Sage-Grouse General Any Weapon Season

Management Area 2
Unlimited Tags

9/21/2019 - 9/27/2019

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
  • Cassia County south and west of Interstate
  • Oneida County west of Interstate
  • Owyhee County south and east of the Mud Flat-Juniper Mountain Road
  • Twin Falls County
Area Size: 6,790,784 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: 38 41 42 46 47 53 54 55 57

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*

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.

Graph illustrating 54.24 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 3,683,530 acres   54.2%
Graph illustrating 20.08 percent Private 1,363,411 acres   20.1%
Graph illustrating 6.58 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 446,656 acres   6.6%
Graph illustrating 3.78 percent State of Idaho 256,560 acres   3.8%
Graph illustrating 2.14 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 145,276 acres   2.1%
Graph illustrating 1.7 percent U.S. Military 115,709 acres   1.7%
Graph illustrating 0.42 percent U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 28,243 acres   0.4%
Graph illustrating 0.18 percent U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 12,406 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.07 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 4,557 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.07 percent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 4,525 acres   0.1%

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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.