F&G Commission to Meet in Boise This Week

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet Wednesday and Thursday, January 15 and 16 in Boise. The annual meeting starts with a public hearing at 7 p.m., Wednesday, January 15 at the Washington Group Plaza at 720 East Park Blvd. Members of the public who want to address the commission on any topic having to do with Fish and Game business may do so at the public hearing. All testimony will be taken into consideration when the commission makes decisions on agenda items at the meeting. On Thursday, January 16, the meeting will be held at the Fish and Game Headquarters office at 600 S. Walnut. The Commission will consider Fish and Game's revised elk management plan. Routine agenda items include season setting for upland game, furbearers and turkey; a big game briefing; appointment of Winter Feeding Advisory Committee members; JFAC budget preview. Commissioners also will hear updates on legislative activity and Chinook salmon return forecasts for spring and summer Chinook. Fish and Game Director Virgil Moore will also present the 2013 Director's Report to the Commission. For a complete agenda, go to the Fish and Game website at: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/about/commission/?getPage=184. Individuals with disabilities may request meeting accommodations by contacting the Idaho Fish and Game Director's Office at 208-334-5159 or through the Idaho Relay Service at 1-800-377-2529 (TDD).