Fish and Game Seeks Comments on Sandhill Changes

This year, Idaho Fish and Game proposes to simplify regulations and encourage participation in sandhill crane hunts. There would be no controlled hunts for sandhill cranes. Instead tags would be sold over the counter first come-first served for $15 each. Fish and Game is seeking comments on the proposal. Changes include, an increased total of 680 sandhill crane tags available - 400 in Caribou and Bear Lake counties, 100 each in Teton and Fremont counties, and 40 each in Bonneville and Jefferson counties. Crane season would run from September 1 through September 30 in Caribou and Bear Lake counties, and September 1 through September 15 in the rest of the areas. The daily bag limit would remain at two cranes per day and nine for the season. Anyone interested may read the proposed rules and enter comments online at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/public/. Comment deadline is Friday, May 13.