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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 land area is approximately 2.2 million acres (3,438 sq mi; 8,903 km 2), and the total area (land and water) is 3,532.01 square miles (9,147.9 km 2). The reservation constitutes just over one-third of Fremont County and over one-fifth of Hot Springs County. [7] The 2000 census reported the population of Fremont County as 40,237.
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 ]
North American hunting pre-dates the United States by thousands of years and was an important part of many pre-Columbian Native American cultures. Native Americans retain some hunting rights and are exempt from some laws as part of Indian treaties and otherwise under federal law [1] —examples include eagle feather laws and exemptions in the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
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 ...
Customers can book time at the Texas billionaires’ Idaho properties, paying around $4,300 for hunting and $82 for activities like bird watching and wildlife photography.
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 non-hunting season for elk is from late winter to early fall. During this non-hunting season the cow elk are giving birth to calves while the bull elk are preparing to grow back a new set of antlers. [5] Although all states control most hunting seasons and regulations, the season for migratory waterfowl is controlled by the federal government.