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Quail General Any Weapon Season
Management Area 1
Unlimited Tags
9/21/2019 - 1/31/2020
- Species
- Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
- California Quail (Callipepla californica)
- Either-sex Bobwhite & California Quail
- Either sex may be taken.
- Shotgun or Archery
- 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
Daily bag limit of 10 in the aggregate. Possession limit 30 in the aggregate.
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Management Area 1
- Ada, Adams, Benewah, Blaine, Boise, Bonner, Boundary, Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Clearwater, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Idaho, Jerome, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Lincoln, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Owyhee, Payette, Shoshone, Twin Falls, Valley, and Washington Counties. Area Size: 35,063,909 acres
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Resident Tags and Permits
- Falconry Permit* (Valid for 3 years from purchase year)
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
NonResident Tags and Permits
- Falconry Permit* (Valid for 3 years from purchase year)
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
A valid hunting license is required for all hunting and trapping activities.
* Indicates this item is optional.
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. Forest Service (USFS) 13,393,154 acres 38.2% |
Private 10,402,602 acres 29.7% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 8,099,680 acres 23.1% |
State of Idaho 1,725,419 acres 4.9% |
U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 319,899 acres 0.9% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 273,245 acres 0.8% |
Other 246,994 acres 0.7% |
State of Idaho 162,434 acres 0.5% |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 137,615 acres 0.4% |
U.S. Military 126,208 acres 0.4% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 98,234 acres 0.3% |
State of Idaho 27,197 acres 0.1% |
U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 20,044 acres 0.1% |
U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 6,295 acres 0% |
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 4,525 acres 0% |
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 4,079 acres 0% |
Other 234 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.
- Mica Creek Drainage on St. Joe River
- Hugas Creek & St. Joe River Basin
- Paddock Valley Reservoir
- Sturgill Creek
- Letha - Payette River Access
- Rinker Rock Creek Ranch
- Windy Wheat, LLC
- 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 1,562,431 acres 4.5% of hunt
- Selway Bitterroot Wilderness 1,092,240 acres 3.1% of hunt
- Owyhee River Wilderness 272,397 acres 0.8% of hunt
- Gospel Hump Wilderness 205,589 acres 0.6% of hunt
- Sawtooth Wilderness 163,141 acres 0.5% of hunt
- Bruneau-Jarbridge Rivers Wilderness 94,853 acres 0.3% of hunt
- Hells Canyon Wilderness 86,379 acres 0.2% 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 0.1% of hunt
- Pole Creek Wilderness 13,405 acres 0% of hunt