The Dworshak Elk Working Group and its members

During past season setting open house public meetings and online commenting period, Fish and Game staff were reminded of the amount of passion that lies with hunters in the Dworshak zone. The Dworshak Zone has seen elk population declines and varying public opinions were provided to staff during the public comment period on how elk should be managed in this zone. Fish and Game saw this interest and are responding by organizing a working group to address the future of elk management in the Dworshak zone. 

This working group has been named the “Dworshak Elk Working Group”.  The purpose is to develop proposal ideas for the 2025-26 season setting. The proposals developed by the working group will be presented to the public. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will use this input to help set seasons into the future. 

To select members of this group, an email was sent to all Unit 10A hunters that hunted the unit within the past 3 years.  Interested individuals were invited to apply to be a part of the group. From the list of applicants, a group of individuals were interviewed by a selection committee. The selection committee took into consideration who would be the best fit to represent 3 hunter types (rifle, muzzleloader and archery).

Other stakeholder groups represented in this group include individuals that are influenced by fall hunting in Dworshak area (landowners, outfitters and sportsperson groups). 

Members of this working group have been selected and will meet several times between now and fall 2024 to learn and discuss the issues surrounding elk management. Each of the 12 members, who they represent, and their contact information is listed below.  If you have ideas you would like this working group to consider, you are encouraged to contact them and let them know your thoughts.  

The next meeting will be held May 23rd starting at 6:15pm PST. Follow this zoom link if you would like to listen in: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83289357711?pwd=bDHx7MxzkUYiUkVmRiiY84QurHYevt.1