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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.
Big Cottonwood Wildlife Management Area at 814 acres (3.29 km 2) is an Idaho wildlife management area in Cassia County northwest of the town of Oakley. [1] The land for the WMA was purchased in 1993 by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and had previously been a cattle ranch and farm for nearly 100 years.
Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area at 115,000 acres (470 km 2) is an Idaho wildlife management area in Nez Perce County along the Snake River in southern Lewiston. [1] The WMA is cooperatively managed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the Bureau of Land Management .
Cecil D. Andrus Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is a 23,908 acres (96.75 km 2) Idaho wildlife management area in Washington County, 18 miles (29 km) from Cambridge, Idaho. [1] The WMA was formed in 1993, when the Mellon Foundation purchased the Hillman Ranch and deeded it to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game for wildlife conservation . [ 2 ]
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game was established by the Idaho Legislature in 1899. The department was previously managed by a warden. In 1973, the department was reorganized, dividing the state into six regions and creating the position of state supervisor to manage the department. [1]
The department’s 2022-23 Big Game Report shows a record-smashing total white-tailed deer harvest of 134,158, which firmly eclipsed the previous record of 126,290 in 2020, presumed at the time to ...
Fort Boise Lake Wildlife Management Area at 1,630 acres (6.6 km 2) is an Idaho wildlife management area in Canyon County near Parma. [1] It was established in 1956 when 330 acres (130 ha) were deeded to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game by Idaho Power Company.
The WMA is managed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) but consists of land owned by IDFG, the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, Army Corps of Engineers, and Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation. [2] The first land for the WMA was purchased in 1943, and the mission of the WMA is to conserve mule deer and elk wintering ...