Commission sets Dove, Crane Seasons

Meeting by conference call May 25, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission set hunting seasons for doves and sandhill cranes. No early goose seasons were proposed by staff. Mourning dove season will run from September 1-30, with a daily bag limit of ten and a possession limit of 20. Shooting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. Sandhill crane controlled hunts will run from September 1-7 in Teton and Fremont counties, with a second hunt from September 8-15 in both counties. There are 24 permits offered in each of these four hunts. Hunts in Caribou and Bear Lake counties will run from September 1-15. There are 165 permits offered in these hunts. Shooting hours are the same as for doves. The application period for sandhill crane controlled hunts will be from June 15 to July 15.