Goose General Any Weapon Season

Management Area 2
Unlimited Tags

10/29/2016 - 1/13/2017

Species
Snow Goose or Blue Goose (Chen caerulescens)
Ross's Goose (Chen rossii)
Either-sex Light Goose
Either sex may be taken.
Short-Range Weapons
Muzzleloader, Archery, Crossbow, Shotgun or Handgun.

Restrictions

Daily Bag Limit: 20, Possession Limit: 60

Closures: In the Southwest Region, Fort Boise and Payetter River WMAs and that portion of Roswell Marsh Wildlife Habitat Area south of State Highway 18, and the Snake River Islands Unit of the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge will be closed February 1 - March 10, 2016.

Management Area 2
Light Goose 2 Area Size: 1,500,221 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 53 56 63 68 68A 70 73 73A

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Federal Migratory Bird Stamp (ducks, geese)
  • Federal Migratory Game Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) Validation (dove, duck, goose, coot, sandhill crane, and common snipe)
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Federal Migratory Game Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) Validation (dove, duck, goose, coot, sandhill crane, and common snipe)
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

A valid hunting license is required for all hunting and trapping activities.
* Indicates this item is optional.

Where to purchase

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Surface Management

For government land, these data show the managing agency of the land, which may or not be the same as the owning agency.

Graph illustrating 52.56 percent Private 788,507 acres   52.6%
Graph illustrating 30.7 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 460,592 acres   30.7%
Graph illustrating 6.74 percent State of Idaho 101,093 acres   6.7%
Graph illustrating 4.34 percent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 65,135 acres   4.3%
Graph illustrating 2.37 percent U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 35,546 acres   2.4%
Graph illustrating 2.37 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 35,542 acres   2.4%
Graph illustrating 0.43 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 6,490 acres   0.4%
Graph illustrating 0.26 percent Other 3,975 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.14 percent State of Idaho 2,171 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.04 percent State of Idaho 545 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0.02 percent U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 360 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 147 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0.01 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 115 acres   0%
Graph illustrating 0 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 4 acres   0%

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Land management via Inside Idaho

Access Yes! Properties

Access Yes! is Fish and Game program designed to improve hunting and fishing access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners who provide access.

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.