History
The Southwest Region has a long history of big game winter feeding efforts. The Winter Feeding Advisory Committee, made up of several citizen volunteers, continues to meet and review current winter conditions and evaluate needs to declare more winter feeding emergencies based on factors outlined in Fish and Game rule and policy as per IC36-123. The last emergency winter feeding operation was conducted in the winter of 2007/2008, when elk and deer were fed because of severe winter weather conditions in Garden Valley and the Lowman area.
January 30, 2017 status report
- Garden Valley: There are 14 active feed sites in Garden Valley and Fish and Game is working with a private landowner to begin feeding about 100 elk on private land in Garden Valley
- Weiser: Fish and Game is feeding approximately 300 elk on Weiser Flats and planning to set up an elk feeding site in Weiser Cove area, as well as a deer feeding site in the same area.
- Cambridge: Transporting elk pellets to private landowner and will begin to feed more than 200 elk on his property.
- Council: Working with private landowner to provide feed for an elk feeding operation on his property.
- Emmett: Working through logistics to begin feeding deer on private land where F&G has been trying to address depredations.