Commission Meeting Rescheduled to January 27, 28

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission has rescheduled its January meeting due to the postponement of the legislative session. The Commission will meet at department headquarters, 600 S. Walnut in Boise, on January 27 and 28. The meeting will begin at 10:15 a.m. January 27. A public hearing will be held at the same location beginning at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday January 26. Note: this public hearing is beginning 30 minutes earlier than usual. The legislative Joint Finance and Appropriations is scheduled to review the Fish and Game budget proposal at 8:00 a.m. Jan. 27, and the Commission will attend. The entire legislative schedule was moved back one week following the death of Senate President Pro Tem Jerry Twiggs of Blackfoot. Agenda items include a report on the draft Owyhee Sage Grouse Conservation Plan; a review of the "Utah Predator Plan" and its possible application in Idaho; an update on brucellosis in Idaho wildlife; a report on preliminary 1999 big game harvest figures; and consideration of proposals to liberalize the nonresident hound hunter permit process. They will also consider deer and elk tag allocation and nonresident quotas for next year and landowner appreciation permits.