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Idaho Fish and Game

Hunting

Hunting in Idaho is managed in categories split into several seasons and rules brochures which define the legal hunting or trapping opportunities.

  • Big Game
    • Elk, deer, pronghorn, black bear, mountain lion, and gray wolf
    • Moose, bighorn sheep (California and Rocky Mountain), and mountain goat
  • Upland Game (and Birds), Turkey, & Furbearer
    • Birds: Grouse (forest, sage, sharp-tailed); Quail (California, bobwhite); Pheasant; Wild Turkey
    • Small Game: Mountain cottontail, snowshoe hare, red squirrel
    • Furbearers: River otter, beaver, mink, marten, muskrat, red fox, skunk, badger, bobcat, coyote, weasel, racoon
  • Migratory Birds
    • Ducks, geese, sandhill crane, crow, and swan

 

To hunt in Idaho you will need:

  • a hunting license
  • a tag for big game species and turkey
  • to take a hunter education class if born after January 1, 1975