.
General Rules
Apply for spring controlled hunts Jan 15-Feb 15.
Apply for fall controlled hunts May 1-June 5.
Nonresident Deer or Elk tags: A nonresident deer or elk

tag, excluding nonresident junior mentored deer and elk tags,
may be used to tag a black bear, mountain lion or gray wolf,
see page 112 for details.
Bag Limit: No person may take more than one black bear per
legal tag in his or her possession.
Nonresident Reduced Bear Tags: Please see page 112.
Female Black Bear With Young: No female black bear

accompanied by young may be taken.
Bait
Evidence of Sex: For black bears, external evidence of sex

(either scrotum, penis, or testicles for males or vulva for
females) must be left naturally attached to the hide until the
mandatory check requirement has been satisfied.
Capturing Black Bears: No person may trap, snare or
otherwise capture or hold black bears.
Mandatory Check and Report: Any hunter killing a black
bear must, within 10 days of kill:

Present the skull and hide to an Idaho Fish and Game

regional office, official check point, or a Fish and Game
conservation officer for removal and retention of a
premolar tooth and to have the hide tagged with an official
state export tag. No person, who does not possess a fur
buyer or taxidermist license with appropriate import
documentation, shall have, except during the open season
and for 10 days after the close of the season, any raw black
bear pelt that does not have an official state export tag
attached (either Idahos or another states official export
documentation).
A hunter may authorize another person to comply with

the above requirements if that person possesses enough
information to accurately complete the necessary form.
Proxy required, see page 102.
Please thaw your black bear hide and skull before

bringing it in for tagging or staff members may not be
able to complete check-in.
Fish and Games headquarters office is not equipped to check

in bears. In the Boise area, these animals can be checked
Monday through Friday, at the Fish and Game regional office
in Nampa, (3101 S. Powerline Road, 208-465-8465) between 8
a.m. and 5 p.m. or by appointment at the Garden City facility,
109 W. 44th St., 208-327-7095.
Dump Grounds: No person may hunt or pursue black bears at
any time within 200 yards of the perimeter of any designated
dump ground or sanitary landfill.
Special Tags
Second tags: Second tags for black bears may be used only in
Units 4, 4A, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16A, 17, 19, 20, 20A, 26, 27 and
that portion of Unit 16 north of the Selway River. Nonresident
black bear tags for use in these units are available for $31.75.
BEAR
2014 Fall / 2015 Spring

Spring Black Bear Hunting Seasons
Bait for hunting is any substance placed to attract game

animals. Bait may be used to hunt black bears but only
under the following conditions:
Time: No bait or bait containers may be placed for the
purpose of attracting or taking black bears before the opening
of black bear take season, except in Units 10, 12, 16A, 17,
19, 20, 20A, 26, and 27, where bait may be placed up to 7
days before the take season.

All bait containers and materials must be removed, and

all excavations refilled, no later than 7 days after the
close of spring, fall, or dog training season.
Location: No bait site may be located within 200 feet of

any water (lake, pond, reservoir, or year-round free-flowing
stream or spring), or within 200 yards of any maintained trail
or any road.

No bait site may be located within one-half mile of any

designated campground or picnic area, administrative
site, or dwelling.
Bait: No parts of animals or fish that are currently classified

as game animals or game fish in Idaho may be used as bait.
This includes game animals and fish that come from the wild
and commercial domestic sources (i.e., pen-raised game
birds/animals or hatchery-raised game fish).

The skin must be removed from any mammal parts or

carcasses used as bait.
No person shall use salt in any form (liquid or solid) for

bait.
Containers: No bait may be contained within paper, plastic,

glass, metal, wood, or other nonbiodegradable materials,
except that a single metal container with a maximum size of
55 gallons may be used if securely attached at the bait site.

No bait may be contained in any excavated hole greater

than 4 feet in diameter.
Establishment of Bait Sites: Any structures constructed at

bait sites and all materials must be removed by the permit
holder within 7 days after the close of the spring and fall
black bear seasons.

All bait sites must be visibly marked at the nearest tree

or on the bait container using a tag supplied by Fish and
Game.
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70
Baiting Permits: All persons placing bait must possess a

baiting permit issued by Fish and Game. Baiting permits are
issued by mail or in person from Fish and Game regional and
sub-regional offices beginning March 1 of each year.

Baiting permits will be valid in the calendar year for which

they are issued.
A hunter may possess only one Fish and Game baiting

permit each year and may maintain up to three bait sites.
The number of bait sites maintained by licensed outfitters
may be specified by the land management agency in the
outfitters operating plan.
Bait site tags are valid for spring and fall seasons in the
calendar year for which they are issued.
No person may hunt over an unlawful bait site.
Guides and clients of outfitters are not required to obtain a
baiting permit, but they must have a copy of the outfitters

permit in their possession while hunting over a bait site.

Possession of a Fish and Game baiting permit does not

exempt the permit holder from any restrictions placed on
users of federal, state or private lands.
Hound Hunting
Please see the section on hound hunting rules on page 101.
Bear Identification
NEW! To prevent mistaken identity, bear hunters are
encouraged to learn to identify black bears and tell them from
grizzly bears in the wild. A bear identification training program
is available on our website at: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/
public/education/bearIdentification/
This link is provided for educational purposes only.
Grizzly
Bear
or
Black
Bear?
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!

Black Bear
Straight Face
Profile
No Hump
Round Front Track

Grizzly Bear
Dish Face
Profile
Hump
Straight Front Track
Bear Identification Program
rizzly bears are a federally protected species. This program is primarily

intended to help black bear hunters avoid a case of mistaken identity between
a black bear and a grizzly bear. Anyone interested in being able to identify these
two species of bears will find it useful as well. Participation is voluntary.
The program is organized into three sections:
1. Overview / Training Section - covers the basics of bear identification and lists several distinct
features that distinguish these two species.
2. Training Videos - videos of grizzly bears and black bears. It is often difficult to tell the difference
between a grizzly bear and a black bear from a single photo. The videos show multiple features
that distinguish grizzly bears from black bears.
3. Bear Identification Exam - 15 multiple choice questions. You must get 80 percent of the
questions correct to pass. You may provide your name and contact information and print out a
personalized certificate of completion.
fishandgame.idaho.
Pgov/public/education/bearIdentification/
lease visit the Fish and Game website:
for safety tips while hunting in grizzly bear country, taking the bear
identification training program, and reporting grizzly bear observations.
rizzly bears may be found in 3

areas of Idaho: the Panhandle in
big game units 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7
and 9; the Bitterroot Mountains along
the Idaho/Montana border in big
game units 10, 12 and 17;
and Southeast Idaho in the
Yellowstone Ecosystem in
big game units 60, 61, 62,
62A, 64, 65, 66 and 67.
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a
Units
1
Take Season
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 15
Dogs Prohibited
Dog Training
Notes
Jan 1 - Dec 31
None
Bait and dogs prohibited,

Caution: grizzly bears may be encountered
None
June 21 - July 31
Second bear tag may be used,

Electronic calls may be used,
Aug 30 - Sep 14
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - Apr 30
Aug 30 - Sep 14
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - April 30
2, 3, 5
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - May 31
4, 4A
Aug 30 - Nov 30
Apr 15 - June 20
Aug 30 - Nov 30
Apr 15 - June 30
Oct 10 - Oct 31
July 1 - July 31
7, 9
Aug 30 - Nov 30
Apr 15 - July 31
Oct 10 - Oct 31
None
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 -May 31
8A, 10A
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - May 31
10, 12
Aug 30 - Nov 30
Apr 1 - June 30
11
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - May 31
11A
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - May 31
13
14, 18
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - May 31
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - May 31
Aug 30 - Sep 14
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Apr 15 -Apr 30
Aug 30 - Sep 14
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - Apr 30
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - May 31
Aug 30 - Sep 14
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - Apr 30
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - Apr 30
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - Apr 30
Aug 30 - Sep 14
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - Apr 30
June 1 - July 31
Bait prohibited
July 1 - July 31

None
None
None
June 1 - July 31
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - May 31
16
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 30
Oct 10 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - Apr 30
July 1 - July 31
16A, 17,
19, 20
Aug 30 - Nov 30
Apr 1 - June 30
Sep 15 - Oct 31
None
Oct 1 - Oct 31
June 16 - July 31
Sep 15 - Oct 31
None
Oct 10 - Oct 31
July 1 - July 31
20A
21, 21A,
28, 36B
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 15
Aug 30 - Nov 30
Apr 1 - June 30
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 30

None
15
19A
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Fall 2014 / 2015 Black Bear Seasons

(Females with young are protected!)
June 1 - July 31
Second bear tag may be used

North of Selway River,
Remainder of unit: 1 bear tag
Electronic calls may be used ,
Caution: grizzly bears may be
encountered in Unit 17

Electronic calls may be used
Units
Take Season
22, 31, 32,

32A
None
23
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 7
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 7
Aug 30 - Nov 30
Apr 1 - June 30
Dogs Prohibited
Dog Training
Notes
May 23 - July 31
Bait prohibited,
Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 32&
32A, See Pages 103-105
Oct 1 - Oct 31
June 8 - July 31
Oct 5 - Oct 31
June 8 - July 31
Sep 15 - Oct 31
July 1 - July 31

Oct 1 - Oct 31
June 16 - July 31

See Pages 103-105
Oct 5 - Oct 31
June 16 - July 31
That portion of Unit 33 within the

Middle Fork of the Payette River drainage
downstream from but excluding
Powder House Gulch drainage is closed during
dog training season.
Oct 5 - Oct 31
July 1 - July 31
Oct 5 - Oct 31
June 16 - July 31
Oct 1 - Oct 31
June 16 - July 31
Oct 1 - Oct 31
June 16 - July 31
Oct 1 - Oct 31
None
Oct 1 - Oct 31
July 1 - July 31
61
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 30
Oct 1 - Oct 31
June 16 - July 31
west of Howard
Creek in Clark
County only.
62, 62A
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 30
Jan 1 - Dec 31
None
64, 65,
66, 66A,
67, 69, 76
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 7
Oct 1 - Oct 31
June 1 - July 31
24, 25
26, 27
29, 30,
30A, 36A,
37, 37A
33
34, 35, 36
39
43, 44, 45,
48, 49
50, 51, 58,
59, 59A
60
60A, 63,
63A
75, 77, 78
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 15
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 15
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 30
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 15
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 15
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 15
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 30
Aug 30 - Oct 31
Apr 15 - June 30
None
BEAR
Fall 2014 / 2015 Black Bear Seasons


See Pages 103-105
See Pages 103-105
Bait and dogs prohibited in Fremont County and

east of Howard Creek in Clark County ,
Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 66, 66A,
69 & 76, See Pages 103-105,
Caution: grizzly bears may be encountered in
Units 64, 65, 66 & 67
June 1 - July 31
Bait prohibited,
Participants - If interested in helping with information collection in this area please contact the
Southeast Regional Office before pursuing bears.
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Fall 2014 Black Bear Controlled Hunts (215 Tags)

Hunt No.
Controlled
Hunt Areas
Tags
Season Dates
8501
1b (see pg 74)
15
Sep 15 - Oct 9
Aug 15 - Aug 31
8502
22a (see pg 74)
100
Sep 1 - Oct 31
Aug 15 - Aug 31
8503
32a (see pg 74)
100
Sep 1 - Oct 31
Bait prohibited. See note 1, Page 74,

Bait prohibited
Private land only, excluding corporate timber
lands, See note 1, Page 74
Bait prohibited,
Dogs prohibited Oct 1 - Oct 31,
See note 1, Page 74
Bait prohibited
Private land only, excluding corporate timber
lands, See note 1, Page 74
See Pages 103-105
Bait prohibited,
Dogs prohibited Oct 1 - Oct 31,
See Pages 103-105
Spring 2015 Black Bear Controlled Hunts (150 Tags)

8001
Controlled
Hunt Areas
22a (see pg 74)
8002
32a (see pg 74)
Hunt No.
Notes
Tags
Season Dates
Notes
75
Apr 1 - May 22
75
Apr 1 - May 22
Bait and dogs prohibited

See Pages 103-105
Notes:
1. Controlled hunt tag holders must have a hound-hunter permit to use dogs in this hunt. Any dogs used must be under the control
of the tag holder. Bears may not be pursued during this controlled hunt without having a controlled hunt tag in possession.
a
b
Black Bear
Controlled Hunt Area Descriptions
Hunt Area 1 That portion of Unit 1 within the following boundary: Beginning at the Idaho/Washington state line where
it intersects the Pend Oreille River, then northward along the Idaho/Washington state line to the Lamb Creek drainage, then
southeasterly along the northern edge of the Lamb Creek divide to Priest Lake, then along the southern shore of Priest Lake to the
Soldier Creek drainage, then easterly along the northern edge of the Soldier Creek drainage to the Selkirk Divide, then southerly
along the Selkirk Divide to Baldy Mountain, then easterly along Little Sand Creek to the Pend Oreille River, then westerly along
the northern shore of the Pend Oreille River to the point of beginning and that portion of Unit 1 within the following boundary:
Beginning at the confluence of the Moyie River and the Kootenai River, then west and north on the Kootenai River to the Copeland
Bridge, then east on County Road 45 to the junction with State Highway 1, then south on State Highway 1 to the intersection with
State Highway 95, then north and east on State Highway 95 to where State Highway 95 crosses the Moyie River, then south on the
Moyie River to the point of beginning.
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2014-2015 Mountain Lion Hunting Seasons

General Rules
Kittens, Female With Young: Neither spotted mountain lion
young nor female mountain lions accompanied by spotted
young may be taken.
Bag Limit: No person may take more than one mountain lion
per legal tag in his or her possession.
Mandatory Check and Report: Any hunter killing a mountain
lion must, within 10 days of the date of kill (Note: where there
is a female quota, hunters must report within 5 days):

Present the skull and hide to an Idaho Fish and Game

conservation officer, regional office or other official
checkpoint for removal and retention of a premolar tooth
and to have the hide tagged with an official state export tag.
No person, who does not possess a fur buyer or taxidermist
license with appropriate import documentation, shall have,
except during the open season and for 5 days after the close
of the season, any raw mountain lion pelt that does not
have an official state export tag attached (either Idahos or
another states official export documentation).
A hunter may authorize another person to comply with

the above requirements if that person possesses enough
information to accurately complete the necessary form.
Proxy required, see page 102.
Please thaw your mountain lion hide and skull before

bringing it in for tagging or staff members may not be
able to check a frozen hide or skull.
Hound Hunting
Please see the section on hound hunting rules on page 101.
Special Tags
Second tags: Second tags for mountain lions may be used
only in Units 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16A, 17, 19, 20, 20A, 26, 27 and
that portion of Unit 16 north of the Selway River. Nonresident
mountain lion tags used in these units are available for $31.75.
MOUNTAIN LION
Evidence of Sex must be left attached to the hide of any

mountain lion taken. For mountain lions, external evidence of
sex (either scrotum, penis, or testicles for males, or vulva for
females) must be left naturally attached to the hide until the
mandatory check requirement has been satisfied.
management unit, call 1-800-323-4334. For more specific

information about the number of female lions harvested and
reported for each management unit, call a Fish and Game
regional office or the headquarters office in Boise. See page 10,
or http://fishandgame.idaho.gov.
Nonresident Deer or Elk tags: A nonresident deer or elk tag,

excluding nonresident junior mentored deer and elk tags, may
be used to tag a black bear, mountain lion or gray wolf, see
page 112 for details.
Nonresident Reduced Mountain Lion Tags: Please see
page 112.
Fish and Games headquarters office is not equipped to

check mountain lions. In the Boise area, these animals
can be checked Monday through Friday, at the Fish and
Game regional office in Nampa (3101 S. Powerline Rd,
208-465-8465) between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. or by
appointment at the Garden City facility, 109 W. 44th St., 208327-7095.
Capturing Mountain Lions: No person may trap, snare or
otherwise capture or hold any mountain lion.
Big Game Feeding Sites: It is unlawful to hunt or pursue
mountain lions within one-half mile of any active Fish and
Game big game feeding site.
Female Mountain Lion Quota

To find out whether the quota on female mountain lions
has been met and the season has been closed in a particular
Photo courtesy Mike Demick
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MOUNTAIN LION
Winter 2014 - 2015

Mountain Lion Seasons
76
Units
Take Season
1
2, 3, 4, 4A, 5
Aug 30 - Feb 16
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Dogs
Prohibited
Aug 30 - Dec 13
Oct 10 - Dec 13
Female
Quota
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Oct 10 - Dec 1
7, 9
Aug 30 - June 30
Oct 10 - Dec 1
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Oct 10 - Dec 1
8A
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Sep 14
Oct 10 - Dec 1
10, 12
Aug 30 - June 30
Oct 10 - Oct 31
10A
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Sep 14
Oct 10 - Dec 1
11, 11A
14, 15, 18
13
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Oct 10 - Dec 1
Oct 10 - Nov 20
Oct 10 - Nov 3
16
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Oct 10 - Nov 20
Second lion tag may be used North of Selway River,

Remainder of unit:1 lion tag
16A, 17
19, 20
Aug 30 - June 30
Sep 15 - Oct 31
Second lion tag may be used,

19A
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Oct 1 - Nov 24
20A, 26, 27
Aug 30 - Apr 30
Sep 15 - Oct 31
21, 21A, 28
22
23
24
25
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Oct 10 - Nov 8
Aug 30 - Nov 24
Oct 1 - Nov 24
Oct 5 - Nov 24
Oct 5 - Nov 24
29, 30, 30A,

37, 37A
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Oct 1 - Nov 24
31
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Nov 24
See note 1, Page 77
32
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Nov 24
See notes 1& 3, Page 77,

32A
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Nov 3
Nov 10 - Nov 24

33, 34, 35
36
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Oct 5 - Nov 8
Oct 5 - Nov 8
15
See note 1, Page 77
36A
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Oct 1 - Nov 24
36B
38
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Oct 10 - Nov 8
Oct 5 - Nov 30
Notes
Dog training season open Feb 17 - Mar 31

Second lion tag may be used

See note 1, Page 77
See note 1, Page 77
See note 1, Page 77
See note 1, Page 77
6
8
5
8


See note 1, Page 77
Winter 2014 - 2015

Mountain Lion Seasons - Continued
Female
Quota
10
10
43, 44, 48, 49
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Oct 1 - Nov 30
45, 50, 51, 52,

52A, 53, 58,
59, 59A
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Oct 1 - Nov 30
46, 47
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Oct 1 - Nov 30
54
55
56, 57, 60,
60A, 61, 62,
62A, 63, 63A,
64, 65, 66, 67,
69
66A, 68, 68A,
70, 71, 72, 73,
73A, 74, 75,
76, 77, 78
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Oct 1 - Nov 30
Oct 1 - Nov 30
6
6
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Oct 1 - Nov 30
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Oct 1 - Nov 30
Take Season
39
40
41, 42
Notes
See note 1, Page 77
See note 1, Page 77
See Pages 103-105
Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 45, 50, 51,
52, 53, 58, 59 & 59A, See Pages 103-105
See Pages 103-105
See note 2, Page 77
See note 2, Page 77
MOUNTAIN LION
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - June 30
Dogs
Prohibited
Oct 5 - Nov 9
Oct 5 - Nov 24
Oct 5 - Nov 24
Units

Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 56, 66, &
69, See Pages 103-105
22

Motorized Hunting Rule Applies in Units 66A, 70, 72,
73, 75, 76, 77 & 78, See Pages 103-105
Notes:
1. The take season in this/these unit(s) will remain open for either sex until the female quota is reached or the take season ends.
After the female quota has been reached, the take season in this/these unit(s) will remain open for males only.
2. The take season in this/these unit(s) will remain open until the female quota is reached, or the take season ends, whichever
comes first. For these units, a dog training season opens upon the closure of the unit to harvest where a harvest quota is met. If
opened, the training season in any of these units shall close March 31.
3. Motorized vehicle use as an aid to hunting for mountain lion is restricted August 30 through December 31 to established
roadways open to motorized vehicle traffic capable of travel by full-sized automobiles - any motorized vehicle with a gross
vehicle weight of 1,500 pounds. See Pages 103-105.
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2014-2015 Gray Wolf

Hunting and Trapping Seasons and General Rules
General Rules
Wolf Harvest Limits: Harvest limits are established for some

management zones. The wolf season in those zones will close
immediately when the wolf harvest limit has been met.
To report a wolf harvest, call: 1-855-648-5558.
To find out which hunt zones are closed, call: 1-855-648-5558,
or visit http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/wildlife/wolves.
WOLF
For more specific information about the number of wolves

harvested and reported for each management zone, call an
Idaho Fish and Game regional office, headquarters in Boise, or
go to the Fish and Game website at: http://fishandgame.idaho.
gov/public/wildlife/wolves.
Evidence of Sex: Must be left attached to the hide of any wolf
taken. External evidence of sex (scrotum, penis, or testicles
for males, or vulva for females) must be left naturally attached
to the hide until the mandatory check requirement has been
satisfied. Either sex may be taken.
Tags: No person may take more wolves than the number for
which he or she possesses legal tags. Hunters may purchase
up to five gray wolf tags per calendar year. Certified wolf
trappers may purchase up to five gray wolf trapping tags per
trapping season. Tags must be validated and securely attached
immediately upon killing a wolf.
2014 - 2015 Wolf

Hunting Seasons
4A
Panhandle
3
8A
Dworshak-Elk Cit
y
11
11A
13
Selway
McCall-Weiser25
24
32
27
34
32A
33
35
Sawtooth
36
43
38
44
30
37A
36B 37
30A
36A Southern 51
58 59A
Mountains
59
60 62A
Island Park
62
60A
63
50
49
61
64
63A
69
68
52A
47
54
71
70
53
46
56
55
57
65
67
66
66A
68A
Southern Idaho
42
78
29
52
45
41
28
48
39
40
Salmon
ad
rhe
ave
Be
Middle
Fork
22
21A
21
20A
19A
26
Weapons Restrictions: Same as for other big game animals,

see page 100. Except it is legal to dispatch a trapped gray
wolf with a rimfire rifle, rimfire handgun or muzzle-loading
handgun.
Electronic Calls: Electronic calls may be used to attract wolves
for the purpose of harvest.
Telemetry: It is unlawful to take wolves with the aid of radiotelemetry.
Dogs: Use of dogs to attract or pursue wolves is prohibited.
Retrieving Meat: Hunters and trappers are not required to
retrieve meat from a harvested wolf. For tips on skinning a
wolf, contact a regional Fish and Game office.
Wolves with Radio Collars: Idaho Fish and Game biologists
use radio collars to monitor wolf activity, assess population
status and help determine future hunting opportunity. Hunters
and trappers are required to return any radio collars when they
check in their wolves.
Mandatory Report and Check: Hunters and trappers must
report killing a wolf within 72 hours by calling the Wolf
Reporting Number at 1-855-648-5558. They must also within
10 days of the date of kill, present the skull and hide to a Fish
and Game regional office or conservation officer for removal
and retention of a premolar tooth and to have the hide tagged
with an official state export tag. To have a raw gray wolf hide in
their possession without an official export tag attached, a person
must have a fur buyer or taxidermist license or appropriate
import documentation, except during the open season and for
10 days after the close of the season.
Fish and Games headquarters office is not equipped to check
in wolves. In the Boise area, these animals can be checked
Monday through Friday, at the Fish and Game regional office
in Nampa, (3101 S. Powerline Road, 208-465-8465) between 8
a.m. and 5 p.m. or by appointment at the Garden City facility,
109 W. 44th St., 208-327-7095.
A trapper or hunter may authorize another person to comply
with the mandatory report, provided that person has enough
information to accurately complete the necessary form. Proxy
required, see page 102.
20
19
23
31
17
16A
15
14
Harvest Limits
Lolo
12
16
18
General Seasons
10
Palouse- 10A
Hells
Canyon
Big Game Feeding Sites: It is unlawful to hunt, trap or pursue

wolves within one-half mile of any active Idaho Fish and Game
big game feeding site.
73A
72
74 75
73
Please thaw your gray wolf hide and skull before bringing it
in for tagging or staff members may not be able to complete
check-in.
Nonresident Deer or Elk tags: A nonresident deer or elk tag,
excluding nonresident junior mentored deer and elk tags, may
be used to tag a black bear, mountain lion or gray wolf, see
page 112.
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77 78
Wolf Hunting Rules

Wolf Tags: Hunters may buy up to five gray wolf tags per
calendar year. Tags must be validated and securely attached
immediately upon killing a wolf.
Bait: Hunting big game over bait is illegal, except for black
bears. Wolves may be taken incidentally to bear baiting. It is
unlawful to hunt wolves within 200 yards of the perimeter of
any designated dump or sanitary landfill.
Wolf Trapping Rules
A person must attend a wolf trapper education class and have

a valid trapping license before trapping for wolves. Wolf
trapper classes will be offered. Dates and times are posted
on the Fish and Game website under the Hunter/Bowhunter/
Trapper Education page: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/
hunt/?getPage=294.
Trappers must check traps at least every 72 hours.
2014 - 2015 Wolf

Trapping Seasons
4A
Panhandle
3
Open
8A
Dworshak-Elk Ci
ty
11
11A
13
19
19A
23
McCall-Weiser
24
20
Middle
Fork
25
33
27
35
43
38
36
28
29
30
44
30A
36A Southern 51
48
58 59A
Mountains
Island Park
62
64
63A
69
68
52A
42
47
54
56
55
71
70
53
46
57
65
67
66
66A
68A
Southern Idaho
41
60 62A
60A
63
50
49
61
59
52
45
40
Salmon
37A
36B 37
Sawtooth
39
21A
21
20A
26
73A
72
74 75
73
Bait: Bait for trapping is any animal parts; except bleached

bones or liquid scent.
It is unlawful:
To use any set within 30 feet of any visible bait.
To use a dirt hole set with bait unless the bait remains covered
at all times to protect raptors and other meat-eating birds from
being caught accidentally.
To trap wolves within 200 yards of the perimeter of any
designated dump or sanitary landfill.
To use any part of a domestic or wild origin game bird, big
game, upland game, game fish or protected nongame wildlife,
or to use live animals as bait or an attractant. See exceptions
below.
Except it is legal:
To trap wolves beyond 30 feet of a naturally killed big game
species as long as the carcass is left undisturbed.
To trap wolves beyond 30 feet of a legally-salvaged road kill.
For more information and to complete the required form to
legally-salvage road kill please visit our website at
https://fishandgame.idaho.gov/species/roadkill or call a Fish
and Game regional office or the headquarters office in Boise.
See page 10.
To trap wolves beyond 30 feet of a wolf carcass with hide
removed.
For additional trapping rules, see the Upland Game, Furbearer &
Turkey Seasons and Rules.
Incidental Wolf Take: Trappers who do not have wolf tags and
who accidentally capture a wolf must release the wolf uninjured
and must report the capture to an Idaho Fish and Game employee
within 5 days of release. If you have difficulty releasing the wolf
please contact Fish and Game immediately.
Release of Non-Target Catches: All-nontarget species caught
alive shall be relased immediately. Non-target species are
defined as any species caught for which the season is closed.
Please contact Fish and Game immediately if you catch a
fisher, wolverine or lynx. See pages 44-47 of the Upland Game
Furbearer & Turkey Seasons and Rules.
Selway
34
32A
32
17
16A
d
hea
ver
Bea
22
Closed
12
15
18
31
Lolo
16
14
Portions Open
10
Palouse- 10A
Hells
Canyon
Trapped gray wolves may be dispatched any time day or night.
WOLF
Wolf Tags: Trappers may buy up to five gray wolf trapping

tags per trapping season for use in those zones with an open
trapping season. In addition to the gray wolf trapping tags,
certified wolf trappers may use wolf hunting tags, in zones in
which both the hunting and trapping seasons are open at the
same time. All hunting and trapping seasons and tag limits
apply.
Methods of take: Ground sets are the only legal set allowed for
trapping gray wolves. Ground sets are defined as any foothold
trap, body-gripping trap or snare originally set in or on the land,
including any traps elevated up to a maximum of 36 inches above
the natural ground level. Snares must be equipped with diverters
and a break-away device or stop within the loop. The inside jaw
spread of foot-hold traps must not exceed nine inches.
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Removing Trapped Animals of Another: No person shall

remove a gray wolf from the trap or snare of another.
Tags for Traps: All traps or snares, shall have attached to the
snare or the chain of every trap, a metal tag bearing, in legible
English, the name and current address of the trapper or a sixdigit number assigned by Fish and Game. See pages 44-47 of the
Upland Game Furbearer & Turkey Seasons and Rules.
77 78
79
80
McCall-Weiser (19A, 22, 23,

24, 25, 31, 32, 32A)
Salmon (21, 21A, 28, 36B)
Middle Fork (20A, 26, 27)
Selway (16A, 17, 19, 20)
Dworshak-Elk City (10A, 14,

15, 16)
Lolo (10, 12)
Palouse-Hells Canyon (8, 8A,

11, 11A, 13, 18)
Panhandle (1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5,

6, 7, 9)
Zone (Game Management

Units)
45
Harvest
Limit
Private land only
July 1 - June 30
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Mar 31 - June 30
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - June 30

Open in portions of Units 21 & 28

within designated wilderness only
See note 3, Page 81
Hunting open in that portion of Unit 16

north of the Selway River only
Aug 30 - June 30
Aug 30 - June 30
Hunting open in Units 10A, 14, 15,

and that portion of Unit 16 south of the
Selway River only
Private land only
Private land only
Private land only
Aug 30 - Mar 31
July 1 - June 30
Aug 30 - June 30
July 1 - June 30
Aug 30 - Mar 31
July 1 - June 30
Nov 15 - Mar 15
Nov 15 - Mar 31
Nov 15 - Mar 31
Oct 10 - Mar 31
Feb 1 - Mar 31
Nov 15 - Mar 31
Oct 10 - Mar 31
Nov 15 - Mar 15
Nov 15 - Mar 31
Oct 10 - Nov 14
Private land only
July 1 - June 30
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Season Dates
Notes
Season Dates
Hunting
2014 - 2015 Wolf Seasons
WOLF
Notes
Trapping Open in Units 19A & 25 only,

Open in Unit 22 on Private land only,
Units 23, 24, 31, 32, & 32A Closed
Foothold traps only, EXCEPT snares

may be used on Private Land and
in that portion of Unit 28 within
designated wilderness,
See note 3, Page 81
Trapping Open in Unit 10A only
Trapping Open in Units 14, 15,

& 16 only
Trapping Open in
Units 13 & 18 on Private land only,
Units 8, 8A, 11 & 11A Closed
Trapping Open in all of

Units 1, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7, & 9
Trapping open only in portions
of Units 2 & 3,
Trapping Open in all of Units 7 & 9 and

that portion of Unit 6 within the North
Fork of the St Joe River drainage.
Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A & 5 Closed
Trapping
30
Island Park (60, 60A, 61, 62,

62A, 64, 65, 67)
See note 3, Page 81

See Pages 103-105

Units 29, 36A, 37, 37A, 49, 50 & 51,
See Pages 103-105
See note 3, Page 81
Notes
Notes
Nov 15 - Mar 31
Closed
Nov 15 - Mar 31
Foothold traps only, EXCEPT snares

may be used on Private Land,
See note 3, Page 81
Trapping open in Units 29, 36A, 37,

37A, 43, 44, 50 & 51 only,
Units 48 & 49 Closed,
Units 29, 36A, 37, 37A, 49, 50, & 51
Trapping Open only in portion of Unit 36,

Foothold traps only, EXCEPT
Nov 15 - Mar 31
snares may be used on Private Land
Units 33, 34, 35 and 39 Closed
Season Dates
Trapping
Trapping open in Unit 45 only,

on Private Land only,
Aug 30 - Mar 31 Motorized Hunting Rule Applies, 45, 47, Nov 15 - Mar 31 Units 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 47, 52, 52A, 53,
52, 53, 56, 66, 66A, 69, 70, 72, 73, 75, 76,
54, 55, 56, 57, 63, 63A, 66, 66A, 68, 68A,
77 & 78, See Pages 103-105
69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78
Closed
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Aug 30 - Mar 31
Season Dates
Hunting
To find out whether a wolf zone is closed, call 1-855-648-5558 or visit: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov
Within 72 hours of harvesting a wolf, hunters and trappers must report it at 1-855-648-5558.
Hunters and trappers must present hide and skull to a Fish and Game regional office within 10 days.
Note:
1. That portion of Unit 2 north of Highway 54 between Bayview and Spirit Lake, east of Highway 41 between Spirit Lake and Blanchard, and north of Blanchard Valley
Road to the Idaho/Washington state line.
2. That portion of Unit 3 within the Little North Fork Coeur d Alene River drainage.
3. The season in these zone(s) will remain open until the harvest limit is reached, or the season ends, whichever comes first.
4. Motorized vehicle use as an aid to hunting for gray wolves is restricted August 30 through December 31 to established roadways open to motorized vehicle traffic
capable of travel by full-sized automobiles - any motorized vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 1,500 pounds. See Pages 103-105.
5. That portion of Unit 36 north of State Highway 21 and north of State Highway 75 from Stanley to the east border of Unit 36.
Southern Idaho (38, 40, 41,

42, 45, 46, 47, 52, 52A, 53, 54,
55, 56, 57, 63, 63A, 66, 66A, 68,
68A, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A, 74,
75, 76, 77, 78)
10
40
Southern Mountains (29,

36A, 37, 37A, 43, 44, 48, 49,
50, 51)
Beaverhead (30, 30A, 58, 59,

59A)
60
Harvest
Limit
Sawtooth (33, 34, 35, 36, 39)
Zone (Hunting Units)
2014 - 2015 Wolf Seasons
WOLF
81
Hunter Tips to Avoid Conflicts with Carnivores

A few precautions can help avoid conflicts
with wolves and other large carnivores:

After a big game animal is harvested, it is wise to retrieve

and quarter the carcass immediately.
If it must be left in the woods overnight, hang the meat

if possible, or skin it and cover it with a breathable cloth
game bag and leave articles of clothing at the site.
WOLF
When a carcass is retrieved, hang it between two trees,

preferably 10 feet off the ground to keep animals from
reaching it.
Hang meat away from camp and stock so that if a large

carnivore comes to investigate the scent, it does not scare
stock.
Hound hunters should look for recent wolf sign before

turning dogs out on a bear or lion track.
To prevent conflicts between hounds and wolves, some

hound experts recommend that dogs be kept on a leash
while tracking until the track gets fresh.
Hounds should not be allowed to keep an animal treed for

very long, as the sound of the hounds may attract wolves.
Attention
Wolf Hunters:
ollared wolves
provide important
information about
wolves. Biologists rely on
radio collars to track wolf
movements, monitor wolf
activity, assess population
status and to help
determine future hunting
opportunity.
unters and
trappers are
required to return
any radio collar when they
present the skull and hide
to Fish and Game.
To find out whether a wolf zone is closed, call 1-855-648-5558.

Within 72 hours of harvesting a wolf, hunters and trappers must report it at 1-855-648-5558.
Hunters and trappers must present hide and skull to a Fish and Game regional office within 10 days.
Wolves and other canids are known carriers of a parasitic tapeworm that is
linked to hydatid disease in humans. Hunters are encouraged to wear rubber
gloves when skinning canids and avoid handling canid feces.
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12
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Deary
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Winchester
Kellogg
Wallace
tl
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8A
St
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Lowell
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12
NF
Lo
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16A
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(208) 465-8465
Southwest
13
White Bird
Grangeville
le ar
w a ter R iv er
14
Elk City
(208) 232-4703
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12
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17
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Powell
Salmon
(208) 756-2271
Upper Snake (208) 525-7290
Southeast
yu
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Ri v
Ca
10
Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 9
Units 8, 8A, 10, 10A, 11, 11A, 12,
13, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17, 18, 19, 20
Units 19A, 20A, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,
31, 32, 32A, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40,
41, 42
Units 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52,
52A, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57
Units 66A, 68, 68A, 70, 71, 72, 73,
73A, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78
Units 50, 51, 58, 59, 59A, 60, 60A,
61, 62, 62A, 63, 63A, 64, 65, 66,
66A, 67, 69
Units 21, 21A, 27, 28, 29, 30, 30A,
36, 36A, 36B, 37, 37A
(208) 769-1414
(208) 799-5010
Panhandle
Clearwater
Magic Valley (208) 324-4359
Game Management Units
Phone
Region
Fish & Game Regions
Big Game Hunting Units
Other Important Information
C l e a rS Fw a t e r R e g i o n
C
Cottonwood
16
Kamiah
Kooskia
95
162
Cre e k
C o tt o
n w oo d
13
wy er Cre ek
Craigmont
11
Lo
l
Pierce
Weippe
Cre ek
O ro fino
Orofino
Dworshak
Reservoir
10A
Elk River
Saint Maries
90
Prichard
Clark Fork
Panhandle
M
R e g i o n J eR 7
Plummer
7
a r w a t er
R iv er
C le
99
Hope
Coeur d'Alene
Coeur
d'Alene
Lake
97
Troy
Lewiston
Moscow
Lake
Pend
Oreille
Athol
Potlatch P a l o use R iv
95
Worley
54
Pries t River
Rathdrum
Post Falls
53
41
Priest
River
95
Bonners
Ferry
Sandpoint
La
57
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Lake
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84
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32A
Cambridge
Ri
55
23
Council
95
River
Little Sa lm on
Riggins
eR
18
Cascade
Cascade
Reservoir
24
McCall
95
32
84
Pa
45
Lake
Lowell
Murphy
r
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42
52
Warm Lake
78
Ri
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Bi g
Riddle
21
39
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51
41
MF
84
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78
Bruneau
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27
44
43
75
Stanley
36
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Bliss
C re
26
48
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Fairfield
28
29
Tendoy
28
30
Salmon
21A
75
52
L it
tle
24
Picabo
Bellevue
37A
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46
Cr
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30
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SF
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47
Buhl
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52A
An
50
54
27
30
25
58
28
22
Oakley
ve r
Ri
55
77
Albion
86
American
Falls
Reservoir
84
57
39
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59A
Me
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Cr
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22
Lo
15
Cr
60A
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Dubois
Spencer
37
70
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71
Pocatello
30 P
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72
69
62A
32
R
Te t on i ve
26
SF
Sna
ke
ay
sL
34
30
76
Wayan
Blackfoot
Reservoir
66A
Grays Lake
Palisades
Reservoir
66
31
65
Victor
Swan Valley
67
Tetonia
33
62
Ashton
47
73A
38
Malad
City
73
15
36
91
74
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dg
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Ja
Ow
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34
77
36
Preston
Downey
78
75
Bear
Lake
Paris
89
Montpelier
Southeast Region
Be d
64 33
Rexburg
Rigby
Soda
Springs
e u f Inkom
60
R iv
Island Park
20
Saint Anthony
e
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Sn
20
Wi
Shelley
61
Island Park
Reservoir
87
Idaho Falls
63A
Dry
Blackfoot
91
33
48
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20
Fo
Ro s s
68A
26
63
Mud Lake
American Falls
Aberdeen
68
20
33
56
Arco
Minidoka
Lake
Walcott
93
Burley
53 Rupert
Twin Falls
reek
Rogerson
93
Filer
Jerome
93
51
30A
29
Upper Snake Region
93
Leadore
Mackay
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37
R
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Lo
49
Hailey
75
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Challis
Sun Valley
36A
75
36B
93
Gooding Shoshone
46
C a m a s C r ee k
r
C l ov e
Pa Shoup
North
Fork
Magic Vall ey Regi on

Hagerman
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21
93
Salmon Region
Atlanta
45
Mountain Home
20
Glenns
Ferry
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Fo
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Ce da r C re
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Reservoir
67
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Idaho City
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26
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55
Nampa
16
Silver City
40
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55
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Caldwell
20
30
95
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20
Yellow Pine
F S F Sa lm o n
25
19A
19
15
Salmo n R ive
14
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Southwest Region
31
71
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Reservoir
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22
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Unit Boundary Descriptions
Unit 1 All of Boundary County and that portion of Bonner

County north of the Pend Oreille River, Pend Oreille Lake and
Clark Fork River. Myrtle Creek and David Thompson game
preserves closed.
Unit 2Those portions of Bonner and Kootenai counties within
the following boundary: beginning at the intersection of the IdahoWashington State line and the north bank of the Pend Oreille River,
then east along the Pend Oreille River to Pend Oreille Lake at the
railroad trestle in the southeast corner of the City of Sandpoint,
then south across the railroad trestle, then east and south along
the western shore line of Pend Oreille Lake to the south boundary
of Farragut State Park, then west along the boundary to State
Highway 54 at the west entrance to Farragut State Park, then west
on State Highway 54 to U.S. 95, then south on U.S. 95 to Lake
Coeur dAlene at the source of the Spokane River, then west along
the southern bank of the Spokane River to the Idaho- Washington
State line, then north along the state line to the point of beginning.
Farragut State Park and Farragut WMA, closed except for as
allowed by Commission proclamation.
Unit 3Those portions of Kootenai, Shoshone, and Benewah
counties within the following boundary: beginning at Mission
Point on the St. Joe River and State Highway 3, then northeast
on State Highway 3 to Interstate 90, then east on Interstate 90
to Kingston, then north on Forest Highway 9 (North Fork of the
Coeur dAlene River Road) to Forest Service Road 209 (Little
North Fork of the Coeur dAlene River Road), then northwest
along Forest Service Road 209, then north along Forest Road 385
to the watershed divide between the Coeur dAlene River and
Pend Oreille Lake, then northwest along the divide to Bernard
Peak, then north to Steamboat Rock on Pend Oreille Lake, then
west along the lake shore to the south boundary of Farragut State
Park, then west along the boundary to State Highway 54 at the
west entrance of Farragut State Park, then west on State Highway
54 to U.S. 95, then south on U.S. 95 to Coeur dAlene Lake, then
southeast along the eastern shore line of Coeur dAlene and Round
Lakes to Mission Point, the point of beginning.
Unit 4Those portions of Bonner, Kootenai, and Shoshone
counties within the following boundary: beginning on the IdahoMontana State line at the watershed divide between Pend Oreille
Lake and the Coeur dAlene River, then southeast along the state
line to the watershed divide between the Coeur dAlene and
St. Joe Rivers, then west along the divide to State Highway 3,
then northeast on State Highway 3 to Interstate 90, then east on
Interstate 90 to Kingston, then north on Forest Highway 9 (North
Fork of the Coeur dAlene River Road) to Forest Service Road
209 (Little North Fork of the Coeur dAlene River Road), then
northwest along Forest Service Road 209, then north along Forest
Road 385 to the watershed divide between the Coeur dAlene
River and Pend Oreille Lake, then northeast along the divide to the
point of beginning.
Unit 4AThose portions of Bonner and Kootenai counties
within the following boundary: beginning on the Idaho-Montana
State line at the watershed divide between Pend Oreille Lake
and the Coeur dAlene River, then southwest along the divide to
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Bernard Peak, then north to Steamboat Rock on Pend Oreille Lake,

then northwest along the western shoreline of Pend Oreille Lake to
the railroad trestle approximately one (1) mile south of Sandpoint,
then north on the railroad trestle to Sandpoint, then east along the
north banks of Pend Oreille Lake and the Clark Fork River to the
Idaho-Montana State line, then south on the state line to the point
of beginning.
Unit 5Those portions of Benewah and Kootenai counties
within the following boundary: beginning at the intersection of
the Idaho-Washington State line and the Spokane River, then east
along the southern bank of the Spokane River to U.S. 95 at Coeur
dAlene Lake, then southeast along the eastern shore line of Coeur
dAlene and Round Lakes to Mission Point, then upstream along
the northern bank of the St. Joe River to the mouth of St. Maries
River, then upstream along the St. Maries River to the intersection
of the St. Maries River and State Highway 3 near Washburn, then
south on State Highway 3 to the intersection of State Highway 6,
then west on State Highway 6 to the watershed divide between the
St. Maries and Palouse Rivers, then northwest along the divide to
West Dennis Peak, then west along the watershed divide between
Hangman Creek and Palouse River to the Idaho- Washington State
line, then north along the state line to the Spokane River, the point
of beginning. Heyburn State Park closed.
Unit 6Those portions of Kootenai, Shoshone, Benewah,
Clearwater, and Latah counties within the following boundary:
beginning at St. Maries, then downstream along the northern bank
of the St. Joe River to Mission Point on State Highway 3, then
north on State Highway 3 to the watershed divide between the St.
Joe and Coeur dAlene Rivers, then east along the divide to the
Moon Pass Road, then south on Moon Pass Road to Avery, then
west on the St. Joe River Road to the Fishhook Creek Road (Forest
Service Road 301), then south on Fishhook Creek Road to Breezy
Saddle, then southwest on Forest Service Road 301 to White Rock
Springs, then south along the watershed divide between the St.
Maries River and Little North Fork of the Clearwater River over
Stony Butte to Hemlock Butte, then northwest along the St. Maries
River-Potlatch River watershed divide across Bald Mountain
to State Highway 6, then northeast on State Highway 6 to the
intersection of State Highway 3, then north on State Highway 3 to
the St. Maries River, then downstream to St. Maries, the point of
beginning.
Unit 7That portion of Shoshone County within the following
boundary: beginning on the Idaho-Montana State line at the
watershed divide between the St. Joe and Coeur dAlene Rivers,
then west along the divide to the Moon Pass Road, then south on
Moon Pass Road to Avery, then west on the St. Joe River Road to
the Fishhook Creek Road (Forest Service Road 301), then south
on the Fishhook Creek Road to Forest Service Road 201, then
east on Forest Service Road 201 to Bluff Creek Saddle (Dismal
Saddle), then southeast past Dismal Lake and Bathtub Springs to
the watershed divide between the St. Joe and North Fork of the
Clearwater Rivers, then east along the divide to the Idaho-Montana
State line, then north along the state line to the point of beginning.
Unit 8Those portions of Latah, Nez Perce, and Clearwater

counties within the following boundary: Beginning on the IdahoWashington state line at the watershed divide between Hangman
Creek and Palouse River, south along the divide to U.S. 95,
then south along U.S. 95 to State Highway 6, then east along
State Highway 6 to State Highway 9, then southeast along State
Highway 9 to Deary, then south on State Highway 3 to Kendrick,
then southeast along County Road P-1 through Southwick and
Cavendish to the North Fork of the Clearwater River at Ahsahka,
then downstream along the North Fork of the Clearwater River
to its junction with the main Clearwater River, then downstream
along the main Clearwater River (including islands) to the IdahoWashington state line, then north to the point of beginning.
Unit 9Those portions of Shoshone and Clearwater counties

within the following boundary: beginning at Getaway Point, then
due south to the Little North Fork of the Clearwater River, then
upstream to the watershed divide between Bear and Devils Club
Creeks, then east along the divide to Larkins Peak, then northeast
along the watershed divide between the Little North Fork of the
Clearwater River and the North Fork of the Clearwater River to
the Surveyors Ridge-Bathtub Springs Road (Forest Service Road
201), then northwest on Surveyors Ridge-Bathtub Springs Road
past Bathtub Springs and Bluff Creek Saddle (Dismal Saddle), to
the Fishhook Creek Road (Forest Service Road 301), then south
on Fishhook Creek Road to Breezy Saddle, then southwest on
Fishhook Creek Road to the Goat Mountain-Getaway Point Road,
then southeast on the Goat Mountain-Getaway Point Road to
Getaway Point, the point of beginning.
Unit 10Those portions of Shoshone, Clearwater, and Idaho
counties within the following boundary: beginning at the
confluence of the Little North Fork and the North Fork of the
Clearwater Rivers at the upstream end of Dworshak Reservoir,
then up the east bank of the reservoir and the Little North Fork of
the Clearwater River to the watershed divide between Bear and
Devils Club Creeks, then east along the divide to the watershed
divide between the Little North Fork and the North Fork of the
Clearwater Rivers, then east along the divide to the watershed
divide between the North Fork of the Clearwater and the St. Joe
Rivers, then east along the divide to the Idaho-Montana State line,
then south along the state line to the divide between the North
Fork of the Clearwater and the Lochsa Rivers, then west along the
divide over Williams Peak to its intersection with the Lolo Motor
Way (Forest Service Road 500), then west on Lolo Motor Way to
Unit 10AThose portions of Shoshone, Idaho and Clearwater

counties within the following boundary: beginning at the mouth
of the North Fork of the Clearwater River, upstream to Dworshak
Dam, then up Dworshak Reservoir along the southern shoreline
to Dent Bridge, then north on the Elk River Road to Elk River,
then north on the Elk Creek Road (Forest Service Road 382) to
Hemlock Butte, then north along the watershed divide between
the St. Maries and Little North Fork of the Clearwater Rivers over
Stony Butte to White Rock Springs, then east on the Gold CenterRoundtop Road (Forest Service Road 301) to the Goat MountainGetaway Point Road (Forest Service Roads 457 and 220), then
south along Goat Mountain-Getaway Point Road to Getaway Point,
then due south to the Little North Fork of the Clearwater River,
then downstream to Dworshak Reservoir, then along the east bank
of the reservoir to the North Fork of the Clearwater River, then
east along the north bank of the reservoir and the North Fork of
the Clearwater River, to Forest Service Trail 17, then south along
Forest Service Trail 17 to Cabin Point and the watershed divide
between Orogrande and Weitas Creeks, then south along the divide
to Hemlock Butte and its intersection with Forest Service Road
104, then southeast on Forest Service Road 104 to Lolo Motor
Way (Forest Service Road 500), then south along Lolo Motor Way
to Smith Creek Road (Forest Service Road 101), then southwest
along Smith Creek Road to the Middle Fork of the Clearwater
River, then northwest along the Middle Fork of the Clearwater
River to the mouth of the North Fork of the Clearwater River, the
point of beginning.
Unit 11Those portions of Nez Perce, Lewis, and Idaho
counties within the following boundary: beginning at the
mouth of the Clearwater River, upstream to U.S. 95 bridge near
Spalding, then southeast on U.S. 95 to the Graves Creek Road
at Cottonwood, then south on Graves Creek Road to the Salmon
River, then downstream to the Snake River, then downstream to
the mouth of the Clearwater River, the point of beginning.
Unit 8AThose portions of Benewah, Latah, Clearwater, and

Nez Perce counties within the following boundary: Beginning
at Ahsahka on County Road P-1, then northwest along County
Road P-1 through Southwick and Cavendish to State Highway 3,
then northeast along State Highway 3 to Deary, then northwest
along State Highway 9 to State Highway 6, then west along State
Highway 6 to U.S. 95, then north along U.S. 95 to the watershed
divide between Hangman Creek and Palouse River, then southeast
along the divide to West Dennis Mountain, then southeast along
the St. Maries watershed divide to Hemlock Butte, then south on
Elk Creek Road (Forest Service Road 382.4) to Elk River, then
south on the Dent Bridge-Elk River Road to the south shoreline
of Dworshak Reservoir, then along the southern shoreline to
Dworshak Dam, then downstream along the North Fork of the
Clearwater River to Ahsahka, the point of beginning.
its intersection with the Hemlock Butte Road (Forest Service Road
104), then northwest on Hemlock Butte Road to Hemlock Butte
and the watershed divide between Weitas and Orogrande Creeks,
then north along the divide to Cabin Point then northwest along
Forest Service Trail 17 to the North Fork Clearwater River then
downstream along the North Fork of the Clearwater River and the
north bank of Dworshak Reservoir to the mouth of the Little North
Fork of the Clearwater River, the point of beginning.
Unit 11AThose portions of Clearwater, Nez Perce, Lewis, and

Idaho counties within the following boundary: beginning on the
Clearwater River at the U.S. 95 bridge near Spalding, upstream
(excluding islands) to the South Fork of the Clearwater River,
then up the South Fork to Harpster Bridge, then southwest on
State Highway 13 to U.S. 95 at Grangeville, then northwest on
U.S. 95 to Spalding, the point of beginning. Nez Perce National
Historical Park closed.
Unit 12Those portions of Idaho and Clearwater counties
within the following boundary: beginning at the junction of the
Smith Creek Road (Forest Service Road 101) and the Middle Fork
of the Clearwater River, then northeast on the Smith Creek Road to
the Lolo Motor Way (Forest Service Road 500), then north along
the Lolo Motor Way to the point where it leaves the watershed
divide between the North Fork of the Clearwater and Lochsa
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Rivers at the heads of Papoose Creek and Cayuse Creek, then north
along the divide over Williams Peak to the Idaho-Montana State
line, then southeast along the state line to the watershed divide
between the Lochsa and Selway Rivers, then west along the divide
over Diablo Mountain, Elk Summit, McConnell Mountain and
Fenn Mountain to the confluence of the Lochsa and Selway Rivers,
then down the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River to the Smith
Creek Road, the point of beginning.
Unit 13That portion of Idaho County bounded by the Snake

River on the west, the Salmon River on the east and north and the
White Bird-Pittsburg Landing Road on the south.
Unit 14That portion of Idaho County within the following
boundary: beginning at Riggins on the Salmon River, then
upstream to Wind River, then up Wind River to Anchor Creek,
then up Anchor Creek to Anchor Meadows, then northeast along
the old wagon road (Forest Service Trail 313) to the divide
between the Salmon River and South Fork Clearwater River, then
west on the divide to Square Mountain, then west on the Square
Mountain-Gospel Hill Road (Forest Service Road 444) to the
Grangeville-Salmon River Road (Forest Service Road 221), then
north on Grangeville-Salmon River Road to State Highway 13 at
Grangeville, then west on Highway 13 to U.S. 95, then northwest
on U.S. 95 to Cottonwood, then south on the Graves Creek Road
to the Salmon River, then upstream to Riggins, the point of
beginning. Nez Perce National Historical Park closed.
boundary: beginning at Grangeville on State Highway 13, then
northeast on State Highway 13 to the South Fork of the Clearwater
River, then downstream to the road that goes up Sally Ann Creek,
then up the road to the town of Clearwater, then southeast along
Forest Service Road 284 to Forest Service Road 464, then east
along Forest Service Road 464 to the Falls Point Road (Forest
Service Road 443), then south on the Falls Point Road to Forest
Service Trail 835, then southeast along Forest Service Trail 835
to Anderson Butte, then south over Forest Service Trail 505 to
Black Hawk Mountain and Soda Creek Point to the Montana
Road (Forest Service Road 468), then west on Montana Road to
the Red River Ranger Station- Mackay Bar Road (Forest Service
Road 222.3), then southwest on Red River Ranger Station-Mackay
Bar Road to Dixie Summit, then west along the watershed divide
between the South Fork Clearwater and Salmon Rivers over the
Crooked River-Big Creek Divide, Orogrande Summit and Square
Mountain to the Moores Guard Station-Adams Ranger Station
Road (Forest Service Road 444), then west on Moores Guard
Station-Adams Ranger Station Road to the Grangeville-Salmon
River Road (Forest Service Road 221), then north on GrangevilleSalmon River Road to Grangeville, the point of beginning.
boundary: beginning at the mouth of the Middle Fork of the
Clearwater River, then upstream to the confluence of the Lochsa
and Selway Rivers, then east along the watershed divide between
the Lochsa and Selway Rivers to the watershed divide between
Gedney and Three Links Creeks, then south along the divide to
Big Fog Mountain, then along Forest Service Trail 343 to Big Fog
Saddle, then south along the Fog Mountain Road (Forest Service
Road 319) to the Selway River, then upstream to Meadow Creek,
then up the Meadow Creek-Falls Point Road (Forest Service Road
443) to Forest Service Road 464, then west along Forest Service
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Road 464 to Forest Service Road 284, then along Forest Service
Road 284 to the town of Clearwater, then west along the road
down Sally Ann Creek to State Highway 13, then downstream on
the South Fork of the Clearwater River to the Middle Fork of the
Clearwater River, the point of beginning.
Unit 16AThat portion of Idaho County within the following
boundary: beginning at the mouth of Meadow Creek on the Selway
River, up the Selway River to Mink Creek, then up the divide
between Mink Creek and the drainages of Coyote, Wolf, Jims, and
Otter Creeks, over Wolf Point and Highline Ridge to the divide
between Meadow Creek and the Selway River, then southeast
along the divide over Bilk Mountain and Elk Mountain to the
Elk Mountain Road, then southwest on the Elk Mountain-Green
Mountain-Montana Road to the watershed divide between the
South Fork of the Clearwater River and the Selway River (near
Mountain Meadows), then northeast along the divide over Soda
Creek Point and around the head of Red River, then northwest
along the divide over Black Hawk Mountain to Anderson Butte,
then from Anderson Butte northwest on Forest Service Trail 835
to the Falls Point Road (Forest Service Road 443), then northeast
on Falls Point Road to the mouth of Meadow Creek, the point of
beginning.
boundary: beginning at the Fog Mountain Road (Forest Service
Road 319) on the Selway River, then north along Fog Mountain
Road to Big Fog Saddle, then north along Forest Service Trail
343 to Big Fog Mountain, then north along the watershed divide
between Gedney and Three Links Creeks to the watershed divide
between the Lochsa and Selway Rivers, then northeast along the
divide over McConnell Mountain and Diablo Mountain to the
Idaho-Montana State line, then south along the state line to the
watershed divide between the Selway and Salmon Rivers, then
west along the divide over Square Top, Waugh Mountain, Salmon
Mountain, Burnt Knob and Three Prong Mountain to the Green
Mountain-Elk Mountain Road, then north along Green MountainElk Mountain Road to Elk Mountain, then along the watershed
divide between the Selway River and Meadow Creek over Elk
Mountain and Bilk Mountain to the head of Mink Creek, then
down the divide between Mink Creek and the drainages of Otter,
Jims, Wolf and Coyote Creeks over Highline Ridge and Wolf Point
to the confluence of Three Links Creek with the Selway River, then
down the Selway River to the Fog Mountain Road, the point of
beginning.
Unit 18Those portions of Idaho and Adams counties within
the following boundary: beginning at Riggins, up the Little Salmon
River to Rapid River, then up Rapid River to and including the
Shingle Creek drainage to the Snake River divide, then south
along the divide to Purgatory Saddle at the head of Granite Creek,
then down Granite Creek to the Snake River, then downstream to
Pittsburg Landing, then east on the Pittsburg Landing-White Bird
Road to the Salmon River, then upstream to Riggins, the point of
beginning.
boundary: beginning on the Salmon River at the mouth of Wind
River, then up Wind River to Anchor Creek, then up Anchor Creek
to Anchor Meadows, then northeast along the old wagon road
(Forest Service Trail 313) to the divide between the Salmon River
and South Fork Clearwater River, then east on the divide over
Orogrande Summit and the Crooked River-Big Creek divide to

Dixie Summit on the Red River Ranger Station-Dixie-Mackay Bar
Road, then south on Red River Ranger Station-Dixie-Mackay Bar
Road to Mackay Bar, then down the Salmon River to the mouth of
Wind River, the point of beginning.
Unit 19AThose portions of Idaho and Valley counties within
the drainage of the south side of the Salmon River from the French
Creek-Burgdorf-Summit Creek Road upstream to the South
Fork of the Salmon River, the drainage of the west side of the
South Fork of the Salmon River from its mouth upstream to and
including the Bear Creek watershed, and the drainage of the Secesh
River upstream from the mouth of Paradise Creek (including the
Paradise Creek watershed), except those portions of the French
Creek, Lake Creek and Summit Creek drainages west of the French
Creek-Burgdorf- Summit Creek Road.
Unit 20AThose portions of Idaho and Valley counties within

the drainage of the south side of the Salmon River from the mouth
of the South Fork of the Salmon River upstream to the mouth of
the Middle Fork of the Salmon River; the drainage of the east side
of the South Fork of the Salmon River from its mouth upstream
to and including Hall Creek drainage, and the drainage of the
west side of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River from its mouth
upstream to but excluding the Big Creek drainage.
Unit 21That portion of Lemhi County within the following
boundary: beginning at the Idaho- Montana State line on U.S. 93,
then west along the state line to the Idaho-Lemhi County line, then
southwest along the Idaho-Lemhi County line to the Salmon River,
then upstream to the town of North Fork, then north on U.S. 93 to
the Idaho-Montana State line, the point of beginning.
Unit 21AThat portion of Lemhi County within the drainage of
the east side of the Salmon River downstream from and including
the Carmen Creek drainage to the town of North Fork, and that
portion of the North Fork of the Salmon River drainage east of
U.S. 93 between the town of North Fork and the Idaho-Montana
State line.
Unit 22Those portions of Idaho, Adams, and Washington
counties within the following boundary: beginning at the mouth
of Granite Creek on the Snake River, then up Granite Creek to
Purgatory Saddle located on the watershed divide between Rapid
River and Snake River, then south along the divide to Lick Creek
Lookout, then along the watershed divide between Boulder Creek
and the Weiser River to the watershed divide between Mud Creek
and the Weiser River, then south along the divide to U.S. 95,
then southwest on U.S. 95 to Cambridge, then northwest on State
Unit 23Those portions of Idaho, Adams, and Valley counties

within the drainage of the south side of the Salmon River from its
confluence with the Little Salmon River upstream to the French
Creek- Burgdorf-Summit Creek Road; those portions of the
French Creek, Lake Creek and Summit Creek drainages west of
the French Creek-Burgdorf- Summit Creek Road; and within the
Little Salmon River drainage, except that portion on the north side
of Rapid River from the mouth upstream to and including Shingle
Creek drainage.
Unit 24That portion of Valley County within the drainage of
the North Fork of the Payette River, except that portion south of
the Smiths Ferry Bridge-Packer John Road on the east side of the
river and south of the Smith Ferry-High Valley Road on the west
side of the river.
Unit 25That portion of Valley County within the drainage of the
South Fork of the Salmon River south of the Hall Creek drainage
on the east side of the river, and south of the Bear Creek drainage
on the west side of the river, except that portion of the Secesh
River drainage upstream from and including Paradise Creek
drainage.
Unit 26Those portions of Idaho and Valley counties within the
drainage of Big Creek (tributary to the Middle Fork of the Salmon
River).
Unit 27Those portions of Lemhi, Valley, and Custer counties
within the drainage of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River as
follows: the drainages on the east side of the Middle Fork Salmon
River from its mouth upstream to Camas Creek; the drainages on
the north side of Camas Creek from its mouth upstream to, but
excluding, the Yellowjacket Creek drainage; the drainages on the
south side of Camas Creek from its mouth upstream to Fell Creek
and south of the Camas Creek Trail (Forest Service Trail 134) from
J Fell Creek to the Custer County line; the drainages on the east
side of the Middle Fork Salmon River from Camas Creek upstream
to, but excluding, the Marsh Creek drainage; and the drainages on
the west side of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River upstream
from, but excluding, the Big Creek drainage to, but excluding, the
Sulphur Creek drainage.

boundary: beginning at the mouth of the South Fork of the Salmon
River, then north along the Mackay Bar-Red River Ranger Station
Road (Forest Service Road 222.3) to the Montana Road, then east
along Montana Road to the Green Mountain-Elk Mountain Road,
then northeast along Green Mountain-Elk Mountain Road to the
watershed divide between the Selway and Salmon Rivers around
the head of Bargamin Creek, then southeast along the divide over
Three Prong Mountain, Burnt Knob, Salmon Mountain and Waugh
Mountain, then south down Waugh Ridge to the Salmon River,
then downstream to the South Fork of the Salmon River, the point
of beginning.
Highway 71 to Brownlee Dam, then down the Snake River to

Granite Creek, the point of beginning.
Unit 28That portion of Lemhi County within the drainage of

the Salmon River south and west of the river from the mouth of the
Middle Fork of the Salmon River upstream to, but excluding, the
Ellis Creek and Morgan Creek drainages to the Custer County line,
and that portion north of the Camas Creek Trail (Forest Service
Trail 134) from the Custer County line to Fell Creek and north of
Camas Creek from J Fell Creek downstream to, and including, the
Yellowjacket Creek drainage.
Unit 29That portion of Lemhi County within the Lemhi River
drainage south and west of State Highway 28 and that portion
of the Salmon River drainage east of the Salmon River from
the Salmon River bridge in the City of Salmon upstream to and
including the Poison Creek drainage.
Unit 30That portion of Lemhi County within the Lemhi River
drainage north and east of State Highway 28 and north and west of
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State Highway 29 and that portion of the Salmon River drainage

east of the Salmon River from the U.S. 93 bridge in the City of
Salmon downstream to, but excluding, the Carmen Creek drainage.
the drainage of Bear Valley Creek and the drainage of Deadwood

River upstream from and including the Nine Mile Creek drainage
on the west side and the No Man Creek drainage on the east side.
Unit 30AThat portion of Lemhi County within the Lemhi River

Drainage north and east of State Highway 28 and east of State
Highway 29.
Unit 35That portion of Boise County within the South Fork of

the Payette River drainage upstream from, but excluding, the Lick
Creek drainage on the north side of the South Fork of the Payette
River and upstream from, and including the Huckleberry Creek
drainage on the south side of the South Fork of the Payette River.
Unit 31That portion of Washington County within the

following boundary: beginning at Brownlee Dam on the Snake
River, then southeast on State Highway 71 to U.S. 95, then
southwest on U.S. 95 to the Snake River at Weiser, then down the
Snake River to Brownlee Dam, the point of beginning.
Unit 32Those portions of Adams, Boise, Gem, Payette,
Valley, and Washington counties within the following boundary:
beginning at Banks, then down State Highway 55 to Floating
Feather Road, then west on Floating Feather Road to State
Highway 16, then north on State Highway 16 to State Highway
52, then north on State Highway 52 to the Payette River, then
downstream (excluding Payette River Islands) to the Snake
River, then downstream to Weiser, then northeast on U.S. 95 to the
Emmett-Council Road in Indian Valley, then south on EmmettCouncil Road to the Sheep Creek Road, then east on the Sheep
Creek Road to the Squaw Creek Road, then south on the Squaw
Creek Road to Ola, then northeast on the Ola-Smiths Ferry Road
to High Valley, then south on the High Valley-Dry Buck Road to
Banks, the point of beginning.
Unit 32AThose portions of Adams, Gem, Valley, and
Washington counties within the following boundary: beginning
at U.S. 95 on the watershed divide between Weiser River and Mud
Creek, then southeast along the watershed divide between Weiser
River and Little Salmon River to No Business Lookout, then south
along the watershed divide between Weiser River and North Fork
Payette River to Lookout Peak, then south along the watershed
divide between Squaw Creek and North Fork Payette River to
the Smiths Ferry-Ola Road, then northeast on Smiths Ferry-Ola
Road to Smiths Ferry, then down the North Fork to Banks, then
northwest on the Banks-Dry Buck-High Valley Road to the OlaHigh Valley Road, then west on Ola-High Valley Road to Ola, then
north on the Squaw Creek Road to the Sheep Creek Road, then
west on the Sheep Creek Road to the Emmett-Council Road, then
north on Emmett-Council Road to U.S. 95 in Indian Valley, then
north on U.S. 95 to the watershed divide between the Weiser River
and Mud Creek, the point of beginning.
Unit 33Those portions of Boise and Valley counties within the
North Fork of the Payette River drainage east of the river and south
of the Packer John Lookout Road, and the drainage of the Middle
and South Forks of the Payette River, (except the drainage of the
Deadwood River upstream from and including Nine Mile Creek on
the west side, and No Man Creek on the east side), and that portion
of the South Fork of the Payette River drainage downstream
from and including the Lick Creek drainage on the north side of
the South Fork of the Payette River and downstream from, but
excluding, the Huckleberry Creek drainage on the south side of the
South Fork of the Payette River.
Unit 34Those portions of Boise and Valley counties within the
Middle Fork of the Salmon River drainage on the west side of the
river upstream from and including the Sulphur Creek drainage,
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Unit 36Those portions of Blaine and Custer counties within

the Salmon River drainage upstream from and including the
Yankee Fork on the north side of the river, and upstream from,
and including the Warm Springs, Treon, Cold, and Beaver Creek
drainages on the south side of the Salmon River, and including the
Marsh Creek drainage of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River.
Unit 36AThat portion of Custer County within the Salmon
River drainage south and west of U.S. 93 between Willow Creek
Summit and the U.S. 93 bridge across the Salmon River south of
the town of Challis, and all drainages on the southeast side of the
Salmon River upstream from the U.S. 93 bridge to, but excluding,
the Warm Springs, Treon, Cold, and Beaver Creek drainages.
Unit 36BThat portion of Custer County within the Salmon
River drainage on the north and west side of the Salmon River
from and including the Ellis Creek drainage upstream to, but
excluding, the Yankee Fork drainage.
Unit 37Those portions of Custer and Lemhi counties within
the Salmon and Pahsimeroi River drainages east of the Salmon
River, south and west of the Ellis-May-Howe Highway, and north
and east of U.S. 93 between the U.S. 93 bridge across the Salmon
River south of the town of Challis and Willow Creek Summit.
Unit 37AThose portions of Custer and Lemhi counties within
the Salmon and Pahsimeroi River drainages east of the Salmon
River upstream from, but excluding, the Poison Creek drainage
and north and east of the Ellis-May-Howe Highway.
Unit 38Those portions of Ada, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem,
and Payette counties within the following boundary: beginning at
the confluence of the Payette and Snake Rivers, then up the Payette
River (including islands) to State Highway 52 near Emmett, then
south on State Highway 52 to State Highway 16, then south on
State Highway 16 to Floating Feather Road, then east on Floating
Feather Road to State Highway 55, then south on State Highway
55 to State Highway 44, then east on State Highway 44 to Boise,
then south on Interstate 84 to Mountain Home, then south on State
Highway 51 to the Snake River, then downstream (including
islands) to the Idaho-Oregon State line, then north on the state line
to the Payette River, the point of beginning.
Unit 39Those portions of Ada, Boise, and Elmore counties
within the following boundary: beginning at the City of Boise,
then southeast on Interstate 84 to Mountain Home, then northeast
on the Mountain Home-Anderson Ranch Dam Road to Anderson
Ranch Dam, then up the South Fork of the Boise River to Fall
Creek (center of Anderson Ranch Reservoir), then up Fall Creek
to the Anderson Ranch Reservoir-Fall Creek- Trinity MountainRocky Bar-James Creek Road, then north on Anderson Ranch
Reservoir-Fall Creek-Trinity Mountain-Rocky Bar-James Creek
Road to James Creek Summit, then east along the watershed

divide between the South and Middle Forks of the Boise River to
the intersection of the Camas, Blaine and Elmore County lines,
then north along the watershed divide between the Boise and
Salmon Rivers to the watershed divide between the Boise and
South Fork of the Payette Rivers, then west along the divide to
Hawley Mountain, then northwest along the divide between the
Payette River and the South Fork Payette River to Banks, then
south on State Highway 55 to State Highway 44, then east on State
Highway 44 to Boise, the point of beginning. That portion of Ada
County within Veterans Memorial Park and the area between
State Highway 21, Warm Springs Avenue, and the Boise city
limits closed.
Unit 40That portion of Owyhee County within the following
boundary: beginning on the Snake River at the Idaho- Oregon State
line, upstream to Grandview, then southeast on State Highway
78 to the Poison Creek Road, then southwest on the Poison
Creek-Mud Flat-Deep Creek-Cliffs Road to the North Fork of the
Owyhee River, then downstream to the Idaho-Oregon State line,
then north to the Snake River, the point of beginning.

boundary: beginning on the North Fork of the Owyhee River
at the Idaho-Oregon State line, south along the state line to the
Idaho-Nevada State line, then east along the state line to the El
Paso Natural Gas Pipeline, then north along the pipeline to the
watershed divide between Battle and Jacks Creeks, then northwest
along the divide and the divide between Battle, Shoofly, and
Poison Creeks to the Poison Creek-Mud Flat Road, then west on
Poison Creek-Mud Flat Road to the North Fork of the Owyhee
River crossing, then downstream to the state line, the point of
beginning.
Unit 43Those portions of Camas and Elmore counties within
the following boundary: beginning at the confluence of the South
Fork of the Boise River and Fall Creek (center of Anderson Ranch
Reservoir), then up Fall Creek to the Anderson Ranch ReservoirFall Creek-Trinity Mountain-Rocky Bar-James Creek Road, then
north on Anderson Ranch Reservoir-Fall Creek-Trinity MountainRocky Bar-James Creek Road to James Creek Summit, then east
along the watershed divide between the Middle and South Forks
of the Boise River to the intersection with the Elmore-Camas
County line, then north along the Elmore-Camas County line to
the junction with the Camas-Blaine County line, then southeast
along the Camas-Blaine County line to the Dollarhide Summit-
Unit 44Those portions of Blaine, Camas, and Elmore counties

within the following boundary: beginning at the junction of the
Camp Creek-Croy Creek Road and U.S. 20, then west on U.S. 20
to the Anderson Ranch Dam Road, then north on the Anderson
Ranch Dam Road to Anderson Ranch Dam, then up the South
Fork of the Boise River (middle of Anderson Ranch Reservoir) to
Lime Creek, then upstream along Lime Creek to the Middle Fork
of Lime Creek, then northeast on the Middle Fork Lime Creek
Forest Service trail to Iron Mountain (Forest Service Trails 049
and 050), then east along the South Fork Boise River-Camas Creek
watershed divide to Couch Summit, then north on the Five Points
Creek Road (Forest Service Road 094), to the Little Smoky CreekCarrie Creek-Dollarhide Summit Road (Forest Service Road 227),
then northeast on Little Smoky Creek- Carrie Creek-Dollarhide
Summit Road to Dollarhide Summit, then southeast along the
Little Smoky Creek- Big Wood River-Camas Creek watershed
divide to Kelly Mountain, then south down Kelly Gulch Creek
to the Camp Creek- Croy Creek Road, then southwest on Camp
Creek-Croy Creek Road to U.S. 20, the point of beginning.
Unit 45Those portions of Camas, Elmore, And Gooding
Counties within the following boundary: beginning at the junction
of U.S. 20 and the Anderson Ranch Dam Road, then east on
U.S. 20 to State Highway 46, then south on State Highway 46 to
Gooding, then west on U.S. 26 to Bliss, then south on U.S. 30
to the Malad River, then downstream to the Snake River, then
downstream (excluding all islands) to State Highway 51, then
north on State Highway 51 to Mountain Home, then northeast on
U.S. 20 to Anderson Ranch Dam Road, the point of beginning.
Three Island State Park closed.

boundary: beginning at Grandview on the Snake River, then
southeast on State Highway 78 to the Poison Creek Road, then
southwest on the Poison Creek-Mud Flat Road to Poison Creek
Summit, then southeast along the watershed divide between the
drainages of Poison, Shoofly and Jacks Creeks, and the drainage
of Battle Creek to the El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline, then south
along the pipeline to the Idaho-Nevada State line, then east to the
Rogerson-Three Creek-Jarbidge Road, then north on RogersonThree Creek-Jarbidge Road to the Jarbidge River, then downstream
to the West Fork of the Bruneau River, then downstream to the
Bruneau River, then downstream to State Highway 51, then
north on State Highway 51 to the Snake River, then downstream
(excluding islands) to Grandview, the point of beginning.
Carrie Creek-Little Smoky Creek Road (Forest Service Road

227), then southwest on Dollarhide Summit-Carrie Creek-Little
Smoky Creek Road to the Five Points Creek-Couch Summit Road
(Forest Service Road 094), then south on Five Points Creek-Couch
Summit Road to Couch Summit, then west along the South Fork of
the Boise River- Camas Creek watershed divide to Iron Mountain,
then southwest on the Forest Service trail to and down the Middle
Fork of Lime Creek to Lime Creek (Forest Service Trails 050
and 049), then downstream to the South Fork of the Boise River
(middle of Anderson Ranch Reservoir) to the confluence of Fall
Creek, the point of beginning.
Unit 46Those portions of Elmore, Owyhee, and Twin Falls

counties within the following boundary: beginning at the State
Highway 51 bridge on the Snake River, then upstream (including
all islands) to the Gridley Bridge across the Snake River near
Hagerman, then southeast on U.S. 30 to U.S. 93, then south on
U.S. 93 to Rogerson, then southwest on the Rogerson-Three
Creek-Jarbidge Road to the Jarbidge River, then downstream to the
West Fork of the Bruneau River, then downstream to the Bruneau
River, then downstream to State Highway 51, then north on State
Highway 51 to the Snake River, the point of beginning. Three
Island State Park and all Snake River Islands between the
Glenns Ferry Bridge and the Slick Bridge closed.
Unit 47Those portions of Owyhee and Twin Falls counties
within the following boundary: beginning at Rogerson on U.S. 93,
then southwest on the Rogerson-Three Creek-Jarbidge Road to the
Idaho-Nevada State line, then east along the state line to U.S. 93,
then north on U.S. 93 to Rogerson, the point of beginning.
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Unit 48That portion of Blaine County within the following

boundary: beginning at Ketchum, then south on State Highway 75
to U.S. 20, then west on U.S. 20 to the Camp Creek-Croy Creek
Road, then northeast on Camp Creek-Croy Creek Road to Kelly
Gulch Creek, then up Kelly Gulch Creek to the Big Wood RiverCamas Creek-South Fork of the Boise River watershed divide,
then north, east, and south around the headwaters of the Big Wood
River to the Trail Creek Road, then southwest on Trail Creek Road
to Ketchum, the point of beginning.
Gooding, then north on State Highway 46 to U.S. 20, then east

on U.S. 20 to Carey, then southwest on U.S. 93 to Shoshone, then
west on U.S. 26 to Gooding, the point of beginning.
Unit 49That portion of Blaine County with the following

boundary: beginning at Ketchum, then south on State Highway
75 to U.S. 20, then east on U.S. 20 to Lava Lake, then up Copper
Creek to the watershed divide between the Little Wood and Big
Lost Rivers, then along the divide to the watershed divide between
the Big Wood and Big Lost Rivers, then along the divide to the
Trail Creek Road, then southwest on Trail Creek Road to Ketchum,
the point of beginning.
Unit 50Those portions of Blaine, Butte, and Custer counties

within the Big Lost River drainage north of U.S. 20-26 and State
Highway 33, and the area east of Lava Lake and Copper Creek and
north of U.S. 20-26.
Unit 51Those portions of Butte, Custer, and Lemhi counties
within the Little Lost River drainage north and west of State
Highway 33.
Unit 52Those portions of Blaine, Camas, Gooding, and
Lincoln counties within the following boundary: beginning at
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Unit 53Those portions of Blaine, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome,

Lincoln, Minidoka, Power, and Twin Falls counties within the
following boundary: beginning at Twin Falls, then west and north
on U.S. 30 to the Snake River, then down the Snake River to the
Malad River, then up the Malad River to U.S. 30, then northwest
on U.S. 30 to Bliss, then east on U.S. 26 to Shoshone, then
southeast on State Highway 24 to Minidoka, then east on the East
Minidoka Road approximately 1 mile to the Minidoka-Blaine
County line, then south along the Minidoka- Blaine County line
to the Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge, then southeast along
the refuge boundary to the Cassia-Power County line, then south
along the Cassia-Power County line to Interstate 86 near Raft
River, then west on Interstate 86 to Yale Road, then southwest on
Yale Road over Interstate 84 to State Highway 81, then west on
State Highway 81 to Burley, then west on U.S. 30 to Twin Falls,
the point of beginning. Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge
closed.
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aspects of hunting than with the close supervision of an adult mentor.
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Unit 52AThose portions of Blaine, Butte, Lincoln, and

Minidoka counties within the following boundary: beginning at
Shoshone, then north and east on U.S. 93 to the Arco-Minidoka
Road (appoximately 2 miles SW of Arco), then south on the
Arco- Minidoka Road to the East Minidoka Road (approximately
2 miles east of Minidoka), then northwest on the East Minidoka
Road to Minidoka, then northwest on State Highway 24 to
Shoshone, the point of beginning.
dahos Hunting Passport is a component of Fish and Games mentored hunting

program. The Hunting Passport allows any first-time hunter, resident or nonresident,
age 8 and older to try hunting for one year with an adult mentor without first having to
complete an Idaho hunter education course.
Hunting Passport Highlights:
Hunting Passports are only available to first time hunters. Those that have previously
held a hunting license in any state are not eligible.
Hunter Education certification is not needed to obtain a Hunting Passport. If an

individual has completed a Hunter Education course but has not yet purchased a
license, they are eligible for a Hunting Passport.
The minimum age to hold a Hunting Passport is eight years of age; there is no
maximum age.
The Hunting Passport is a calendar year item just like a hunting license and expires
on December 31 of the year in which it was obtained.
Only one Passport can be purchased in a lifetime. To continue hunting after the
Passport expires, completion of a hunter education course and license purchase is
required.
Hunting Passports are available at license vendors, online and Fish and
Game regional offices.
Cost is $1.75.
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Unit 54Those portions of Cassia and Twin Falls counties

within the following boundary: beginning at Burley, then west on
U.S. 30 to U.S. 93 west of Twin Falls, then south on U.S. 93 to
the Idaho-Nevada State line, then east along the state line to the
Oakley-Goose Creek Road, then north on Oakley-Goose Creek
Road to Oakley, then north on State Highway 27 to Burley, the
point of beginning.
Unit 55That portion of Cassia County within the following
boundary: beginning at Burley, then south on State Highway 27
to Oakley, then south on the Oakley-Goose Creek Road to the
Idaho-Utah State line, then east on the state line to the StrevellMalta Road, then north on Strevell-Malta Road to Malta and State
Highway 81, then northwest on State Highway 81 to Burley, the
point of beginning.
Unit 57Those portions of Cassia and Oneida counties within

the following boundary: beginning at Malta, then east on the
Malta-Sublett Road to Interstate 84, then southeast on Interstate
84 to the Idaho- Utah State line, then west on the state line to the
Malta-Strevell Road, then northwest on Malta-Strevell Road to
Malta, the point of beginning.
Unit 58Those portions of Butte, Clark, Jefferson, and Lemhi
counties within the Birch Creek drainage northwest of State
Highway 22.
Unit 59That portion of Clark County within the following
boundary: beginning at Dubois, then north on Interstate 15 to
the Idaho-Montana State line, then west along the state line to
Bannock Pass (Clark County), then south on Medicine Lodge Road
to State Highway 22, then east on State Highway 22 to Dubois, the
point of beginning.
Unit 59AThose portions of Clark, Jefferson, and Lemhi
counties within the following boundary: beginning at Bannock
Pass (Clark County) on the Idaho-Montana State line, then west
along the state line to the watershed divide between Birch and
Crooked Creeks, then south along the divide through Reno Point
to State Highway 22, then east on State Highway 22 to Medicine
Lodge Road, then north on Medicine Lodge Road to Bannock
Pass, the point of beginning.
Unit 60Those portions of Clark and Fremont counties within
the following boundary: beginning at Ashton, then north on U.S.
191-20 to the old (south) Shotgun Valley Road, then west on
Shotgun Valley Road to Idmon, then south on the Rexburg-Kilgore
Road (Red Road) to the Camas Creek-Jackson Mill Springs Road,
then east on Camas Creek-Jackson Mill Springs Road to the
Hamilton Hill Road, then southeast on the Hamilton Hill Road
Unit 60AThose portions of Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, and

Madison counties within the following boundary: beginning at
Spencer, east on the Spencer-Kilgore Road to Idmon, then south
on the Rexburg-Kilgore Road (Red Road) to the Camas CreekJackson Mill Springs Road, then east on Camas Creek- Jackson
Mill Springs Road to the Hamilton Hill Road, then southeast on
the Hamilton Hill Road to the Sand Creek Road, then south on the
Sand Creek Road to the old Yellowstone Highway, then east on old
Yellowstone Highway to U.S. 191-20, then south on U.S. 191-20
to Rexburg, then west on State Highway 33 to Sage Junction, then
north on Interstate 15 to Spencer, the point of beginning.
Unit 61Those portions of Clark and Fremont counties within
the following boundary: beginning at Spencer, east on the SpencerKilgore Road to Idman, then east on the old (south) Shotgun Valley
Road to U.S. 20, then south on U.S. 20 to State Highway 47, then
southeast on State Highway 47 to the North Hatchery Butte Road,
then east on North Hatchery Butte Road to Pineview, then north on
the Pineview-Island Park Road to the Baker Draw-Black Mountain
Springs Road, then east on Baker Draw-Black Mountain Springs
Road to Fish Creek Road, then south on Fish Creek Road to the
North Fork of Partridge Creek, then upstream to the Yellowstone
Park boundary, then north along the Yellowstone Park boundary to
the Idaho-Montana State line, then west to Monida Pass, then south
on Interstate 15 to Spencer, the point of beginning.
Unit 62Those portions of Fremont, Madison, and Teton
counties within the following boundary: beginning at the Leigh
Creek Road on the Idaho-Wyoming State line, north along the state
line to the Yellowstone Park boundary, then northwest along the
Yellowstone Park boundary to Robinson Creek, then downstream
to State Highway 47, then southwest on State Highway 47 to
Ashton, then south on U.S. 20 to State Highway 33, then east on
State Highway 33 to Leigh Creek Road east of Tetonia, then east
on Leigh Creek Road to the state line, the point of beginning.
Unit 56Those portions of Cassia, Oneida, and Power counties

within the following boundary: beginning at the Yale Road-State
Highway 81 junction, then northeast on Yale Road over Interstate
84 to Interstate 86, then east on Interstate 86 to State Highway
37, then south on State Highway 37 to Holbrook, then south on
the Holbrook-Stone Road to the Idaho-Utah State line, then west
on the state line to Interstate 84, then northwest on Interstate 84
to the Malta-Sublett Road, then west on Malta-Sublett Road to its
junction with State Highway 81, then north on State Highway 81 to
to the Sand Creek Road, then southeast on the Sand Creek Road
to the old Yellowstone Highway, then east on old Yellowstone
Highway to U.S. 191-20, then north on U.S. 191-20 to Ashton,
the point of beginning. Harriman State Park Wildlife Refuge
closed.
Unit 62AThat portion of Fremont County within the following

boundary: beginning at Ashton, then north on U.S. 20 to State
Highway 47, then south on State Highway 47 to the North
Hatchery Butte Road, then east on North Hatchery Butte Road
to Pineview, then north on the Pineview-Island Park Road to the
Baker Draw-Black Mountain Springs Road, then east on Baker
Draw-Black Mountain Springs Road to Fish Creek Road, then
south on Fish Creek Road to the North Fork of Partridge Creek,
then upstream to the Yellowstone Park boundary, then south along
the park boundary to Robinson Creek, then downstream to State
Highway 47, then southwest on State Highway 47 to Ashton, the
point of beginning. Harriman State Park Wildlife Refuge
closed.
Unit 63Those portions of Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Clark,
and Jefferson counties within the following boundary: beginning
at Blackfoot then north on Interstate 15 to Dubois, then southwest
on State Highway 22 to U.S. 20-26, then southeast on U.S. 26 to
Interstate 15 at Blackfoot, the point of beginning. Camas National
Wildlife Refuge closed.
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Unit 63AThose portions of Bonneville, Jefferson, and

Madison counties within the following boundary: beginning at
Idaho Falls, then east on U.S. 26 to the spot directly above the
Heise measuring cable (about 1.5 miles upstream from Heise Hot
Springs), then north across the South Fork of the Snake River to
the Heise-Archer-Lyman Road (Snake River Road), then northwest
on Heise-Archer-Lyman Road to U.S. 191, then north on U.S. 191
to Rexburg, then west on State Highway 33 to Interstate 15 (Sage
Junction), then south on Interstate 15 to Idaho Falls, then east on
Broadway Street to U.S. 26, the point of beginning.
Unit 64Those portions of Bonneville, Jefferson, Madison, and
Teton counties within the following boundary: beginning at the
junction of State Highway 33 and U.S. 20 at Sugar City, then south
on U.S. 20 to the Lyman-Archer-Heise Road (Snake River Road),
then southeast on Lyman-Archer-Heise Road to the Kelly CanyonTablerock Road, then east on Kelly Canyon-Tablerock Road to
the Hawley Gulch Road (Forest Service Road 218), then east on
Hawley Gulch Road to the Hinckley Creek Road (Forest Service
Road 213), then east on the Hinckley Creek Road to the watershed
divide between Moody Creek and Big Burns Creek, then northeast
along the watershed divide between Moody Creek and Big Burns
Creek to the head of Hilton Creek, then east along the watershed
divide between Big Burns and Canyon Creeks to Garns Mountain,
then north along the watershed divide between Canyon Creek and
Teton River to Grandview Point, then north down the Milk Creek
Road to State Highway 33, then west on State Highway 33 to U.S.
191, the point of beginning.
Unit 65Those portions of Bonneville, Madison, and Teton
counties within the following boundary: beginning on the Leigh
Creek Road at the Idaho-Wyoming State line east of Tetonia, west
to State Highway 33, then west on State Highway 33 to Milk
Creek Road, then south on Milk Creek Road to Grandview Point,
then south along the watershed divide between Canyon Creek and
Teton River to Garns Mountain, then southeast along the watershed
divide between Pine Creek and Teton River over Red Mountain
to Pine Creek Pass, then east on State Highway 31 to Victor, then
southeast on State Highway 33 to the state line, then north to the
Leigh Creek Road, the point of beginning.
Unit 66 Those portions of Bingham and Bonneville counties
within the following boundary: beginning at the Idaho-Wyoming
state line on the South Fork of the Snake River, then downstream
to the Swan Valley bridge on U.S. 26, then northwest of U.S.
26 to the watershed divide between Granite and Garden Creeks,
then southwest along the divide and the divides between GardenAntelope Creeks, Antelope-Pritchard Creeks, and Fall-Tex Creeks
to the Fall Creek Road (Forest Service Road 077), then west on
Fall Creek Road to Skyline Ridge Road (Forest Service Road 077),
then south on Skyline Ridge Road to Brockman Guard Station,
then down Brockman Creek to Grays Lake Outlet, then upstream
along the outlet to the Bone-Grays Lake Road, then east on BoneGrays Lake Road through Herman to the McCoy Creek Road
(Forest Service Road 087), then east on the McCoy Creek Road to
the Idaho-Wyoming State line, then north to the point of beginning.
Unit 66AThose portions of Bonneville and Caribou counties
within the following boundary: beginning on the McCoy Creek
Road (Forest Service Road 087) at the Idaho-Wyoming State line,
west on McCoy Creek Road through Herman to the Bone-Grays
Lake Road, then west on the Bone-Grays Lake Road to the West
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Side Road west of Grays Lake, then south on the West Side Road
to State Highway 34, then east on State Highway 34 to the state
line, then north along the state line to the point of beginning.
Unit 67Those portions of Bonneville, Jefferson, Madison, and
Teton counties within the following boundary: beginning on State
Highway 33 at the Idaho-Wyoming State line, then northwest to
Victor, then southwest on State Highway 31 to Pine Creek Pass,
then northwest along the watershed divide between Pine Creek
and Teton River over Red Mountain to Garns Mountain, then west
along the watershed divide between Big Burns and Canyon Creeks
to the head of Hilton Creek, then southwest along the watershed
divide between Moody Creek and Big Burns Creek to the Hinckley
Creek Road (Forest Service Road 213), then west on the Hinckley
Creek Road to the Hawley Gulch Road (Forest Service Road
218), then west on Hawley Gulch Road and the Kelly Canyon
Road to the South Fork Snake River Road, then upstream to the
Heise measuring cable (about 1.5 miles upstream from Heise
Hot Springs), then due south across the river to the mean high
water line on the south shore of the South Fork Snake River, then
upstream along the mean high water line to the divide between
Garden and Granite Creeks in Conant Valley, then south up the
divide to U.S. 26, then southeast on U.S. 26 to the Swan Valley
bridge, then upstream along the mean high water line on the south
shore of the South Fork of the Snake River to Palisades Dam, then
up the center of Palisades Reservoir to the Idaho-Wyoming State
line, then north on the state line to State Highway 33, the point of
beginning.
Unit 68Those portions of Bingham, Blaine, Butte, Cassia,
Minidoka, and Power counties within the following boundary:
beginning at Arco, then southeast on U.S. 26 to Blackfoot, then
southwest on State Highway 39 to American Falls, then southwest
on Interstate 86 to the Cassia-Power County line east of Raft River,
then north along the Cassia-Power County line to the north bank
of the Snake River, then northwest along the northern boundary
of the Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge to the Minidoka-Blaine
County line, then north along the Minidoka-Blaine County line
to the East Minidoka Road, then east on the East Minidoka Road
approximately 1 mile to the Arco-Minidoka Road, then north
on the Minidoka- Arco Road to U.S. 93 approximately 2 miles
southwest of Arco, then northeast approximately 2 miles on U.S.
93 to Arco, the point of beginning.
Unit 68AThose portions of Bannock, Bingham, Bonneville,
and Power counties within the following boundary: beginning at
American Falls, then northeast on State Highway 39 to U.S. 26
near Blackfoot, then east on U.S. 26 to Interstate 15, then north on
Interstate 15 to Idaho Falls, then east on Broadway Street to U.S.
91 (Old Yellowstone Highway), then south on U.S. 91 to Interstate
15 near Blackfoot, then south on Interstate 15 to Interstate 86,
then southwest on Interstate 86 to American Falls, the point of
beginning.
Unit 69Those portions of Bingham, Bonneville, and Caribou
counties within the following boundary: beginning at Idaho Falls,
then south on U.S. 91 to Blackfoot, then south on Interstate 15 to
the Fort Hall interchange, then east on the Fort Hall-Government
Dam Road to the Blackfoot River below the Government Dam,
then along the north and east shore of the Blackfoot River and
Reservoir to State Highway 34, then north on State Highway 34
to the West Side Road, then north on the West Side Road west
of Grays Lake to the Bone-Grays Lake Road, then east on the

Bone-Grays Lake Road to Grays Lake Outlet, then downstream
along the outlet to Brockman Creek, then up Brockman Creek
to the Brockman Guard Station, then northwest on the Skyline
Ridge Road (Forest Service Road 077) to Fall Creek Road
(Forest Service Road 077), then east on the Fall Creek Road to
the watershed divide between Fall and Tex Creeks, then north
along the Fall Creek-Tex Creek, Antelope Creek-Pritchard Creek,
Antelope Creek-Garden Creek and Garden Creek-Granite Creek
watershed divides to the South Fork of the Snake River, then
downstream along the mean high water line on the south shore
of the South Fork to the Heise measuring cable (about 1.5 miles
upstream from Heise Hot Springs), then southwest to U.S. 26, then
west on U.S. 26 to Idaho Falls, the point of beginning.
Unit 71Those portions of Bannock, Bingham, and Caribou

counties within the following boundary: beginning at Bancroft,
then north on the Bancroft-Chesterfield Road to Chesterfield Dam,
then upstream on the Portneuf River to the Government DamFort Hall Road, then west to Fort Hall interchange, then south on
Interstate 15 to U.S. 30, then east to the Pebble-Bancroft county
road (old U.S. 30N), then northeast to Bancroft, the point of
beginning.
Unit 72Those portions of Bingham and Caribou counties
within the following boundary: beginning at State Highway 34 on
the Blackfoot River, then west along the east and north shore of
the Blackfoot River and Reservoir to the Government Dam Road,
then west on the Government Dam-Fort Hall Road to the Portneuf
River, then downstream to Chesterfield Dam, then south on the
Chesterfield-Bancroft Road to Bancroft, then east on the PebbleBancroft county road (old U.S. 30N) to U.S. 30N-State Highway
34, then northeast on State Highway 34 to the point of beginning.
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Unit 73AThose portions of Bannock, Oneida, and Power

counties within the following boundary: beginning at Holbrook,
then north on State Highway 37 to Interstate 86, then northeast on
Interstate 86 to the Bannock Creek-Arbon Valley Highway, then
south on Bannock Creek-Arbon Valley Highway to State Highway
37, then west to Holbrook, the point of beginning.
Unit 74Those portions of Bannock, Caribou, and Franklin
counties within the following boundary: beginning at Preston, then
north on U.S. 91 to Interstate 15, then north on Interstate 15 to U.S.
30N, then east on U.S. 30N to the Pebble-Bancroft county road
(old U.S. 30N), then northeast to State Highway 34, then south on
State Highway 34 to Preston, the point of beginning.
Unit 75Those portions of Bear Lake, Caribou, and Franklin
counties within the following boundary: beginning at Montpelier,
then northwest on U.S. 30 to State Highway 34, then south to
Cleveland Bridge, then south on the county road to Maple Grove
Hot Springs, then east on the Hot Springs- Strawberry Canyon
Road to the Strawberry Canyon-Emigration Canyon Road, then
east on Strawberry Canyon-Emigration Canyon Road to Ovid, then
east on U.S. 89 to Montpelier, the point of beginning.
Unit 76Those portions of Bear Lake and Caribou counties
within the following boundary: beginning at U.S. 89 on the IdahoUtah State line, then north to Montpelier, then north on U.S. 30 to
Soda Springs, then northeast on State Highway 34 to the IdahoWyoming State line, then south on the Idaho-Wyoming State line
to the Idaho-Utah State line, then west on the Idaho-Utah State line
to U.S. 89, the point of beginning.
Unit 70Those portions of Bannock and Power counties within

the following boundary: beginning at the junction of Interstate 86
and Interstate 15 near Pocatello, then west on Interstate 86 to the
Bannock Creek-Arbon Valley Highway, then south along Bannock
Creek-Arbon Valley Highway to Mink Creek-Arbon Valley
junction near Pauline, then northeast along Mink Creek Road to
the Rattlesnake Creek Road, then east along the Rattlesnake CreekGarden Gap-Arimo Road, then southeast on Rattlesnake CreekGarden Gap-Arimo Road to Arimo, then north on Interstate 15 to
Unit 73Those portions of Bannock, Franklin, Power, and

Oneida counties within the following boundary: beginning on
U.S. 91 at the Idaho-Utah State line, then north to Arimo, then
northwest on the Arimo-Garden Gap-Rattlesnake Road to the
Mink Creek Highway, then south along Mink Creek Highway to
the Arbon Valley Highway near Pauline, then south on the Arbon
Valley Highway to State Highway 37, then west to Holbrook, then
south on the Holbrook-Stone Road to the Idaho-Utah State line,
then east along the state line to U.S. 91, the point of beginning.
Unit 77That portion of Franklin County within the following

boundary: beginning at U.S. 91 on the Idaho-Utah State line, then
north to Preston, then north on State Highway 34 to Cleveland
Bridge, then south on the county road to Maple Grove Hot Springs,
then east on the Hot Springs-Strawberry Canyon Road to the
Strawberry Canyon-Emigration Canyon Road, then south on the
Highline Trail (Forest Service Trail 316) to Danish Pass (Forest
Service Road 415), then west on (Forest Service Road 415), then
south on the Franklin Basin Road to the Idaho-Utah State line, then
west on the state line to U.S. 91, the point of beginning.
Unit 78Those portions of Bear Lake and Franklin counties
within the following boundary: beginning at U.S. 89 on the IdahoUtah State line, then north to Ovid, then west on the Emigration
Canyon-Strawberry Canyon Road, then south on the Highline Trail
(Forest Servie Trail 316) to Danish Pass (Forest Service Road 415),
then west on (Forest Service Road 415), then south on Franklin
Basin Road to the Idaho-Utah State line, then east on the state line
to U.S. 89, the point of beginning.
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Big Game Rules

General Wildlife Laws
(For complete laws and rules, see Idaho laws and administrative code http://www.state.id.us/laws_rules/)
All hunters must have a valid Idaho hunting license and
the appropriate tags or permits in their possession while
hunting.
Hunting Hours: Big game animals may be hunted only from
one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
Definition of Hunting: Hunting means chasing, driving,
flushing, attracting, pursuing, worrying, following or on the
trail of, shooting at, stalking, or lying in wait for any wildlife
whether or not such wildlife is then subsequently captured,
killed, taken or wounded.
possession. It is unlawful to enter private property that is

posted, cultivated or in irrigated pasture without landowner
permission to retrieve game.
Electronic Calls
No electronic calls may be used to attract big game for the
purpose of harvest, except such calls may be used to attract
mountain lions, black bears and gray wolves in seasons where
approved by Commission proclamation.
It is Unlawful To:
Hunt or take any wildlife without a valid hunting license,
or without required tag or permit in possession.
Party hunt or help fill another persons tag.
Shoot from or across the traveled portion, shoulders or

embankments of any road maintained by any government
entity.
Hunt big game or game birds from or by the use of

any motorized vehicle, except for holders of a valid
handicapped persons Motor Vehicle Hunting Permit when
vehicle is stopped and off public roadways. See Upland
Game, Furbearer and Turkey Seasons and Rules brochure
for other exceptions.
Use any motorized vehicle to molest, stir up, rally or drive

any game animal or game bird.
Operate or use as an aid to hunting a motor vehicle in

violation of area, trail, or road restrictions.
The best way to submit hunt information and the only way
to get confirmation that the report was received is to report
online. Go to: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov.
Use aircraft to locate game or furbearing animals and

communicate location to persons on the ground, or to use
any helicopter to transport hunters, gear, or game except at
established landing fields.
To submit by phone to a live operator, 24 hours a day,

seven days a week call toll free 1-877-268-9365 or 1-800-8243729.
Make use of any aircraft to locate any big game animals for
purpose of hunting those animals during the same calendar
day those animals were located from the air.
Fail to stop with or without fish or wildlife at any Fish

and Game check station encountered, even if your hunting,
fishing or trapping activity occurred outside of Idaho.
Fail to produce wildlife for inspection upon request of a

conservation officer or other person authorized to enforce
Idaho Fish and Game rules.
Hunt any wildlife species with the aid of artificial light,

except predatory and unprotected wildlife, see page 99.
Permit required from Idaho Fish and Game Regional
office. See furbearer rules in Upland Game, Furbearer &
Turkey Seasons and Rules brochure for specific regulations
and other exceptions.
Hunt big game with dogs except for black bears and
mountain lions. See page 101 for details.
Bag and Possession Limits: A hunter may harvest only as

many of a big game animal species as he or she has legal tags
for in that year. Any animal harvested in a depredation hunt
before a controlled hunt in the same unit for which the hunter
holds a tag must be included under the limit and tagging rules
of the controlled hunt tag. No person may take more than one
animal per year during a controlled hunt season by using both a
controlled hunt tag and a depredation tag.
Mandatory Report Requirements: All deer, elk and
pronghorn hunters are required to complete a Mandatory
Hunter Report for each tag they purchase. Hunters are
required to submit a report by phone or internet within 10 days
after harvest. Hunters who do not harvest, or did not hunt with
their tag, are required to report within 10 days after the close of
the hunting season.
Waste of Game
Hunters are required to remove and care for the edible meat of
big game animals, except black bears, mountain lions and gray
wolves. This includes the meat from hind quarters as far down
as the hock, meat of the front quarters as far down as the knee
and meat along the backbone which is the loin and tenderloin.
It does not include meat of the head or neck, meat covering or
between the ribs, internal organs, or meat on the bones after
close trimming.
Wounding and Retrieving
No person shall wound or kill any big game animal without
making a reasonable effort to retrieve it and reduce it to
Big Game Rules
Age Limit: Effective July 1, 2014 only properly licensed

youths 10 or older may hunt big game, except a 9-year old may
buy a license to apply for a controlled hunt, but he or she must
be 10 years old at the time of the hunt.
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Transfer any license, tag, or permit or use anothers

license, tag, or permit.
Acquire more controlled hunt tags per species than allowed

by Commission rule.
Destroy or disturb traps, or remove any wildlife from traps

belonging to others.
Enter Idaho with livestock without a health certificate for

transport and a brand inspection slip.
Intentionally interfere with the lawful taking of wildlife or

lawful predator control by another.
Hunt any game animal by means of baiting with the

exception of applicable rules for the black bear baiting
permit (See pages 69 and 70). Bait is defined as any
substance placed to attract game animals, except liquid
scent for deer and elk.
Take big game with the aid of radio telemetry; use of

telemetry equipment with hounds or other sporting dogs is
allowed.
Big Game Rules
Areas Closed to Big Game Hunting:
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All state parks are closed to hunting, except Farragut State

Park, Farragut Wildlife Management Area, Billingsley
Creek Unit of Thousand Springs State Park, Castle Rock
State Park, and the City of Rocks National Reserve are
open.
Part of the Craters of the Moon National Monument and

Preserve is closed to hunting. For information visit: http://
www.nps.gov/crmo/planyourvisit/upload/CRMO-Hunting.
pdf
Nez Perce National Historical Park in Clearwater, Idaho

and Nez Perce counties.
Harriman State Park Wildlife Refuge.
That portion of Ada County between State Highway 21,

Warm Springs Avenue, and the Boise City limits.
Yellowstone National Park in Fremont County.
State designated wildlife preserves (Myrtle Creek, David

Thompson, and Lewiston).
State wildlife management areas, bird preserves, bird

refuges, and bird sanctuaries that have been closed to
hunting by legislative or commission action.
All or portions of national wildlife refuges, except as

specified in federal regulations for individual refuges.
All Snake River islands between Glenns Ferry bridge and

Sailor Creek bridge in Elmore County.
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument in Twin Falls

County, except that portion within an area 50 feet above
the high water level of the Snake River. The upslope area
is marked by yellow fiberglass markers, and hunting is
permitted downslope to the river.
Mountain lions and gray wolves may not be hunted or

pursued within one-half mile of any active Idaho Fish and
Game big game feeding site.
Black bears and gray wolves may not be hunted or pursued

within 200 yards of the perimeter of any designated dump
ground or landfill.
Trespass Law
No person may enter private land to hunt, fish or trap without
permission if the land is either cultivated or posted with
legible No Trespassing signs. Proper posting means high
visibility orange paint on 100 square inches for signs or on the
top 18-inches of a metal fence post, or other notice of similar
meaning. Such signs, paint or notices should be posted every
660 feet around the property and at reasonable access points, or
should be posted with conspicuous signs where a public road
enters and leaves the property through which or along which
road the public has a right-of-way. It is unlawful for anyone
to post public land that is not held under an exclusive control
lease. Conviction of trespass on posted private property carries
a mandatory one-year revocation of hunting/fishing/trapping
licenses.
Federal law prohibits unauthorized trespass on Indian-owned
reservation lands for hunting, fishing, or trapping purposes.
Using Blinds on Public Lands - BLM
Hunting blinds on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land
Management must meet the following criteria:
1. Construction materials Portable pop-up blinds are
encouraged. No permanent placement of materials is
allowed, and all materials must be removable. Wire
mesh, which may be hazardous to wildlife or livestock,
is not allowed. Damage to natural and cultural resources
by actions such as digging, trenching or other surface
disturbances is prohibited. Cutting live vegetation to build,
screen or camouflage blinds is discouraged.
2. Labeling The hunters full name and ZIP code must be
permanently attached, etched, engraved or painted on the
blind in an obvious location.
3. Placement dates Blinds may be placed no earlier than 10
days before the beginning of the hunting season for which
the hunter has a valid tag, and must be removed within
seven days of the close of that hunting season.
4. Right of use Blinds may be used by hunters on a firstcome, first-served basis. Placement of a blind on public
land does not create an exclusive right of use. Locking
blinds is not allowed. Please be respectful of other hunters
blinds.
5. Wildlife or livestock developments Diverting water,
tampering with or modifying rangeland developments,
such as watering troughs, reservoirs, springs, fences, or
related structures or water sources, is prohibited. Hunters
may not harass livestock or impede their access to water
sources.
For more information, please contact the nearest BLM office.
Closed Seasons: There is no open season for caribou, bison

(buffalo), grizzly bear or lynx. With the exception of bison,
these species are protected under the Endangered Species Act.
Furbearers: Bobcats, badgers and red foxes are classified
as furbearers and may be hunted or trapped only during the
furbearer season. No open season exists for lynx, wolverines or
fishers. See upland game and trapping rules.
Possession and Sale of Wildlife Parts: Lawfully harvested
wildlife parts except edible meat from game animals may
be purchased, bartered or sold when accompanied by a written
statement showing said wildlife was lawfully harvested. If
black bear, mountain lion or gray wolf parts excluding tanned
or finished rugs or mounts are sold or bartered, a signed
written statement showing the takers name, address, license
and tag numbers, date and the location of kill must be provided
to the buyer. Buyers must submit completed transaction
statements to Idaho Fish and Game within 10 days of sale.
Wildlife parts legally harvested outside of Idaho may be
possessed and sold in Idaho if such sale is not prohibited in
Idaho or the state, province or country where harvested, or by
federal law.
It is unlawful to possess any wildlife or parts that were killed,
taken or obtained unlawfully.
Legally salvaged road kill may not be used as bait for hunting
or trapping, except it may be used as bait for trapping gray
wolves statewide. For more information and to complete
the required form to legally-salvage road kill please visit our
website at https://fishandgame.idaho.gov/species/roadkill or
call a Fish and Game office.
Edible meat from game animals taken from the wild may not be
purchased, bartered or sold.
Recovery, Possession and Sale of Bighorn Sheep Horns:
Horns from bighorn sheep that have died of natural causes
may be recovered and possessed. All bighorn sheep horns
must be presented to Fish and Game for marking with a
permanent pin within 30 days of recovery. It is unlawful to sell,
barter or purchase bighorn sheep horns obtained under these
circumstances, or to transfer ownership of recovered bighorn
sheep horns without a permit from Idaho Fish and Game.
Protected Nongame and Threatened or Endangered

Species: No person shall take or possess wildlife species
classified as Protected Nongame or Threatened or Endangered
at any time or in any manner, except as provided in Sections
36-106(e)5 and 36-1107, Idaho Code, by Commission
Regulation, or IDAPA 13.01.10.100.06b.
Livestock Health Certificate Requirement: Anyone bringing
livestock or hunting dogs into the state should call the Idaho
Department of Agriculture, 208-332-8540, for health certificate
requirements.
Weed-Free Hay Requirement: On national forest lands or
Idaho Fish and Game wildlife management areas, anyone
using pack animals or straw in their camp must use only
weed-free certified hay, forage or straw to prevent the spread
of noxious weeds. To obtain an up-to-date list of local growers
and vendors with noxious weed-free certified forage for
sale, call the Department of Agriculture at 208-332-8592,
or check: http://www.idahoag.us/Categories/PlantsInsects/
NoxiousWeeds/nwffs.php. For more information on the
Noxious Weed-Free Forage certification program visit: http://
www.idahoag.us/Categories/PlantsInsects/NoxiousWeeds/
indexnoxweedmain.php.
Prescribed Burning: Prescribed burning uses fire to restore
forests and rangelands and improve conditions for wildlife.
Prescribed fire may be planned in your hunting unit. Stay
informed. Contact your local land management agencies.
Big Game Rules
Possession and Sale of Wildlife Found Dead: Protected

species of wildlife that have died of natural causes are
considered property of the state and may not be possessed. Big
game animal parts, such as hides, horns except horns from
bighorn sheep bones, antlers and teeth, of deer, elk, moose,
pronghorn, mountain goat, black bear, mountain lion and gray
wolves that have died of natural causes, including legally
salvaged road kill, may be recovered, possessed, purchased,
bartered, sold or transferred. If sold, black bear and mountain
lion parts must be accompanied by documentation on how they
were obtained.
Predatory and Unprotected Wildlife: Coyotes, skunks,

weasels, jackrabbits, raccoons and starlings are classified by
Idaho law as predatory. Eurasian collared-doves, English
sparrows and feral pigeons are unprotected. Predatory and
unprotected wildlife may be taken in any number year-round
and at any time by holders of the appropriate valid Idaho
hunting or trapping licenses, provided such taking is not in
violation of state, county or city laws, ordinances, rules or
regulations.
Wildlife Violator Compact

Many states including Idaho have entered into a Wildlife
Violator Compact. If your hunting, fishing, or trapping license
is revoked by any of the member states, all the remaining states
will revoke the same license or privilege for the same time
period. In addition, any nonresident who does not satisfy the
requirements of an Idaho citation will have his or her hunting
and fishing license revoked in their home state until those
requirements are satisfied. For information on the Compact and
a list of member states, go to http://fishandgame.idaho.gov.
Boundary Waters Reciprocal Agreement
The Oregon-Idaho boundary water reciprocal agreement
recognizes the legal right to fish, hunt or trap in the waters or
on the islands of the Snake River where said river forms the
boundary line between the state of Oregon and the state of
Idaho by the holder of either a valid Oregon or Idaho license in
accordance with the laws and rules of the respective state.
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Weapon Restrictions
Rifle and Shotgun
In any hunt, including any-weapon seasons, it is unlawful to
pursue or kill big game animals:

By any means other than approved firearms, muzzleloaders

and archery methods.
With any electronic device attached to, or incorporated

on, the firearm or scope; except scopes containing battery
powered or tritium lighted reticles are allowed.
With any firearm that, in combination with a scope, sling

and/or any attachments, weighs more than 16 pounds.
With any fully automatic firearm.
With any shotgun using shot smaller than #00 buck.
With any rimfire rifle, rimfire handgun, or muzzle-loading

handgun, except for mountain lions or legally-trapped gray
wolves.
Archery Equipment
In any hunt, including general any-weapon seasons and shortrange hunts, it is unlawful to pursue or kill big game animals:
With arrows or bolts having broadheads measuring less
than 7/8 inch in width and having a primary cutting edge
less than 0.015 inch thick.
With any bow having a peak draw weight of less than 40

pounds up to or at a draw of 28 inches or any crossbow
having a peak draw weight of less than 150 pounds.
With an arrow or bolt wherein the broadhead does not

precede shaft and nock.
With any chemicals or explosives attached to the arrow or

bolt.
With arrows or bolts having expanding broadheads.
With arrows or bolts having barbed broadheads, which is

a broadhead with any portion of which forms an angle less
than 90 degrees with the shaft or ferrule.
With any electronic or tritium-powered device attached

to an arrow, bolt or bow. Except disabled archery permit
holders may use a nonmagnifying sight with battery
powered or tritium lighted reticles.
With any bow capable of shooting more than one arrow at

a time.
With any compound bow set at more than 85 percent letoff.
Any person hunting in a muzzleloader only season, including

controlled hunts, must have in their possession a license with
a muzzleloader permit validation. During a muzzleloader-only
season, it is illegal to pursue or kill a big game animal with
any firearm, muzzleloading pistol, or weapon other than a
muzzleloading rifle or musket. In addition, the muzzleloading
rifle or musket must be:
With an arrow or bolt, and broadhead with a combined

total weight of less than 300 grains.
With an arrow less than 24 inches from broadhead to nock

inclusive.
With a bolt (crossbow) less than 12 inches from broadhead

to nock inclusive.
Capable of being loaded only from the muzzle.
Archery Only Season
Equipped with only open or peep sights. Scopes and any

electronics are prohibited. Except hunters with a visual
disability may apply for a permit to use nonmagnifying
scopes. (Applications are available at Fish and Game
offices.)
Loaded only with loose black powder, loose Pyrodex, or

other loose synthetic black powder. Pelletized powders are
prohibited.
Any person hunting in an archery only season, including

controlled hunts, must have in their possession their license
with archery permit validation. During an archery-only season,
it is illegal for hunters to use any firearm or implement other
than a longbow, compound bow or recurve bow in compliance
with general archery equipment requirements, or:
Equipped with a single or double-barrel.
Loaded with a projectile that is within .010 inch of the bore

diameter. Sabots are prohibited.
Loaded with a patched round ball or conical non-jacketed

projectile comprised wholly of lead or lead alloy.
Equipped only with a flint, percussion cap or musket cap.

209 primers are prohibited.
Equipped with an ignition system in which any portion of
In big game seasons restricted to short-range weapons,

it is unlawful for hunters to use any weapon other than a
muzzleloader, archery equipment, crossbow, a shotgun using
slugs or shot of size #00 buck or larger, or a handgun using
straight-walled cartridges not originally developed for rifles.
Big Game Rules
For additional information about muzzleloader equipment

visit our website at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/hunt/
rules/?getPage=299
Short Range Weapons
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the cap is exposed or visible when the weapon is cocked

and ready to fire.
Muzzleloader Caliber Requirements

In any hunt, including general any-weapon seasons and shortrange hunts, it is unlawful to pursue or kill big game animals
with any muzzleloading rifle or musket that is less than .45
caliber for deer, pronghorn, mountain lion or gray wolf; or is
less than .50 caliber for elk, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain
goat or black bear.
Muzzleloader Only Season
Any bow equipped with magnifying sights.
Any device that holds a bow at partial or full draw.

Except hunters possessing a disabled archery permit
may use a device that holds a bow at partial or full draw.
(Applications for the use of devices holding a bow at
partial or full draw by disabled hunters are available at Fish
and Game offices.)
Any crossbow. Except disabled hunters possessing a

permit may use a crossbow. (Applications for the use of
crossbows by disabled hunters are available at Fish and
Game offices.)
Hound Hunting Rules
Selway Zone: Persons who hound hunt solely within the

Selway Zone (Units 16A, 17, 19, and 20). A total of 40
permits will be issued for Units 16A, 19, 20, and all of Unit
17, excluding Hunt Area 17-1 which will have 6 permits.
Hunt Area 17-1 is defined as that portion of Unit 17 south
of the following boundary:
Beginning at the junction of the Unit 17 boundary and

Forest Service Trail 24, then west along Forest Service
Trail 24 to the Selway River, then north along the Selway
River to Forest Service Trail 40, then southwest along
Forest Service Trail 40 to Forest Service Trail 3, then west
along Forest Service Trail 3 to the Unit 17 boundary.
Dogs
Dogs may be used to pursue black bears or mountain lions in
either an open take season where use of dogs is allowed, or
during a dog training season open for black bear or mountain
lion. Pursuit is allowed regardless of whether a black bear
or mountain lion already has been harvested. During a dog
training season, black bears or mountain lions may be pursued
and treed, but may not be captured, killed, or possessed. Dogs
may not be used to take or pursue any other big game species.
Any dog found running at large and actively tracking, pursuing,
harassing, attacking or killing any big game animal, except
black bear and mountain lion, may be destroyed without
criminal or civil liability by the director of Fish and Game,
any peace officer, or other persons authorized to enforce Idaho
wildlife laws.
The use of one blood-trailing dog controlled by leash during
lawful hunting hours and within 72 hours of hitting a big
game animal is allowed to track wounded animals and aid in
recovery. A hound hunter permit is not required.
Hound Hunter Permit
Hound Hunter Alert: Selway and Middle Fork zones are

wilderness areas. Vehicle access is restricted and rugged terrain
can make pursuit extremely difficult. Contact the local Forest
Service office for maps showing trails and access. Wolves may
be present in any game management unit.
Tagging and Transporting Game

Proper Tagging and Transportation of Animals and Meat
Immediately after any deer, elk, pronghorn, black bear,
mountain lion, or gray wolf has been killed, the hunter
harvesting the animal must comply with the following
regulations regarding the proper tagging, transportation and
shipment of a carcass:
Anyone who owns pursuit dogs.
Anyone having control of dogs owned by another person.
Anyone who harvests a black bear, mountain lion, bobcat,

raccoon, or fox with the use of dogs. Except, clients of
licensed outfitters are not required to have a hound hunter
permit.
Resident hound hunter permits may be obtained from any

license vendor. There is no limit on the number of resident
hound hunter permits.
Limitation on hound hunter permits for nonresidents:
Nonresident hound hunter permit applications must be received
at the Fish and Game headquarters office by December
1. Permits for the following year are issued in December.
Applications are available on the Fish and Game website.
No more than 70 nonresident hound hunter permits will be
issued to nonresident hunters who are not licensed outfitters
(see exceptions for Middle Fork and Selway zones below).
Nonresident outfitters and guides who have obtained a hound
hunter permit shall not use the permit for personal hunting.
Sales of nonresident hound hunter permits to the following
persons shall not be counted in the quota for nonresidents:

Persons who have moved into Idaho and by notarized

affidavit show proof of their intent to become bona fide
Idaho residents but are not yet qualified to buy a resident
license.
Middle Fork Zone: Persons who hound hunt solely in

game management units within the Middle Fork elk zone
(Units 20A, 26, and 27).
The appropriate big game tag must be validated and

securely attached to the animal immediately after the kill.
The validated tag must remain attached to the carcass until
the meat is processed and reaches the place of final storage
or personal consumption.
Note: Immediately after the kill, the triangles denoting the

month and day must be cleanly and completely removed.
Tearing, slicing or punching the tag is not legal.
Big Game Rules
When dogs are being used to hunt black bears or mountain

lions, the following persons must have a valid hound hunter
permit and a black bear or mountain lion tag for the current
year in possession:
Proper location of tag:

Deer, elk and pronghorn: Attach to the largest portion of

the carcass.
Black bears, mountain lions or gray wolves: Attach to the

hide.
Any license, tag or permit that is defaced or altered is invalid

from the date and time of issue. It is unlawful to use or attempt
to use any license that has been defaced or altered.
Transportation issues:
Any person who transports any wildlife for another person
or receives any wildlife for cleaning, processing, as a gift, or
for storage must have a written proxy statement signed by the
person who killed the animal specifying the numbers and kinds
of wildlife, date taken, hunters name and address, license, tag
and permit numbers. The proxy form on the following page is
provided for your convenience.
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How to Properly Validate a Big Game Tag.
Preserving Evidence of Sex:

Deer, elk and pronghorn: If the head or
antlers are removed, evidence of sex in the
form of testicles, penis, scrotum, udder or
vulva must remain naturally attached to the
carcass or parts thereof on all harvested big
game animals until they reach the final place
of storage or personal consumption, or a
commercial meat processing facility.
Big Game Rules
Hunters must
completely
remove two
notches
indicating
month and day
of kill.
Antlers or horns removed from the head

must be left naturally attached to the skull
plate where point or brow-tine restrictions
apply, and they must accompany the carcass
or parts thereof.
VOID
Black bears, mountain lions and gray

wolves: External evidence of sex in the form
of testicles, penis, scrotum or vulva must
be left naturally attached to the hide until
the mandatory check requirement has been
satisfied.
In seasons restricted to mule deer only
or white-tailed deer only, if the head is
removed, the fully-haired tail must be left
naturally attached to the carcass until it
reaches the final place of storage or personal
consumption, or a commercial meat
processing facility.
PROXY STATEMENT (To transport wildlife taken by another person)

Species
(Circle)
Description (e.g.: antler

points,wrapped, hind quarter,
etc.)
Sex
Unit/
Hunt Area
Days
Hunted
Kill Location
Date
Killed
Elk
Mule Deer
Whitetail
Pronghorn
Black Bear
Mtn Lion
Gray Wolf
Moose
Other
OTHER FISH/GAME:
Species ________________________________________ How many ____________________________________
Species ________________________________________ How many ____________________________________
Hunter/Anglers Name _____________________________ Signature_____________________________________

Address ________________________________________ Phone _______________________________________
License No. _____________________________________ Tag No. ____________
Guided (circle)
Weapon (circle)
YES
NO
Outfitter Name
____________ Method (circle)
RIFLE MUZZLELOADER SHOTGUN HANDGUN OTHER
BAIT
Name of person transporting ________________________ Phone _____________
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Permit No. _______________
STILL/STALK
INCIDENTAL
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Roads, Trails,
Motor Vehicles and Wildlife
Motor Vehicle Use

Wisely managing roads, trails and motor vehicles will:
What You Need to Know
Yield more old bucks and bulls.
Motor vehicles, from pickups and SUVs to motorcycles and

ATVs, have changed hunting and some of those changes have
created challenges for hunters, land managers and wildlife.
Consider the following:
Permit more hunting opportunity.
Allow longer seasons.
Decrease erosion.
Reduce conflicts.
Reduce damage to habitat and the spread of noxious

weeds.
The combination of more hunters and their increased

mobility in roaded areas increases the vulnerability of deer
and elk to harvest. Deer and elk in a heavily roaded area
are more likely to be killed during the hunting season, and
for that reason these areas have fewer old bulls or bucks.
It also means that hunting seasons have to be shorter to
prevent over harvest.
Research shows that slow moving vehicles on primitive
roads and trails are more disturbing to elk than fast moving
vehicles on highways. Slow moving vehicles traveling
cross-country have the same effect. Deer and elk often flee
from the sound of motor vehicles and may leave the area.
Cross-country travel with motor vehicles can create a
network of new travel ways that cause erosion, spread
noxious weeds, and damage fish and wildlife habitats.
Much of this cross-country travel occurs during the hunting
season. To reduce these impacts, Idahos land and wildlife
managers ask all hunters using motorized vehicles to stay
on roads and trails and use designated routes where they
are established. Do not travel cross-country with a motor
vehicle.
Look for Designated Routes on Public Lands

The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management

have already established designated routes in several areas
of Idaho. Please pay attention to the travel system in the
areas you hunt.
For more information about travel management on Idahos

Federal lands, contact these offices or websites:

U.S. Forest Service 208-373-4007 website: www.fs.fed.us.
Bureau of Land Management 1-888-246-7523 or 208-3734000 or website: www.id.blm.gov
Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation online mapping

application: http://trails.idaho.gov
Access management helps wildlife and hunters. Please observe

established road closures and access restrictions. Report road
closure violations by calling 1-800-632-5999, or any Idaho Fish
and Game, BLM or U.S. Forest Service office.
Best of all, it will make hunting better.
Remember!

Observe road closures and access restrictions.
Say no to cross-country travel.
Stay on roads and trails open to motorized travel.
Use designated routes where theyre established.
Follow Idahos Motorized Vehicle Restriction Rule.
Motorized Hunting Rule

To resolve many hunters concerns about off-road travel, the
Fish and Game Commission adopted restrictions on motor
vehicle use while hunting big game animals, including moose,
bighorn sheep and mountain goats in designated units. The rule
only applies from August 30 through December 31. The rule
no longer applies to hunting of upland game birds or upland
game animals.
Big Game Rules
Roads that are open to motor vehicles increase access into

big game habitat, and, as a result, the number of hunters
increases. Generally, the number of hunters in an area is
directly related to the number of roads.
Motorized Hunting Restrictions

The use of motorized vehicles by hunters as an aid to hunting
big game animals is restricted in certain areas. This use
restriction is in addition to all federal, state and local laws,
rules, regulations, ordinances and orders; including, but not
limited to, any motorized vehicle licensing, registration, and
permitting requirements and traffic laws. Hunters must comply
with all motorized vehicle limits or prohibitions instituted by
the landowner or land manager. Also, this use restriction rule
is not an exception from, and is in addition to, the statutory
prohibition against hunting from or by the use of any motorized
vehicle set forth in Idaho Code Section 36-1101(b)(1).
Use Restriction
In designated units from August 30 through December 31, big
game hunters may use motorized vehicles only on established
roadways which are open to motorized traffic and capable of
being traveled by full-sized automobiles.
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Exceptions. This use restriction rule shall not apply to the

following permissible motorized vehicle uses by hunters
off of an established roadway:
Defined Terms
a. Holders of a valid Handicapped Persons Motor

Vehicle Hunting Permit may use a motorized vehicle as
allowed by the land owner or manager.
b. Hunters may use a motorized vehicle to retrieve

downed game if such travel is allowed by the land owner
or manager.
c. Hunters may use a motorized vehicle to pack camping

equipment in or out if such travel is allowed by the land
owner or manager, but hunters may not hunt while packing
camping equipment.
b. An established roadway is defined as any road that is

established, built, maintained, approved or designated by
any government entity or private landowner for the purpose
of travel by full-sized automobiles. An established roadway
shows evidence of repeated use by full-sized automobiles,
and may include a traveled way of natural earth with
depressed wheel tracks and little or no vegetation in the
tracks.
d. Private landowners, their authorized agents and

persons with written landowner permission may use a
motorized vehicle on their private land, but they may not
hunt from or by the use of any motorized vehicle.
Restricted Units
Big Game Rules
The motorized hunting use restrictions applies to units:
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29, 30, 30A, 32, 32A, 36A, 37, 37A, 45, 47, 49,
50, 51, 52, 52A, 53, 56, 58, 59, 59A, 66, 66A, 69,
70, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, and 78.
a. A full-sized automobile is any motorized vehicle with a

gross weight in excess of 1,500 pounds.
c. A hunter is a person engaged in the activity of hunting as

defined in Idaho Code Section 36-202(j). Hunting means
chasing, driving, flushing, attracting, pursuing, worrying,
following after or on the trail of, shooting at, stalking, or
lying in wait for, any wildlife whether or not such wildlife
is then or subsequently captured, killed, taken, or wounded.
Such term does not include stalking, attracting, searching
for, or lying in wait for, any wildlife by an unarmed person
solely for the purpose of watching wildlife or taking
pictures thereof.
Owyhee Wilderness
The Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009
designated 517,000 acres of public lands in Owyhee County
in southwestern Idaho as Wilderness. Please be aware of the
wilderness boundaries and regulations. For more information
see: http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/
wilderness.html.
Most Common Hunting Violations:

Possession and transportation of big game
without evidence of sex evidence of sex must be
naturally attached to the carcass or largest portion
of meat if boned. See pages 101-102.
Shooting from or across public highway right

of way. This is a public safety issue for both the
shooter and people traveling on the highway. See
page 106.
Possession and transportation without proxy

statement a proxy statement is required to
transport wildlife taken by another person. See
pages 101-102.
Hunting or taking game in a closed season. It is

the hunters responsibility to know season opening
and closing dates, what species and sex may be
taken and hunt boundaries.
Failure to properly validate and attach tag to big

game. Tag must be validated and attached to the
carcass immediately following a kill. See pages
101-102.
Wrong Class License. A hunter or angler is

required to purchase and possess the correct
class of license. See page 117 for residency
requirements.
Failure to stop and report at a check station. All

hunters, with or without game, must stop and
report at each check station they encounter during
their travel to and from their designated hunting
location.
Transfer of license or tag to another. Party

hunting or killing an animal for somebody else to
put their tag on is illegal.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: MOTORIZED HUNTING RULE

What changes were made to the Motorized
Vehicle Use Rule?
As a hunter, can I use a motorized vehicle on

USFS or BLM designated trails in Big Game
Units covered by the motorized hunting rule?
The name changed to Motorized Hunting Rule to make

it clear that this rules applies to hunters using motorized
vehicles as an aid to hunting. The rule is now specific only
to hunting of big game animals, including moose, bighorn
sheep and mountain goat, in designated units, and only
applies from August 30 through December 31.
Between these dates and in the designated units, specific
to all big game hunting, hunters may use motorized
vehicles only on established roadways that are open to
motorized traffic and capable of being traveled by full-sized
automobiles.
Only if the use is permissible in the exceptions in the

motorized hunting rule. For example, if motorized travel is
allowed by the USFS or BLM, you may use a motorized
vehicle to retrieve downed game or pack in or out your
camping equipment. However, you may not hunt while
packing camping equipment. Its important that you know
what specific type of motorized use is allowed for the area
you are hunting.
Hunt Units with Motorized Hunting Rule: See map below.
What can I do to stay out of trouble or to avoid

conflicts with other hunters?
The rule no longer applies to hunting of upland game birds

or upland game animals.
What is an established roadway?
An established roadway is any road that is established,

built, maintained, approved or designated by any
governmental entity or private landowner for the purpose
of travel by full-sized automobiles. An established roadway
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shows evidence of repeated use by full-sized automobiles,
and may include a traveled way of natural earth with
depressed wheel tracks and little or no vegetation in the 5
wheel tracks.
Motorized Hunting Rule
Dates: August 30 - December 31
Hunt Units with
4A
3
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Where can I find out which are established 8

roads open to use by full-sized vehicles and
11A
which are trails on national forest or BLM land?11
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5
12
56, 58, Motorized

59, 59A, 66,Hunting
66A, 69,Rule:
70, 72,
73, 75, 76, 77, 78
Units:
29,30,
30,30A,
30A, 32,
32, 32A,
29,
32A,36A, 37,
37A, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 52A, 53,
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36A, 37, 37A, 45, 47, 49,
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56, 58, 59, 59A, 66, 66A, 69, 70, 72,
A
16
17
50,76,
51,77,
52,
16
73,
75,
7852A, 53, 56,
A
16
17
8 16A 8A
15
10A
13
10
For questions about the status of a road or trail in the

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14
11A
19
18
area you plan to hunt, please contact the appropriate
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1120A
19A
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land management agency. National Forest Motor Vehicle
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13
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30
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Use Maps and BLM Travel Maps list road, trail and
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25
14
24
29
19
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37
20A
other allowable uses. Idaho Department of Parks and 31
32
36
19A
A
A
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B
34
37
26
Recreations Statewide Online Map, available at http://www.
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32
33
35
36A
22
25
trails.idaho.gov/, also lists what type of motorized use is
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32
31
allowed on Forest Service and BLM lands statewide, as
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43
34
49
36
well as local land management agency contact information. 38
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32
33
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Does the new rule apply to all hunting

statewide?
8A
10A
4A
Applies ONLY
to hunting big
game
Motorized
Hunting
Rule
animals, including moose, bighorn
Dates: August
30 - December 31
sheep and mountain
goat. Affected
units are are listed below and are
displayed inApplies
orange ONLY
on thetomap.
hunting big game
animals, including moose, bighorn
mountain
goat. Affected
Units: 29, 30,sheep
30A, and
32, 32A,
36A, 37,
units
are
are
listed
below
Hunting
Units
with
37A, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 52A, 53, and are
displayed in orange on the map.
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40
No. The rule now applies only to hunting of big game 42

animals, including moose, bighorn sheep and mountain
goat, in designated units from August 30 through December
31. The rule does not apply to upland game animals or
birds in hunts within designated units.
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53
46
41
40
42
54
47
30
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51
41
58, 59, 59A, 66, 66A, 69,

70, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77,
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60 78.
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29
37
36
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37
36A
52A
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Big Game Rules
When in doubt, stay on the road. Know and follow the

vehicle use restrictions for the area you are hunting, have
applicable maps, and review tips on the Stay on Trails
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r a i l swith
.com
website at s t a yHunt
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68A50
60A
30
63A
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62
64
65
71
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72
76
49 70
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74 75
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52A
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stayontrails.com & fishandgame.idaho.gov

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HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAYS
Big Game Rules
RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Highway rights-of-way: the entire width between the boundary lines of every highway publicly
maintained when any part is open to the use of the public for vehicular travel, the jurisdiction
extending to the adjacent property line, including sidewalks, shoulders, berms and rights-of-ways
not intended for motorized traffic. No person shall shoot from a public highway or discharge any
firearm from or across a public highway.
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RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Special Vehicle Restrictions:
State and federal agencies and private landowners have established road closures in key big game areas to protect deer
and elk populations. Please check with regional Idaho Fish and Game, Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management
offices for information regarding vehicle restrictions on roads, trails, and unroaded areas.
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Controlled Hunts, Special Hunts, Tags and Permits
What is a Controlled Hunt?

It is a hunt with a limited number of tags in a specific area for
a specific species. It is like a general season, but the number
of hunters is limited. Controlled hunts are often desirable
because of location and timing, and success rates are usually
higher than general season hunts. Controlled hunt tags are
allocated by a random drawing. Any hunter with a valid
Idaho hunting license may apply, with some restrictions.
The odds of drawing a tag depend on the number of other
applicants and the number of tags available. To participate in
a controlled hunt, a hunter must have a hunting license. The
hunter also must buy a tag for the hunt in which he or she
was drawn.
To apply, see instructions on page 109. Controlled hunt
applications may be submitted at any hunting and fishing license
vendor, Fish and Game office, with a credit card by calling
1-800-55HUNT5 or online at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov.
(Rules for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat
controlled hunts are covered in their own brochure.)
Eligibility: Any person with a valid Idaho hunting license
may apply, subject to the following restrictions:

Holders of a nongame hunting license or hunting

passport may not apply for any controlled hunt.
A person who has applied for a bighorn sheep, mountain

goat, or moose controlled hunt may not apply for any
other controlled hunt in the same year, except unlimited
controlled hunts, a controlled black bear hunt, controlled
turkey hunt, extra deer, extra elk, or extra pronghorn
controlled hunts, or a designated depredation hunt. In
addition, applicants for bighorn sheep, mountain goat
or moose controlled hunts are eligible to participate in
the second deer, elk and pronghorn application period
and in first-come, first-served deer, elk and pronghorn
controlled hunt tag sales.
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A person whose name was drawn in an antlered-only

controlled deer hunt may not apply for any other
controlled antlered-only deer hunt for one year except
for the second deer, elk and pronghorn application period
and leftover controlled hunt drawings or sales.
For example, a hunter who drew a tag in an antlered-only
deer hunt in 2013, cannot apply for another antleredonly deer hunt until 2015, in the first application period.
However, they can apply for another antlered deer hunt
in the 2014 second application period.
This waiting period also applies to antlered-only

controlled elk hunts.
There is no waiting period to apply for any other deer,

elk, pronghorn or black bear controlled hunt tags. The
one-year waiting period does not apply to controlled
hunts with an unlimited number of tags or Landowner
Appreciation tags.
Tags: No person may participate in any controlled hunt without

a valid controlled hunt tag in their possession. Tags issued
based on erroneous information are invalid, and may not be
used. Fish and Game will notify the person if the tag has been
invalidated. The person will remain on the drawn list, and if
there is a waiting period in a succeeding year, the person will
be required to wait the specified time period. Controlled hunt
tags may not be exchanged for general season tags.
Any person whose name is drawn in a controlled hunt for deer
or elk is prohibited from hunting in any other hunt for the same
species (archery, muzzleloader or general), except when the
hunter has been selected in a controlled extra tag or depredation
hunt drawing, or has purchased a leftover nonresident general
season tag for that species at the nonresident price.
Nonresident Tag Limitations: In controlled hunts with 10 or
fewer tags, not more than one nonresident tag may be issued.
In controlled hunts with more than 10 tags, except unlimited
controlled hunts, not more than 10 percent of the tags may
be issued to nonresidents. Note: If a resident applies for a
controlled hunt on a group application with a nonresident, and
the 10-percent nonresident limitation has been met, the entire
group application will be rejected, including any residents.
Restrictions:

Only one application per person or group will be accepted

for the same species, except a person may apply for one
extra deer hunt and one extra elk hunt.
Several applications may be submitted in a single envelope

(see the controlled hunt worksheet, page 109) as long as
each application is for a single species.
Two, three or four hunters applying together for the same

deer, elk or pronghorn controlled hunt is considered a
group application.
Two hunters applying together for the same black bear,

turkey, moose, bighorn sheep, or mountain goat controlled
hunt is considered a group application.
If a group application exceeds the number of tags available

in a hunt, that application will be rejected.
Youth only: Some controlled hunts are limited to youths only.

Only hunters under 18 years of age with a valid license may
apply for a youth-only hunt, except hunters 65 or older, or
possessing a disabled combination license may buy a leftover
youth-only controlled hunt tag, first-come, first-served,
beginning at 10 a.m. Mountain Time, August 25.
Effective July 1, 2014 the minimum age to hunt big game
was lowered from 12 to 10. A 9-year old may buy a license to
apply for a controlled hunt tag, but he or she must be 10 years
old at the time of the hunt.
Since this law does not take effect until July 1, 2014, hunters
who are 10 cannot apply for big game controlled hunts in the
first controlled hunt application periods (April-June), but a
9-year old who will turn 10 during the season can apply in the
second application period in August.
Application Instructions
To Complete the Application Worksheet: Enter the complete
hunt number of your first and second (optional) choice.
Controlled hunt numbers are found in the left hand column
of the controlled hunt tables. The hunt numbers are subject
to change each year so be sure to use this 2014 Big Game
Seasons brochure when applying for any deer, elk or pronghorn
controlled hunt in 2014 or January 2015. The spring 2015 black
bear controlled hunts are also listed in this brochure.
Each hunting license has an 11-digit number. Enter the
complete hunting license number.
Group Applicants: Two hunters may apply on the same

application for turkey, spring and fall black bear, moose, sheep,
or goat. Up to four hunters may apply on the same application
for deer, elk, or pronghorn.
Unreadable, Incomplete Applications: Any application
that is unreadable, has incomplete or incorrect hunt or license
numbers, or that lacks the required fee will be declared void
and will not be entered in the drawing.
Any person desiring to change an application after it has been
submitted may cancel it at a regional Fish and Game office or
headquarters. You must pay all fees again when re-applying.
Controlled Hunt Worksheet Application

Application worksheets may be mailed, with proper fees, to any Fish and Game office, see page 10.
The main office is Idaho Department of Fish and Game, P. O. Box 25, Boise, ID 83707.
How Many Hunters Are Applying?
DESIGNATE $1
of FEE TO C.A.P?
(Citizens Against Poaching)
(Single application for deer, elk, pronghorn, bear, moose, goat, sheep, or turkey)
NAME #1
Date of Birth
LICENSE NUMBER
Yes
No
(Group application for deer, elk, pronghorn, bear, moose, goat, sheep, or turkey)
NAME #2
Date of Birth
LICENSE NUMBER
(Group application for deer, elk, or pronghorn only)
NAME #3
Date of Birth
LICENSE NUMBER
Drawing results: It is the responsibility of the hunter to find out

whether he or she was successful in drawing a controlled hunt.
(Group application for deer, elk, or pronghorn only)
NAME #4
Date of Birth
LICENSE NUMBER
1st Choice Hunt Number
2nd Choice Hunt Number
Controlled Hunt Applicants: Use this form for one species application only.
You may photocopy this form.
Application fee is Resident $6.25, Nonresident $14.75 per person per species.
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Controlled Hunt Application

Applications may be submitted electronically at any
Fish and Game office or license vendor; made using a credit
card by calling 1-800-55HUNT5, or on the Internet at
http://fishandgame.idaho.gov. Application worksheets may be
mailed, with proper fees, to any Fish and Game office
(see page 10). The main office is Idaho Department of Fish and
Game, P. O. Box 25, Boise, ID 83707.
Use the worksheet page 109 to speed up the application
process. Fill in the blanks with your hunting license and
controlled hunt numbers before you apply.
Fees
Applicants for controlled hunts for deer, elk, pronghorn or
black bear must submit a nonrefundable application fee with
each application. The fee is $6.25 for each resident and
$14.75 for each nonresident applicant for each species; $1
of this fee may be designated for the Citizens Against Poaching
program.
A single payment, either cashiers check, money order,
certified check or personal check, may be submitted to cover
fees for all applications in the same envelope when using the
controlled hunt worksheet and applying by mail. If a payment is
insufficient to cover fees, all applications will be voided.
Do not mail cash.
Do not include tag fees with controlled hunt application.
Nonresident hunting license holders who already have tags

will be notified to send them in for exchange.
Lifetime license (Certificate) holders with nonresident tag
privileges, who already have tags, will be notified to send them
in for exchange.
Unclaimed Tags: All deer, elk or pronghorn controlled hunt
tags not picked up by August 1 will be entered into a second
controlled hunt drawing.
Leftover Controlled Hunts

Second drawings: To ensure everyone has equal opportunity at
leftover and unclaimed controlled hunt tags, there will be two
drawings for deer, elk, pronghorn and fall black bear hunts. All
unclaimed tags, and all leftovers, (does not include unlimited
hunts) will be available for a second drawing around August 20.
The application period is from August 5 to 15.
Any tags left over after the second drawing will be sold firstcome, first-served. The 10 percent nonresident quota and the
waiting period restrictions do not apply in the second drawing
or leftover sales. Applicants for a leftover tag must submit
the application fee.
Leftover controlled hunt tags from the second deer, elk,
pronghorn and fall black bear drawing go on sale
August 25.
Leftover controlled hunt tags for spring black bear go on sale
April 1.
Phone applications for controlled hunt drawings for deer,

elk, bear or pronghorn may be processed by using Visa,
MasterCard, or Discover cards, and calling: 1-800-554-8685.
The charge for processing phone-in applications is 3 percent
of the transaction plus $5.50, in addition to the nonrefundable
application fee.
Key Dates:
Internet applications may be made on the Fish and Game

website at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov. Internet charge is
3 percent of the transaction plus $3.50, in addition to the
nonrefundable application fee.
May 1 - June 5 First deer, elk, pronghorn, fall bear

application period.
July 10 Winners of first deer, elk, pronghorn, and fall

bear drawing will be notified by this date.
August 1 Residents or nonresidents may buy a

leftover nonresident general season deer or elk tag at full
nonresident price starting this day, as a second tag.
August 1 Last date to purchase tags from first deer, elk,

pronghorn, fall bear drawing.
August 5-15 Second application period for deer, elk,

pronghorn, fall bear.
August 25 Winners of second drawing for deer, elk,

pronghorn, and fall bear will be notified by this date.
August 25 Leftover tags from second deer, elk,

pronghorn, fall bear drawing go on sale at 10 a.m.
Unsuccessful applicants may participate in general hunts

where appropriate tags are available.
Drawing Results
Applicant Notification: It is the responsibility of the hunter
to find out whether he or she was drawn. All successful
applicants, except those applying for spring black bear, will be
sent a post card at the address listed on their hunting license by
July 10. Successful spring black bear applicants will be notified
by mail no later than March 10. Results will also be available
on the Fish and Game website, http://fishandgame.idaho.gov.
Unsuccessful applicants will not be notified.
Successful applicants for deer, elk, fall black bear or
pronghorn controlled hunts must purchase their controlled
hunt tag not later than August 1, at any license vendor, Fish
and Game office, through the Internet, or by telephone at
800-554-8685. Maps of controlled hunt areas are available at
Fish and Game regional offices.
Mark your calendar for:
Applicants who already have a general season tag must

return it to a Fish and Game office to be exchanged for the
appropriate controlled hunt tag.
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Landowner Permission Hunts
Refunds: Fees for hunting licenses will not be refunded to

unsuccessful or ineligible applicants. Application fees for
controlled hunts are not refundable.
These hunts are a form of depredation hunts. They are

established in areas with chronic depredation problems where
depredation hunts are an annual occurrence. Do not apply
for these hunts during the controlled hunt application period.
Instead, Landowner Permission Hunt forms (a triplicate form
provided by Fish and Game) are provided to landowners prior
to the season or upon verifying a depredation problem that
cannot be resolved by non-lethal means. Landowners can then
provide the permission form to sportsmen. Landowners and
sportsmen must fill out and sign their respective portions of
the forms. Sportsmen must provide one copy of the form to the
landowner and bring the remaining two copies to the Nampa,
McCall, Jerome, Pocatello, Salmon or headquarters Fish and
Game office where they can purchase their controlled hunt tag
after July 15.
Overpayments: Overpayment of fees of more than $5 will be

refunded.
Overpayments of $5 or less will not be refunded and will be
retained by Fish and Game.
Extra Deer and Elk Hunts

All controlled deer and elk hunt areas designated by an X
are extra deer or elk hunts, usually for antlerless deer or
elk. Hunters may apply for a regular controlled hunt and a
controlled hunt designated for extra deer and elk tags on a
separate application. For example, you may apply for a regular
controlled hunt and send in a second controlled hunt application
for an X hunt. Hunters also may buy a general deer and elk
tag, and apply for an X hunt. If you draw a tag for an X hunt,
you could harvest a deer or elk during the general season and a
second deer or elk in the extra controlled hunt.
Unlimited hunts
Unlimited hunts are controlled hunts in which only those who
apply during the first controlled hunt application period can obtain
a tag.
Special Hunts, Tags and Permits

Depredation Hunts
Special controlled hunts are sometimes used to relieve big
game damage problems on agricultural crops. If these hunts are
needed, they will be held on short notice, involve small areas
and be limited to a few hunters.
How Can I Participate?
If you are an Idaho resident with a valid hunting or combination
license, fill out the form on page 112 and mail it to the regional
office in the area(s) you are willing to hunt. You, and a partner
if you like, may apply for deer, elk, pronghorn, and black bear.
However you may only apply once for each species, each year.
You dont need to apply for all four species in the same region.
These forms may be copied if necessary.
All applications received before June 30 will be placed in
random order. All applications received after June 30 will be
placed at the end of the list in the order received. The list will
be valid from July 1 to the following June 30.
What Are My Chances of Drawing A Depredation Hunt Tag?
Most regions issue only a handful of depredation tags each
year. If a controlled antlerless or doe/fawn hunt is open or
about to open in the depredation area, holders of those tags
will be given the first option to participate in the depredation
hunt. After antlerless or doe/fawn controlled hunts have ended,
participants will be selected in order from the depredation hunt
list.
Generally, applications received after June 30 have little chance
of being selected.
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Elk and

Pronghorn Permit
A pass is required from the Idaho Fish and Game office,
4279 Commerce Circle, Idaho Falls, to hunt elk in the Lemhi,
Beaverhead or Snake River Elk Zones or pronghorn in
Units 51, 58, or 63 within one-half mile inside the north and
east boundary of the Idaho National Laboratory, which is
adjacent to agricultural land. Hunting of all other species on
INL land is prohibited.
Landowner Appreciation Program Tags

Idaho Code authorizes the Idaho Fish and Game Commission
to establish a limited number of controlled hunt tags for
landowners that provide important wildlife habitat values for
deer, elk, or pronghorn. Landowner Appreciation Program
(LAP) tags are made available, through a separate drawing
process, in areas where hunting opportunity is limited
to controlled hunts as partial recognition for landowners
supporting wildlife and maintaining the hunting heritage.
Landowners with at least 320 acres that provide significant
habitat values for deer, elk or pronghorn are eligible to apply
for any leftover tags after the first drawing. LAP tags are in
addition to tags available in regular controlled hunts. In most
cases, LAP tags are set at an additional 10 percent of the regular
controlled hunt level. In a few areas, such as Units 40, 41, 42,
45, and 52, the Commission has authorized LAP tag levels at
an additional 25 percent of regular controlled hunt levels for
some species. Landowners registered in the program apply
through a separate drawing held after July 15 and may or may
not successfully draw depending on the number of landowners
applying and the number of tags available. If successful, a
landowner may designate his or her tag to another individual.
Refunds and Overpayment
Idaho state law prohibits selling or marketing landowner

appreciation tags.
For additional information concerning LAP, including land
registration, application process, and landowner eligibility
rules, visit the Fish and Game website at
http://www.fishandgame.idaho.gov.
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2014 - 2015 DEPREDATION HUNT APPLICATION

1st Hunter___________________________________ Hunting license No.________________________________
Phone (Home)________________________________ (Work)__________________________________________
2nd Hunter___________________________________ Hunting license No.________________________________

Phone (Home)________________________________ (Work)__________________________________________
We are applying for (check one) q Deer q Elk q Black Bear q Turkey q Pronghorn Depredation Hunts
Game Management Units
Send To:
1-7, 9......................................................................................... 2885 W. Kathleen Avenue, Coeur dAlene, ID 83815
8, 8A, 10-19, 20....................................................................................................3316 - 16th St., Lewiston, ID 83501
19A, 20A, 22-26, 31-35, 38-42.............................................................3101 South Powerline Rd., Nampa, ID 83686
43-49, 52-57....................................................................................324 South 417 East, Suite #1, Jerome, ID 83338
66A, 68, 68A, 70-78......................................................................................... 1345 Barton Rd., Pocatello, ID 83204

50, 51, 58-66, 67, 69..........................................................................4279 Commerce Circle, Idaho Falls, ID 83401
21, 21A, 27-30A, 36-37A.................................................................................... 99 Hwy 93 North, Salmon, ID 83467
Clip and mail to appropriate Regional Office, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Attn.: Depredation Hunts.
Other Tag Information

Exchanging Deer or Elk Tags: Hunters may exchange general season
elk tags for use in another zone at any Fish and Game office. Deer
hunters may exchange a regular season deer tag for a white-tailed deer
tag or a white-tailed deer tag for a regular season deer tag at any Fish
and Game office. The exchange must be completed before the first
hunt opening date of the tag you currently possess. For elk general
seasons with a tag quota, exchange must be made before the quota
has been met. Only one exchange is allowed. A fee of $3.75 will be
charged.
Nonresident Reduced Black Bear and Mountain Lion Tags

In units 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16A, 17, 19, 20, 20A, 26, and 27), and in that
portion of Unit 16 north of the Selway River, nonresidents may use
reduced bear or reduced mountain lion tags, available at the discounted
price of $31.75. Additionally nonresident reduced black bear tags may
be used in units 4 and 4A. Reduced bear and reduced mountain lion
tags are valid only in these units. To hunt bears and lions in any other
unit, hunters must purchase a regular bear or lion tag at the regular
price.
Resident Youth General Elk Tag
Hunters who have already purchased a bear or lion tag at the

regular price will not get a refund to purchase a reduced tag.
Resident youth elk hunters who purchase a general season elk zone tag
while they are between ages 10 and 17, inclusive, may participate in any
A or B tag elk season within the specified zone, regardless of whether
they purchased an A tag or B tag. All other season, weapon restrictions,
and commission rules apply. Controlled hunts are excluded.
Persons who have moved into Idaho and are establishing

residency who can, by affidavit, show proof of their intent to
become bona fide residents, but are not yet fully qualified to
buy a resident license, may purchase a nonresident deer tag and
nonresident elk tag through the headquarters or regional offices.
Fish and Game may, upon receipt of an unused nonresident deer

or elk tag and a notarized affidavit stating that the tag buyer
has not hunted, issue an additional tag to provide a hunting
opportunity within the nonresident hunter quota before the
opening of the season for which the tag is valid as follows:
Nonresident Deer, Elk Tag for Black Bear, Mountain Lion or

Gray Wolf
Nonresident deer and elk tags, excluding Nonresident Junior Mentored
deer or elk tags, are valid to take a black bear, mountain lion or gray
wolf, if a season is open for that species, instead of a deer or elk where
and when the deer or elk tag is valid, and there is an open deer or elk
season in that same unit. Hunters may buy other bear, lion or wolf
tags, but after the deer or elk tag is used to harvest a deer, elk, black
bear, mountain lion, or gray wolf, a second deer or elk tag may not be
purchased except by buying a leftover nonresident deer or elk tag
when available.
Resident Purchase of Nonresident Deer or Elk Tag
Residents or nonresidents may buy one unsold general season
nonresident deer tag and/or elk tag at the nonresident price starting
August 1, to be used as a second tag. This second nonresident general
season deer or elk tag may also be used to tag a black bear, mountain
lion or gray wolf instead of a deer or elk.
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Nonresident Tag Quotas: There is a quota on nonresident deer and

elk tags. Quotas may be exceeded under the following conditions:
To another nonresident designated by the buyer.

If the buyer does not make a choice and has retained an
outfitter or guide, the outfitter or guide may make the
designation.
If no designation is made by the above, Idaho Fish and
Game may sell the replacement tag on a first-come, firstserved basis. The designated buyer will pay the regular fee
for the replacement tag.
Note: Nonresident tags may sell out early.
HOW TO ORDER MAPS FOR YOUR HUNT UNIT

(SAMPLE FOR UNIT 23)
MAP SOURCES
Maps (list maps

by name)
Price
each
Amount
8.50
$ 8.50
Warren
8.50
$ 8.50
McCall
8.50
$ 8.50
Qty.
Topographic maps sold at the headquarters

office in Boise and some regional offices. See
map grid, this page; order form and information
below.
OTHER MAP SOURCES
Riggins
Map Postage
$ 2.50
TOTAL
Bureau of Land Management
$28.00
State and district offices. These

maps cover all land statewide and
show land ownership as state, federal or private. Idaho BLM map orders call: 208-373-4000.
U. S. Geological Survey
BOX 25046, MS 504, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225. Topographical quadrangle
maps showing the relief of terrain. USGS map orders call: 303-202-4700.
U.S. Forest Service
All forest supervisor and ranger district offices. Travel plan maps of each
forest include all drainages, roads and road closures. Idaho National
Forest map orders call: 208-373-4000.
Map Orders

P.O. Box 25, Boise, ID 83707
(208) 334-3700
All orders must be prepaid. Allow 4 weeks for processing.

Ship to:____________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________________________________________________
City:___________________________________________ State:____________ Zip Code:_________________________
Daytime Phone Number_______________________________________________________________________________
Visa/Mastercard Card #:________________________________________ Expiration Date:_______________________

Cardholders Name (if different than above)_______________________________________________________________
Map Name (All items include Idaho sales tax)
Idaho Atlas and Gazetteer
$19.95
Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas
$22.95
Idaho Wild 100 Game Cookbook
Unit Price
Qty.
Amount
$10.00
Maps (List map names)
Each $8.50
Mail Separately! Do not include with any license/tag order.

Credit Card, check or money order, OK
Postage per order $2.50

Total
TOPOGRAPHIC MAP, The $8.50 price for each 1:100,000 sheet includes Idaho sales tax. All sheet maps will be folded and mailed flat unless you indicate otherwise.
To have full coverage of most hunt units, more than one map may be required. The IDAHO ATLAS AND GAZETTEER, a copyright product of DeLorme Maps, has
1:250,000 topographical maps of the state, lists of campground, access areas, boat docks, parks and other facilities. It is sold at the manufacturers suggested price
plus Idaho sales tax, for a total of $19.95. Using the Atlas along with the more detailed single-sheet maps for the area of specific interest gives the visiting hunter or
angler an excellent reference for the entire state, as well as fine detail in the immediate area of your planned camp or other location.
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Licenses, Tags and Permits

To Buy a License, Tag or Permit
In person, go to any Idaho Fish and Game office or license

vendor throughout the state.
By credit card, within the United States call 1-800-5548685. Outside the U.S., use the Internet or mail.
From your computer or mobile device, go to

http://fishandgame.idaho.gov.
Licenses, Permits and Fees
The charge for phone-in purchases is 3 percent of the

transaction plus $5.50; the charge for online purchases is 3
percent of the transaction plus $3.50.
Any license, tag or permit that is defaced or altered is invalid
from the date and time of issue. It is unlawful to use or attempt
to use any license that has been defaced or altered.
Nonresidents: If you hunt with an outfitter in Idaho, the
outfitter should buy your tags through the outfitter set-aside
pool of tags. No outfitter should suggest that you buy your own
tags from the general nonresident pool of tags.
Sale Dates: Most licenses and tags go on sale December 1, but
resident deer, elk and pronghorn tags are not available until
after the controlled hunt drawings are done. All licenses are
valid only for the calendar year for which they are issued.
Hunter and Bowhunter Education
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Course and registration information can be found on the

Hunter Education Program page of the Fish and Game
website or contact your local Fish and Game office.
Individuals planning to participate in fall hunts are

encouraged to enroll in a course before June 30, as the
number of courses offered becomes very limited closer to
fall hunting seasons.
Prospective hunters have three course options to receive their

certification: Instructor-led Course 12 to 18 class hours
plus an outdoor field day and final written exam. Online
Course A two-phase course begins with a self-paced, online
instruction and an online exam, followed by an outdoor field
day and a State written exam. Workbook Course Same
material as the online course in a workbook format. Includes
an outdoor field day and a final written exam. Available for
hunter education certification only.
Commercial licenses, duplicate tags, documents that

require proof of disability, lifetime licenses, and bear baiting
permits may be purchased only at Fish and Game offices.
When buying licenses by telephone, the buyer, on request, will

be assigned a confirmation number that may be used in lieu of
the actual license for 14 days from the date of issue. When this
number is used, the person must carry their drivers license or
identification card. A confirmation number may not be used in
lieu of a tag or salmon/steelhead permit. Purchasers must wait
until tags or permits arrive. Licenses purchased online must be
printed from the buyers computer; they will not be mailed.
To buy a hunting license, all hunters must show proof that

they have completed a hunter education course if they were
born on or after January 1, 1975, unless they have held a
hunting license from Idaho or another state.
To buy an archery permit, all bowhunters must possess a
valid hunting license and show proof they have completed
an approved bowhunter education course or show evidence
of having been licensed for an archery-only hunt in Idaho or
another state, or complete an affidavit to that effect.
Refund Policy
No refunds will be made on resident licenses, tags or permits.
Nonresident hunting licenses and tags may be refunded less
issuance fees and a $50 processing fee, in the event of:
Illness or injury that disables a license holder for the entire
applicable hunting season
Military deployment of license holder due to armed conflict.
Death of the license holder parent, spouse or child.
Tags and license must be returned with proof (death certificate,
obituary, written justification by a licensed medical doctor,
or copy of military orders). Hunting license fees will not be
refunded after the license is used to apply for a controlled hunt
or to buy a turkey, mountain lion, bear or gray wolf tag. The
request must be postmarked by December 31 of the year in
which the license was valid, except for event of death refund,
which must be submitted within 1 year of the death.
A controlled hunt permit and tag may be made available in the
same hunt for purchase by an immediate family member of a
person who died before using his or her tag, and whose family
had the fees refunded. Contact Licenses at (208) 334-2592.
If a refund is requested for any other reason, only the tag fees
(not the license or permit fee) may be refunded at the following
sliding scale rate:
Postmarked before April 1 75 percent refund.
Postmarked April 1 through June 30 50 percent refund.
Postmarked July 1 through August 31 25 percent refund.
Postmarked September 1 through December 31 No

refund.
Licenses, Tags and Permits

Your Social Security Number is Safe
Idaho Residency Requirements
The 1998 Idaho Legislature required that all applicants for licenses
issued by the state, including hunting or fishing licenses, tags and
permits, must give their Social Security number for a license or
permit to be issued. The Idaho Privacy Law protects your Social
Security number. It is considered confidential, will not be printed
on your license and will not be given to any private person or
organization.
A previous years license is not proof of residency. Proof of

residency is required to buy any resident license.
Resident Disabled Licenses
Resident Lifetime License Certicates

Regardless of your age, the purchase of a lifetime license
certificate could be the best investment you ever make.
Lifetime certificates authorize all privileges associated with a
corresponding annual license. These certificates are valid for
the lifetime of the certificate holder and are available to all
Idaho residents. The lifetime certificate does not include tags
and permits. If a lifetime certificate holder moves out of Idaho,
they will continue to receive an annual license, but will pay
nonresident tag and permit fees. Lifetime certificates can be
purchased at Idaho Fish and Game headquarters and regional
offices only.
Applicant Age
Hunting
Fishing
$795.50
$276.75
$601.75
2 - 50 years
$1,113.00
$386.75
$841.75
51 and older
$636.75
$221.75
$481.75
0 - 1 year
Combination
Hunting Age Lowered

Effective July 1, 2014. The minimum age
to hunt big game will be lowered from
12 to 10. Youth younger than twelve
must be accompanied in the field by an
adult licensed to hunt in Idaho
2. Non-drivers must present: An Idaho identification card

issued by the Department of Transportation; or a combination
of two documents bearing your name and address but not
issued by yourself.
Examples include:
Home utility bills for the previous six months.
Rent receipts or mortgage statements for the previous six
months.
Notarized statement from an employer on business
letterhead.
Proof of voter registration dated six months prior.
For a minor child under 18, identification from a parent.
3. Military members: A member of the military service of the
United States or a foreign country, state national guard or Air
National Guard, together with spouse and children under 18
years of age, residing in his/her household, who have been
officially transferred, stationed, domiciled and on active duty
in the state of Idaho for a period of 30 days last preceding
application, as long as such assignment continues, is eligible to
purchase a resident license.
To show eligibility you need: A current Military Status
and Residency Affidavit signed by first sergeant, section
commander or commander; or a current request and
authorization for permanent change of station showing
a report no later than date within the last 60 days; or a
combination of two documents given in number two (2) above
dated thirty (30) days prior.
Anyone certified as eligible for federal supplemental income

(SSI), social security disability income (SSDI), railroad
retirement board disability, a nonservice-connected veterans
pension, or a service-connected veterans disability benefit
with 40 percent or more disability, may qualify for a disabled
license. Bring current year documentation when applying.
Disabled licenses may be purchased at Fish and Game offices,
selected license vendors (see website for list), and through the
mail.
1. Drivers must present: A valid Idaho drivers license and must

have been domiciled in the state of Idaho for the last six months
prior to purchasing a resident license, tag or permit.
This is a summary of residency requirements, for additional

details see Idaho Code 36-202(S) and 36-405; http://www.
legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title36/T36.htm or contact your
local fish and game office. Persons who do not qualify as
residents must purchase a nonresident license.
Hunting Passports
Hunting Passports are available only to first time hunters.
Anyone who has previously held a hunting license in any state
is not eligible. For more information, visit:
http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/licenses/?getPage=332
Hunting Passports are available at license vendors, online, via
phone, and Fish and Game regional offices. Cost is $1.75.
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Resident License, Tag and Permit Fees
Updated March 17, 2014. The amounts listed include all permits and application fees as of January 1, 2014.
Fees may change without notice. Licenses, permits, validations and tags expire December 31, except where noted.
Adult licenses: 18 years of age and older
Disabled Motor Vehicle Permit2,3 ....................................... 1.75
Sportsmans Package1 ..................................................... $124.25
Steelhead Permit or Steelhead Permit.............................. 12.75
Combination (3 year license) ......................................... $97.00
Two-Pole Permit ................................................................ 13.75
Combination Hunting and Fishing .................................. 33.50
Adult Tags
Disabled Combination (3 year license) ........................... 11.50
Deer .................................................................................... $19.75
Disabled Combination
Elk ........................................................................................ 30.75
SSI, SSDI, DAV .................................................................... 5.00
Pronghorn .......................................................................... 31.25
Military Furlough Combination ...................................... 17.50
Bear and second Bear................................................ each 11.50
Hunting (3 year license) .................................................... 34.75
Mountain Lion and second Mountain Lion........... each 11.50
Hunting ................................................................................ 12.75
Gray Wolf ................................................................... each 11.50
Fishing (3 year license) ...................................................... 73.75
Gray Wolf Trapping (expires June 30) .................... each 11.50
Fishing ................................................................................. 25.75
General Turkey ................................................................... 19.75
Disabled Fishing (3 year license)...................................... 11.50
Extra Turkey ............................................................... each 12.25
Disabled Fishing ................................................................... 5.00
Special Unit Turkey ......................................................each 5.00
Military Furlough Fishing ................................................ 17.50
Sandhill Crane ........................................................... each 15.00
Trapping2 (expires June 30) ............................................... 26.75
Moose, Bighorn Sheep, Mountain

Goat (controlled hunt tag only, does not include
application fee.) ................................................................ 166.75
Taxidermist/Furbuyer2 - 1 year (expires June 30) .......... 40.00

Taxidermist/Furbuyer2 - 5 year (expires June 30) ........ 176.75
Hunting Passport 6 (Junior or Adult) ............................... 1.75
Youth licenses
Sportsmans Package1 ..................................................... $124.25
Junior Combination (3 year license) ............................... 49.00
Junior Combination Hunting and Fishing (14-17) ........ 17.50
Junior Hunting 5 (10-17) (3 year license) ....................... 18.25
Junior Hunting 5 (10-17)...................................................... 7.25
Junior Fishing (14-17) (3 year license) ........................... 37.75
Junior Fishing (14-17) ....................................................... 13.75
Youth Trapping2 .................................................................... 7.25
Senior license 65 years and older (5 years residency prior
to license purchase required)
Senior Combination (3 year license) ............................... 31.75
Senior Combination Hunting and Fishing .................. $11.75
Permits and Validations
Archery Permit ................................................................. $18.25
Muzzleloader Permit .......................................................... 18.25
Hound Hunter Permit........................................................ 12.75
Bear Baiting Permit2 ........................................................... 12.75
WMA Pheasant Permit (17+ years) ........................ each 23.75
Sage/Sharp-tailed Grouse Permit ...................................... 4.75
Migratory Bird Permit ......................................................... 1.75
Disabled Archery Permit2,3 .................................................. 1.75
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Youth, Senior and DAV Tags4

Deer4 ................................................................................... $10.75
Elk4 ....................................................................................... 16.50
Bear and second Bear4 ................................................ each 6.75
General Turkey and extra Turkey4 .......................... each 10.75
Controlled Hunts
Resident Controlled Hunt Application .................. each $6.25
Turkey Controlled Hunt Permit ........................................ 7.75
Notes:
1
The sportsmans package includes deer, elk, turkey, bear, gray wolf
and mountain lion tags, and archery, muzzleloader, salmon and
steelhead permits.
2
Available only at Idaho Fish and Game offices.
Disability must be certified by a medical doctor on a Fish and Game form.
Must have a senior combination license, a junior combination or hunting

license, a Junior Hunting Passport, or a DAV combination license.
4
5
Effective July 1, 2014 the minimum age to hunt big game will be
lowered from 12 to 10. A 9-year old may buy a license to apply for
a controlled hunt tag, but he or she must be 10 years old at the time
of the hunt. All youth younger than twelve must be accompanied in
the field by an adult license holder close enough to be within normal
conversation or hearing range without shouting or the aid of electronic
devices.
Anyone hunting with this license must be accompanied in the field by

an adult license holder close enough to be within normal conversation
or hearing range without shouting or the aid of electronic devices.
Three-year Licenses (expires Dec. 31 of third year)
Nonresident License, Tag and Permit Fees

Adult licenses: 18 years of age and older
Adult Tags
Combination (3 year license) ....................................... $716.50
Deer (Regular or White-tailed) .................................. .$301.75
Combination Hunting and Fishing .............................. $240.00
Elk ....................................................................................... 416.75
Hunting (3 year license) .................................................. 460.75
Pronghorn ........................................................................ 311.75
Hunting .............................................................................. 154.75

(A nonresident hunting license includes three-day fishing
at no extra charge)
Bear ................................................................................... 186.00
Small Game Hunting (Not valid for the first five days of
pheasant season) ................................................................. 97.75
Reduced Bear and second Bear ............................... each 31.75

Mountain Lion ................................................................. 186.00
Reduced and second Mountain Lion ...................... each 31.75
Three-Day Nonresident Small Game Hunting

(Not valid for the first five days of pheasant season) ..... 35.50
Gray Wolf.................................................................... each 31.75
Nongame Hunting .............................................................. 35.50
Turkey and extra Turkey .......................................... each 80.00
Shooting Preserve Hunting ............................................... 23.75
Special Unit Turkey .....................................................each 5.00
Fishing (3 year license) .................................................... 291.25
Sandhill Crane ........................................................... each 15.00
Season Fishing ................................................................... 98.25

Daily Fishing (first day) ..................................................... 12.75
Each consecutive day at initial time of purchase add ..... 6.00
Moose, Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Goat

(Controlled hunt tag only, does not include
application fee.) .......................................................... $2,101.75
Three-day Salmon/Steelhead
(includes three-day general fishing license).................... 37.50
Junior Mentored Tags4

Deer (Regular, White-tailed)4 ......................................... $23.75
Trapping1 (expires June 30) ............................................. 301.75
Elk4 ....................................................................................... 39.75
Taxidermist/Furbuyer1 (expires June 30) ..................... 170.00
Bear and second Bear4 .............................................. each 23.75
Hunting Passport 2 (Junior or Adult) ................................ 1.75
Turkey and extra Turkey4 ........................................ each 19.75
Junior Mentored & Youth Licenses
Controlled Hunt
Junior Mentor Hunting (10-17) (3 year license) .......... 91.75
Controlled Hunt Application ........................................ $14.75
Junior Mentored Hunting2 (10-17) ............................. $31.75
Turkey Controlled Hunt Permit ....................................... 7.75
Junior Fishing (under 18) (3 year license) ...................... 61.75
Notes:
Junior Fishing (under 18) .................................................. 21.75
These licenses and permits are only available at Idaho Fish and
Game offices.
Permits and Validations

Archery Permit ................................................................ .$20.00
Muzzleloader Permit .......................................................... 20.00
Hound Hunter Permit1 ................................................... 169.75
Bear Baiting Permit1 ........................................................... 31.75
WMA Pheasant Permit (17+ yrs) ............................ each 51.75
Sage/Sharp-tailed Grouse Permit ...................................... 4.75
Migratory Bird Permit ......................................................... 4.75
Handicapped Archery Permit1, 3 ........................................ 1.75
Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit1, 3 .............................. 1.75
Salmon Permit .................................................................... 25.75
Steelhead Permit ................................................................. 25.75
Two-Pole Permit ................................................................. 15.50
Gray Wolf Trapping (expires June 30) .................... each 31.75
Effective July 1, 2014 the minimum age to hunt big game will be
lowered from 12 to 10. Anyone hunting with this license must be
accompanied in the field by an adult license holder close enough to
be within normal conversation or hearing range without shouting or
the aid of electronic devices.
2
3
Disability must be certified by a medical doctor on a Fish and
Game form.
4
Must have a junior mentored hunting license or Junior Hunting
Passport. The accompanying adult must have a tag(s) for the same
species. The junior mentored deer and elk tags are not valid for bear,
gray wolf or mountain lion. Price not valid for leftover nonresident,
general season deer or elk tags purchased as second tags.
Note: Nonresident lifetime license holders must buy tags, if

available, at Fish and Game offices when nonresident deer and elk
tags are sold out.
For licenses not listed here, please visit our web page at:
http://fishandgame.idaho.gov.
Three-year Licenses (expires Dec. 31 of third year)
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Rules booklets, nonresident license applications:

automatically receive an application form for the following

U. S. Forest Service Boise National Forest:

Bureau of Land Management Idaho Office:

Idaho Fish and Game Commission

To Buy a License, Tag or Permit:

Bob Barowsky, Chairman - Southwest

In person, go to any Idaho Fish and Game office or

By credit card, within the United States call

Idaho Department of Fish and Game

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Commercial licenses, duplicate tags, documents that

600 S. Walnut St., P.O. Box 25

Sharon Kiefer - Jim Unsworth

2885 W. Kathleen Ave., Coeur dAlene ID 83815

Clearwater Region .................................208-799-5010

Southwest Region ...................................208-465-8465

McCall Subregion ................................... 208-634-8137

To report wildlife crimes, call Citizens

Magic Valley Region ..............................208-324-4359

Southeast Region .....................................208-232-4703

Upper Snake Region ..............................208-525-7290

Salmon Region......................................... 208-756-2271

Idaho Fish and Game offices are open 8 a.m. to 5

Refer to the map on pages 84 and 85 to find an area to

Big game hunting in Idaho is regulated by numbered game

There have been changes to several elk management zones.

Three Year License

Note on licenses and tags:

Helicopter Surveys: Hunters may encounter

See details inside!

Idaho Department of Fish and Game

Key Dates in 2014

Hunter Responsibilities and Notes

Idaho Administrative Procedures Act: http://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/13/index.html

Mandatory Hunting Report

For Deer, Elk

Citizens Against Poaching (CAP)

To report wildlife violators in Idaho by telephone: 1-800-632-5999.

2014 Deer Hunting Seasons

Hunters with valid Idaho licenses and tags in their possession

How many deer can I harvest? In general,

Effective July 1, 2014 the minimum age to hunt big game

Attention Deer Hunters!

Antlered deer: Deer with at least one antler longer

Two-point deer: Deer with no more than two points

Legal Deer in Two-Point

Species identification: In seasons restricted to mule

Archery and Muzzleloader Permits

Any person hunting in an archery only season, including

Nonresident Deer and Elk Tags