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Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area at 31,000 acres (130 km 2) is an Idaho wildlife management area in Fremont County near the town of St. Anthony. [1] The WMA was established in 1947 when the Chapman Ranch was acquired with federal funds. [2]
This is a list of Idaho wildlife management areas. The U.S. state of Idaho current has 32 wildlife management areas, all managed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game . Wildlife management areas (WMA) are established to protect habitat for wildlife and provide opportunities for hunting, fishing, and other public enjoyment of wildlife.
The Zone of Death is the 50-square-mile (130 km 2) area in the Idaho section of Yellowstone National Park in which, as a result of a reported loophole in the Constitution of the United States, a person may be able to theoretically avoid conviction for any major crime, up to and including murder.
The ranch is bigger than Yosemite National Park in California (762,000 acres), and more than twice as big as Wyoming’s Grand Teton (310,000 acres) and Utah’s Canyonlands (338,000).
The property was acquired with the donations of $100,00 from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, $100,000 from Trout Unlimited, and $287,000 in mitigation funds from the Bonneville Power Administration. The WMA includes a meadow near the South Fork of the Clearwater River. [3] White-tailed deer, moose, and elk are often found in the meadow. [4]
The park's acreage was owned by Union Pacific Railroad investors from 1902 to 1977, serving as a cattle ranch and private retreat for the Harriman and Guggenheim families. [3] It was deeded to Idaho for free in 1977 by Roland and W. Averell Harriman , whose insistence that the state have a professional park managing service helped prompt the ...
Map of Idaho showing location of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. The Frank Church—River of No Return Wilderness Area is a protected wilderness area in Idaho. [2] It was created in 1980 by the United States Congress and renamed in 1984 as the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area in honor of U.S. Senator Frank Church.
Preserves expansive wildlife habitat, a historic ranch, and fly fishing in Henrys Fork within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Hells Gate State Park: Idaho: 960 390: 733 223: 1973: Contains the mouth of Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon in North America. Henrys Lake State Park: Fremont: 585 237: 6,470 1,970: 1973