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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.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is the State of Wyoming's state agency charged with stewardship of the state's fish, game, and wildlife resources. The department sets fish and game regulations, including issuance of hunting and fishing licenses and enforcement of state regulations throughout the state.
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 tribes have re-established populations of big game, such as moose, wolf, elk, mule deer, whitetail deer, bighorn sheep and pronghorn antelope, and have passed hunting regulations to conserve these species. [22] Greater Sage-Grouse on Wind River Reservation [23]
The elk herd survives the hard winters of Jackson Hole through a supplementary feeding program [1] and a lottery-based, permitted hunting program. [2] The elk have antlers which are shed each year- the Boy Scouts of America have been collecting the antlers under permit since 1968 [3] and selling them at auction, under agreement that 75% of the proceeds are returned to the refuge, where they ...
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.
Caribou National Forest, the smaller and more southerly of the two, is located in southeastern Idaho, western Wyoming, and northern Utah, and has a total area of 987,221 acres (3,995 km 2). There are local ranger district offices located in Montpelier, Pocatello, and Soda Springs in Idaho.
The Savage Run Wilderness is located in south central Wyoming in the United States. Entirely within Medicine Bow National Forest, the wilderness was designated in 1978 in an effort to protect vital rangeland for a large elk population. U.S. Wilderness Areas do not allow motorized or mechanized vehicles, including bicycles.