Commission Sets Seasons for Trophy Species
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The Fish and Game Commission has set seasons for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goats for 2015. The new rules will include the following changes:
Panhandle Region
- Add 20 additional antlered moose tags and additional hunting opportunity for antlerless moose hunts.
Clearwater Region
- Extend season for bighorn sheep late controlled hunt in Unit 17.
- Split mountain goat hunt area creating two hunts and adding 2 tags.
Southwest Region
- Add new hunt for bighorn sheep controlled hunt with 2 tags in Hunt Area 19A.
- Reallocate tags for California bighorn sheep controlled hunts in 2 hunt areas.
Magic Valley Region
- Add a new controlled hunt for 1 antlered moose.
Southeast Region
- Add an archery only controlled hunt with 2 tags for moose, reorganize hunt areas and reduce antlered moose tags by 2.
- Reallocate controlled hunts for antlerless moose, reorganize hunt areas and reduce tags by 5.
Upper Snake
- No Changes
Salmon Region
- Expand hunt area 29 to include Unit 37 for antlered moose controlled hunts.
- Combine bighorn sheep hunt areas 28-2 and 28-3.
Specifics of these changes will be available in the new rules brochure available at license vendors, Fish and Game offices and online by the end of February.