F&G Commission to Meet This Week in Boise

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet Wednesday and Thursday this week, January 25 and 26, at the Fish and Game headquarters in Boise. The commission's annual meeting will start with a public comment period starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening, January 25, in the Trophy Room at 600 S. Walnut St., Boise. Earlier in the day commissioners are scheduled to meet with House Resources and Conservation Committee and individual commissioners may attend the Idaho Sportsmen's Caucus Advisory Council Legislative Reception at the Grove Hotel. Routine agenda items include setting seasons for upland game, furbearers and turkey; a legislative budget preview; and a big game briefing. Also on the agenda are:

• A Shikar-Safari award presentation.
• An update on spring and summer Chinook salmon forecast and the potential for sport fisheries this year.
• A wolf harvest update.
• Deer and elk status updates.
• The Director's Annual Report to the Commission.
• A motorized hunting rule scoping update.
• A legislative update.
• A report on land acquisitions and a summary of land acquisition policy implementation.

Times on the agenda are approximate and subject to change. For a complete commission meeting agenda please visit the Fish and Game website at: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/about/commission/.