Annual Fish and Game Fur Auction Set for April

The Idaho Fish and Game annual Hide and Fur Auction will be at the Fish and Game region office in Jerome, starting at 9 a.m. April 25. The spring auction, also known as the "Fur Sale," will be Saturday, April 25, at the Magic Valley region office, 324 South 417 East, Jerome, Idaho. Items include hides, furs, antlers, horns, but no wolves this year. A taxidermist-furbuyer license is required in advance to bid on bear parts, mountain lion parts or any furbearer for anyone in the business of buying and selling hides or animal mounts. Resident licenses are $40 for one year, and nonresident licenses are $140.75. The licenses can only be purchased at an Idaho Fish and Game office. Buyers for personal use are not required to have a taxidermist-furbuyer license. Previewing of items opens at 8 a.m. Auction starts at 9 a.m. Only checks and cash will be accepted as payment for the winning bids. For more information or a list of auction items, please call the Magic Valley Region Fish and Game office at 208-324-4359.