Commission to Meet in Coeur d'Alene in November

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet November 18-19 at the Coeur d'Alene Resort, 115 South Second Street, Coeur d'Alene. A public hearing will start at 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 18, at the resort. The meeting will start Thursday morning, November 19, with a joint meeting with the Idaho Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board to discuss policies and a moratorium on outfitted waterfowl, upland game and turkey hunting and on outfitting on state and private lands. Commissioners will hear an update on Fish and Game's ungulate ecology research that shows in some areas with wolves elk populations are stable-to-increasing while in others elk are declining. They will consider guidelines for the auction and lottery tag bid process, and the release of wolf auction and lottery tags. Wolf tags released in 2009 for auction and lottery have brought from $350 to $8,000 each. Also on the agenda are updates on grizzly bears and wolves and wolf harvest limits. Fish and Game staff recommendations for wolf hunting season adjustments will be presented during the commission meeting. Commissioners will consider rules for licensing children with special needs and for disabled veteran's big game tags, and several proposed land acquisitions. And they will hear about the raven control program in Utah and Nevada. Commissioners also will elect a chairman and vice-chairman for next year, set the calendar and select a representative to the Western Association for Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The meeting will end with an executive session. For a complete agenda see the Fish and Game Web site at: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/about/commission/schedule.cfm. Times on the agenda are approximate and subject to change.