Fish and Game Commission to Meet in Bonners Ferry

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet July 11 and 12 in Bonners Ferry. A public hearing will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 11. Commissioners will consider nonbiological rules for all game animals, nonresident deer and elk tag quotas, nonresident deer and elk tag outfitter set-aside, and release of bighorn sheep tags for auction and lottery. Commissioners will provide direction on the expenditure of animal damage control funds, and they will hear legislative proposals, a migratory game birds briefing, a presentation on the fiscal 2014 preliminary budget, and consider a hunting season for sandhill cranes. A complete agenda will be posted on the Fish and Game website when it becomes available.