Comment Online on Sandhill Hunt Changes

Idaho Fish and Game is seeking comments on a proposal to simplify regulations and encourage participation in sandhill crane hunts. Controlled hunts for sandhill cranes would be eliminated. Instead tags would be sold over the counter first-come-first-served for $15 each - up to nine per person. Changes include, an increased total of 680 sandhill crane tags available - 400 in Caribou and Bear Lake counties, 100 each in Teton and Fremont counties, and 40 each in Bonneville and Jefferson counties. Crane season would run from September 1 through September 30 in Caribou and Bear Lake counties, and September 1 through September 15 in the rest of the areas. The daily bag limit would remain at two cranes per day and nine for the season. Anyone interested may read the proposed rules and enter comments online at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/public/.