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Species outlined and classified in IDAPA

"These rules establish the classification and protection of wildlife including big game animals, upland game animals, game birds, game fish, fur-bearing animals, protected non-game species, and unprotected wildlife. These rules reflect that Section 36-201, Idaho Code, classifies predatory wildlife"

IDAPA [13.01.06]

You can read more in IDAPA [13.01.06]: Rules Governing Classification and Protection of Wildlife


IDAPA Class Game Bird Migratory
Species State Rank Global Rank SWAP Status ESA IDAPA Class
Anas discors (Blue-winged Teal) S2B G5 Game Bird Migratory
Grus canadensis (Sandhill Crane) S3B G5 SGCN Game Bird Migratory
Aythya marila (Greater Scaup) SNA G5 Game Bird Migratory
Mergus serrator (Red-breasted Merganser) S1M G5 Game Bird Migratory
Anas crecca (Green-winged Teal) S4N,S4B G5 Game Bird Migratory
Aix sponsa (Wood Duck) S4B,S4N G5 Game Bird Migratory
Gallinago delicata (Wilson's Snipe) S3N,S4B G5 Game Bird Migratory
Anas clypeata (Northern Shoveler) S4B,S4N G5 Game Bird Migratory
Bucephala islandica (Barrow's Goldeneye) S3N,S3B G5 Game Bird Migratory
Fulica americana (American Coot) S4B,S4N G5 Game Bird Migratory
IDAPA Class Game Fish
Species State Rank Global Rank SWAP Status ESA IDAPA Class
Micropterus salmoides (Largemouth Bass) SNA G5 Game Fish
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Chinook Salmon) SNA G5 Game Fish Threatened
Lepomis cyanellus (Green Sunfish) SNA G5 Game Fish
Acipenser transmontanus (White Sturgeon) S1 G4 SGCN Game Fish
Prosopium gemmifer (Bonneville Cisco) S2 G3 SGCN Game Fish
Lepomis gibbosus (Pumpkinseed) SNA G5 Game Fish
Ameiurus melas (Black Bullhead) SNA G5 Game Fish
Ameiurus nebulosus (Brown Bullhead) SNA G5 Game Fish
Salvelinus fontinalis (Brook Trout) SNA G5 Game Fish
Thymallus arcticus (Arctic Grayling) SNA G5 Game Fish