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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
Fulica americana (American Coot) S4B,S4N G5 Game Bird Migratory
Anser albifrons (Greater White-fronted Goose) S4M G5 Game Bird Migratory
Cygnus buccinator (Trumpeter Swan) S4N,S1B G4 SGCN Game Bird Migratory
Melanitta perspicillata (Surf Scoter) SNA G5 Game Bird Migratory
Zenaida macroura (Mourning Dove) S5 G5 Game Bird Migratory
Melanitta fusca (White-winged Scoter) SNA G5 Game Bird Migratory
Aythya marila (Greater Scaup) SNA G5 Game Bird Migratory
Melanitta americana (Black Scoter) SNA G5 Game Bird Migratory
Branta hutchinsii (Cackling Goose) SNR G5 Game Bird Migratory
Anas penelope (Eurasian Wigeon) S1N G5 Game Bird Migratory
IDAPA Class Game Fish
Species State Rank Global Rank SWAP Status ESA IDAPA Class
Sander canadensis (Sauger) SNA G5 Game Fish
Pomoxis nigromaculatus (Black Crappie) SNA G5 Game Fish
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Chinook Salmon) SNA G5 Game Fish Threatened
Micropterus salmoides (Largemouth Bass) SNA G5 Game Fish
Prosopium gemmifer (Bonneville Cisco) S2 G3 SGCN Game Fish
Lepomis gulosus (Warmouth) SNA G5 Game Fish
Salvelinus namaycush (Lake Trout) SNA G5 Game Fish
Salmo trutta (Brown Trout) SNA G5 Game Fish
Ictalurus punctatus (Channel Catfish) SNA G5 Game Fish
Oncorhynchus mykiss (Steelhead Trout) SNA G5TNRQ Game Fish