Upland Game Hunter Opinion Survey

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is working on a new, long-term management plan for upland game. As part of that effort, Fish and Game would like hunters to participate in an on-line survey on small game management. This survey is limited to small game and includes chukar, pheasant, quail, gray partridge, forest grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, sage-grouse, turkey, mourning dove, rabbits and hares. Understanding the experiences and wants of small game hunters and hunters who do not hunt small game is important to future management of small game in Idaho. "It is also important to the department to understand why approximately 78 percent of the resident hunting license buyers do not hunt small game," state small game biologist Don Kemner said. "If you do not hunt small game, we still want you to fill out the survey." The survey is available at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/public/. Hunters may provide additional comments or recommendations for small game management in the blank area at the end of the survey. Answers and comments are valuable for the direction of small game management in Idaho.