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Sage-Grouse General Any Weapon Season
Management Area 2
Unlimited Tags
9/16/2018 - 9/22/2018
- Species
- Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
- Either-sex Sage-Grouse
- Either sex may be taken.
- Shotgun, Archery or Falconry
- No person shall take upland game birds:
- Except wild turkey, from one-half (1/2) hour after sunset to one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise. Wild turkey shall not be taken between sunset and one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise.
- With a trap, snare, net, crossbow, or firearms EXCEPT a shotgun using shells not exceeding three and one-half (3-1/2) inches maximum length, slingshot, hand-held or thrown missiles, EXCEPT forest grouse. Forest grouse shall not be taken with a trap, snare, net, or crossbow. Crossbow may be used to take forest grouse by a person who possesses a Disabled Persons Archery Hunting Permit or a Special Weapon Reasonable Modification Hunting Permit authorizing use of a crossbow or by a person hunting in an area where crossbow is a lawful method of take for big game.
- From any watercraft.
- By the use or aid of any electronic call.
- By the aid of baiting. Bait is defined as any substance placed to attract upland game birds.
- When hunting on Wildlife Management Areas where pheasants are stocked without wearing at least thirty-six (36) square inches of visible hunter orange above the waist.
In addition to the methods listed above, wild turkey may not be taken:- With lead shot exceeding BB size.
- With steel shot exceeding T size.
- By the use of dogs, except during fall hunts.
- Restrictions
One-bird daily bag limit, two in possession.
Wings collected from harvested birds provide important biological data. If you see a wing barrel, please deposit one wing from each bird you harvest. We also collect wings at check stations and through a mail-in wing survey. If you would like to participate in our wing envelope program, call 208-334-2920.
Sage/Sharp-tailed Grouse Permit Validation: Any person hunting sage-grouse or sharp-tailed grouse must have in possession a valid hunting license with a sage/sharp-tailed grouse permit validation at $4.75.
Identify Your Target! Is it a Sage-grouse or a Sharp-tailed Grouse? Sage-grouse and sharp-tailed grouse can occur in the same areas in south-central and eastern Idaho. Hunting season for these species do not overlap. The sharp-tailed grouse hunting season is October 1 to October 31.
Refer to the Upland Game, Furbearer and Turkey Season Rules for general upland gamebird rules, license and permit information. See Page 7-9 for important grouse identification information.
- Management Area 2
- Butte, Camas, Clark, Fremont, Gooding, Jefferson, Jerome, Lemhi, Lincoln, Madison, Minidoka, and Teton counties; Bannock and Power counties north of I-86 and Bannock County west of I-15; Bingham County west of I-15; Blaine County, except within the Salmon River drainage; Bonneville County west of I-15 and north of US Hwy 26; Cassia County west of I-84 nad north of I-86; Custer County, except within the Salmon River drainage upstream from and including Valley Creek; Elmore County east and south of US Hwy 20 and north of I-84 from Exit 95 east to the county line; Oneida County west of I-84; Owyhee County and Twin Falls County Area Size: 24,973,130 acres
Resident Tags and Permits
- Sage/Sharp-tailed Grouse Permit
- Falconry Permit* (Valid for 3 years from purchase year)
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
NonResident Tags and Permits
- Sage/Sharp-tailed Grouse Permit
- Falconry Permit* (Valid for 3 years from purchase year)
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
Where to purchase
Learn more about IDFG Licenses, Tags & Permits
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.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 9,770,127 acres 39.1% |
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 6,578,922 acres 26.3% |
Private 5,957,442 acres 23.9% |
State of Idaho 963,221 acres 3.9% |
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 560,931 acres 2.2% |
U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 510,793 acres 2% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 194,995 acres 0.8% |
U.S. Military 116,594 acres 0.5% |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 69,300 acres 0.3% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 63,275 acres 0.3% |
State of Idaho 49,834 acres 0.2% |
Other 48,590 acres 0.2% |
U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 28,027 acres 0.1% |
Other 27,281 acres 0.1% |
State of Idaho 21,013 acres 0.1% |
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 5,002 acres 0% |
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 4,525 acres 0% |
U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 53 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.
- Rinker Rock Creek Ranch
- Little Fish Creek Grazing Assoc.
- Telfer Inc.
- Robert Gardner
- Pleasant Valley Grazing Association
- Bob Ivie Property
- Janss Farms
Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
- Frank Church - River of No Return Wilderness 795,567 acres 3.2% of hunt
- Owyhee River Wilderness 272,397 acres 1.1% of hunt
- Bruneau-Jarbridge Rivers Wilderness 94,853 acres 0.4% of hunt
- Big Jacks Creek Wilderness 56,546 acres 0.2% of hunt
- Little Jacks Creek Wilderness 54,935 acres 0.2% of hunt
- North Fork Owyhee Wilderness 44,684 acres 0.2% of hunt
- Pole Creek Wilderness 13,405 acres 0.1% of hunt
- Sawtooth Wilderness 26 acres 0% of hunt