IDFG - Panhandle Regional Office
2885 W. Kathleen Ave.
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83815
Updated 7/8/2025 11:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
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| Time | |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m. | Commissioner Field Tour – Coeur d' Alene |
| 5:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:00 p.m. | Public Meeting Panhandle Regional Office 2885 W. Kathleen Ave. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83815 |
Thursday, July 17, 2025
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| Time | Agenda Item | Description | Related materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | 1. | Opening Comments –Chairman Dave Bobbitt | |
| 8:10 a.m. | 2. | Agenda Changes (Action) –Chairman Dave Bobbitt | |
| 8:15 a.m. | 3. | Review of Public Comment –Chairman Bobbitt and Director Fredericks | |
| 8:35 a.m. | 4. | Consent Calendar (Action) a. Minutes b. Financial Report c. Winter Feeding Advisory Committee Appointments | |
| 5. | Action Items for Commission Approval (Action Requested by Department) | ||
| 8:50 a.m. | 5A. | Non-Resident Tag Draw Framework & Tag Issuance –Tara Reichert, Automated System Manager | Download Goldsheet |
| 9:10 a.m. | 5B. | Rulemaking (Action) –Amber Worthington, Deputy Director | |
| 9:40 a.m. | 5C. | 2026 Outfitter Allocation and Non-resident Tags (Action) –Rick Ward, State Wildlife Manager | Download Goldsheet |
| 10:00 a.m. | BREAK | ||
| 10:15 a.m. | 5D. | Sage-grouse Season Setting (Action) –Jennifer Struthers, Wildlife Staff Biologist | Download Goldsheet |
| 10:35 a.m. | 5E. | Sage-grouse Discount Order #25-19 – Falconry (Action) –Jennifer Struthers, Wildlife Staff Biologist | Download Goldsheet |
| 10:45 a.m. | 5F. | Mountain Goat Management Plan (Action) –Hollie Miyasaki, Wildlife Staff Biologist | Download Goldsheet |
| 11:05 a.m. | 5G. | Release of Bighorn Sheep Auction and Lottery Tags for Auction/Lottery (Action) –Hollie Miyasaki, Wildlife Staff Biologist | |
| 11:15 a.m. | 5H. | Elk Controlled Hunt Area 36A-3 Addition (Action) –Rick Ward, State Wildlife Manager | Download Goldsheet |
| 11:25 a.m. | 5I. | CWD Management (Action) –Stacey Dauwalter, Wildlife Health Program Coordinator | Download Goldsheet |
| 11:45 a.m. | 5J. | Duck Hunter Survey and Zone Changes (Action) –Jeff Knetter, Upland/Migratory Game Bird Coordinator | Download Goldsheet |
| 12:00 p.m. | LUNCH | ||
| 1:00 p.m. | 5K. | Recipients of the Commission Community Challenge Grant (Action) –Ellary TuckerWilliams | |
| 1:05 p.m. | 5L. | FY27 Budget Forecast (Action) –Jon Oswald, Bureau Chief, Administration | Download Goldsheet |
| 1:40 p.m. | 6. | Idaho Code Clean-up –Amber Worthington, Deputy Director | Download Goldsheet |
| 1:50 p.m. | 7. | Wolf Population Estimation –Matt Mumma, Wildlife Research Manager | Download Goldsheet |
| 2:20 p.m. | 8. | Hatchery Program Overview –Beau Gunter, Hatchery Program Manager | Download Goldsheet |
| 2:40 p.m. | 9. | Kootenai River Fish Research –Sean Wilson, Principal Fisheries Research Biologist | Download Goldsheet |
| 3:00 p.m. | BREAK | ||
| 3:15 p.m | 10. | Director’s Report –Director Fredericks | |
| 3:30 p.m. | 11. | Commissioner Reports –Commissioners | |
| 3:45 p.m. | 12. | Planning for Next Meeting –Chairman Bobbitt | |
| 3:50 p.m. | 13. | Executive Session I.C. 74-206 (c) (f) (Action Item -votes for convening/ending session; no final action will occur in executive session.) | |
| 13.A. | Litigation Position (Action) | ||
| 5:00 p.m. | ADJOURN |
Meetings of the Commission during field trips and catered meals are open to public attendance, but additional arrangements may be involved for those who wish to attend. For more information on such arrangements, please contact Elizabeth Page at (208) 287-2764. During field trips and catered meals, the Commission may engage in brainstorming activities and informal discussions of regional and general interest, but the Commission will not take up any item for action.
Individuals with disabilities may request meeting accommodations by contacting the Idaho Department of Fish and Game Director's Office at (208) 334-5159 or through the Idaho Relay Service at 1-800-368-6185 (TDD).