Waterfowl and Sage-Grouse Rules Available

The 2008-2009 seasons and rules for waterfowl and sage-grouse are now available. The waterfowl brochure will be sent out to license vendors and Fish and Game offices statewide following the Labor Day holiday. Sage-grouse pamphlets also are available from license vendors and Fish and Game offices. Both are available on the Fish and Game Web site. Sage-grouse is at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/hunt/rules/ug/sagegrouse.pdf; and waterfowl is at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/hunt/rules/wf/. The sage-grouse season opens September 20. The waterfowl season opens October 4 in northern and eastern Idaho, and October 11 in the southwestern part of the state. The scaup season opens October 25 in the northern and eastern parts of the state, and November 1 in the southwest. A waterfowl youth hunt for goose, duck, coot and snipe will be September 27 and 28. The season is closed on canvasbacks. Waterfowl hunters 16 or older need to buy a federal Migratory Duck Stamp. They are available at Idaho Department of Fish and Game offices, local post offices and some hunting license vendors. All waterfowl hunters also must buy a migratory bird validation, available from all Fish and Game license vendors. For additional rules, consult the 2008 waterfowl rules brochure.