Youth Pheasant Hunt, October 6 & 7

October 6 and 7 have been designated as "Youth Pheasant Season" across Idaho. On those days young hunters, ages 12 - 15, can pursue the wily ring-necked pheasant and sample the joys of fall bird hunting. This special season will open at noon on Saturday, October 6. All youth hunters must be accompanied by an adult eighteen years or older. If you are a seasoned veteran of upland bird hunting, this is a great opportunity to become a mentor for some potential new recruits to our sport. The daily bag limit will be one rooster per hunter, and the possession limit on Sunday is two cocks. Young participants need only their current Idaho hunting license. They do not need any other stamps, validations or permits. The Department of Fish and Game will release gamefarm pheasants, before the noon opener on the 6th, at a few locations in the Magic Valley Region. One area will be the Niagara Springs Wildlife Management Area on the Snake River, south of Wendell. Birds will also be released in the Bell Rapids area, west of Hagerman, at several public (Bureau of Land Management - BLM) wildlife tracts. At this time, those sites have not been selected. Youth hunters may check later with the Department before October 6 to determine which tracts were planted. Free maps are available at the Jerome Regional Office and regional BLM offices that show all public wildlife tracts in south central Idaho.