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Idaho wolf hunt

  • Fish and Game director wants expanded wolf hunting

    Ken Cole

    Trapping of wolves may begin in Idaho next year. Unsurprisingly, Cal Groen wants more wolves to be killed in the Lolo Zone and other places. Trapping is also being considered for next year. Fish and Game director wants expanded wolf hunting Associated Press

  • Middle Fork Salmon River wolf hunting zone now closed

    Ken Cole

    The Middle Fork zone had a limit of 17 wolves. That is roughly 1/3 of the population estimated to be there. So far there have been 146 wolves killed in the hunt in Idaho. http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/hunt/wolf/quota.cfm Of note is the death of wolf Y239 which was a disperser from the Greater Yellowstone wolf population and the…

  • Eagle man cited for poaching a wolf outside a designated hunting zone

    Ken Cole

    Hunter reportedly shot the wolf from the road Eagle man cited for poaching a wolf outside a designated hunting zone Idaho Statesman

  • Federal judge says gray wolf hunts can continue

    Ken Cole

    Judge also indicates that delisting opponents may prevail in larger case. New Expanded story. Federal judge says gray wolf hunts can continue. Good chance plaintiffs may win in the end. By Matthew Brown. AP Here is the judge’s actual ruling.pdf Newer stories. 9/10. Wolf hunt will go on for now, court says. But the judge…

  • Idaho Mountain Express’ news story on the wolf hunt

    Ralph Maughan

    The Mountain Express is central Idaho’s major weekly newspaper. It is published in the Wood River Valley, where a fair number of fairly rich people live amongst the larger population. This makes the area a target for “populist conservatives” who think that wealth means liberalism. At any rate, here is their local look at the…

  • Idaho wolf hunting map and success

    Ralph Maughan

    IDFG produces map to show wolf tag quota and zone, plus current tags filled- The URL is http://www.fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/hunt/wolf/quota.cfm Unfortunately, so far they are not keeping it up to date. We expect that they will (meaning should be required to).

  • News Release: ID Fish and Game commission adopts wolf hunting rules

    Ralph Maughan

    Here is the news release from the Idaho Fish and Game Commission on their wolf hunt decision. Notice that they could start their second year of “wolf management” on Jan. 1 by merely extending the wolf hunt season and reduce their newly lowered population minimum, even further. – – – – – – Date: May…

  • Idaho Fish and Game commissioners spite department biologist's own recommendation – raise limit 100 over

    Brian Ertz

    It’s higher than the initial proposal, giving some indication of the commission’s temperament. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game Commission has set the limit at what the Statesman claims might mean the killing of 500 wolves : Fish and Game commissioners set limit for 2008 wolf hunt – Idaho Statesman As is noted in…

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