Commission Sets Seasons for Trophy Species

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.