Proof that Idaho’s Own Fish and Game Department… They need to stop blaming WOLVES!!! Last year was the largest deer harvest since 1992 and the largest elk harvest since 2005. This fall’s harvests could match or top last year’s depending on the number of hunters, weather and other hunting conditions. DEER OUTLOOK Hunters harvested 61,200 whitetail and mule deer in …
Money to deter wolf attacks goes unclaimed in Idaho
Solid Proof that Idaho Cattle Ranchers would rather complain than take appropriate measures to prevent further fatalities… Due to lack of interest from ranchers, little has been spent from a $108,000 fund administered by the state of Idaho to prevent wolf depredation on livestock. Judging by public comments made during the Idaho Fish and Game Commission’s quarterly meeting at …
Idaho’s Wolf Hunts
23 hours ago • LARRY HYSLOP (0) Comments Idaho’s wolf hunts are nearing the middle of their seasons. The state is divided into 13 wolf management zones that were created based on existing elk management zones. Many of these hunts in specific zones started their seasons last summer and are either year-around or end in late spring of 2016. As of Nov.19, 89 …
Biologist changing way wolves are tracked
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has hired a new wildlife biologist, specializing in carnivores, who will help the agency transition from monitoring wolf populations using radio collars to using scat analysis and remote cameras. COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Dave Ausband has been given the job of implementing a new and more accurate approach to tracking and counting …