FVWM as well as these States needs to brought into Court for in essence offering a bounty as well as increasing hunting pressure with a higher dollar amount in other areas of the state. They are also increasing their reward amounts during the welping season, which in and of itself needs to be outlawed. Will you help Us take them to Court please?
Illegal practices by a so-called nonprofit as well as Idaho Fish and Game Dept
F4WM has removed 415+ wolves with just over $225,000 membership and sponsor dollars, with zero tax funding. That’s less than $550 per wolf, solely funded by Sportsmen and concerned citizens. Without the F4WM program, the US Dept of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services, would have to be employed through the Idaho Wolf Control Board to remove the same wolves. Their average expense to investigate livestock depredations and remove problem wolves averaged $9005 per wolf in 2016, and $8003 per wolf in early 2017, much of which is funded by Idaho tax dollars.
Harvest Reimbursement
We work with Sportsmen and Idahos Predator Biologist to determine what areas Idaho Ungulates (Moose, Elk, & Deer) have been most negatively impacted by wolf predation. We then designate reimbursement zones based on those and other factors. December 1st to March 31st have proven to require more time, energy and financial investment for hunters to be successful. Where as a person may stumble upon a wolf while Elk or Deer hunting during the fall hunting season with very little invested. At the same time, Trappers consistently spend more due to mandatory trap check times, which require more time in the field. For these reasons we designate reimbursement amounts accordingly.
2018 / 2019 Season Reimbursement Amounts
Statewide
Any legally trapped Idaho wolf $500
Any legally hunted Idaho wolf $250
Any legally hunted Idaho wolf December 1–March 31 $500
Increased Reimbursement Zones
(All Panhandle units and all units not meeting IDFG Elk objectives.)
(Valid for all trapped wolves. Valid for all hunted wolves December 1–March 31.)
$750 Per Wolf
| Panhandle Region Units | 1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7,9 |
| Dworshak | 10a |
| Elk City | 14,15,16 |
| Selway | 16a,17,19,20 |
| Middle Fork | 20a,26,27 |
| Sawtooth | 33,34,35,36 |
$1,000 Per Wolf
| Lolo units | 10 & 12 |
The Reimbursement Process
There are two main requirements to be eligible for reimbursement.
Upon harvesting, send us a copy of your expense receipts for the amount you wish to be reimbursed for (up to the amount offered for the unit your harvest took place in).
Include with your receipts a copy of your Idaho Fish and Game check in slip proving it was a legal harvest.
When you meet those 2 requirements, we process your reimbursement and send you a check. You keep the Wolf