Wildlife Management Plans
Wildlife species management plans provide direction, goals and strategies for a species or group of species.
Big Game
- Black Bear – 1999-2010
– [PDF, 750 KB] - Elk – 2014-2024
– [PDF, 16 MB] - Deer, Mule Deer – 2020-2025
– [PDF, 3.7 MB] 112 pages. Posted 12/31/2019 - Deer, White-tailed Deer – 2020-2025
– [PDF, 5.9 MB] 75 pages. Posted 12/31/2019 - Moose - 2020-2025
– [PDF, 7.7 MB] 112 pages. Posted September 14, 2020 - Mountain Goat – 2019-2024
– [PDF, 1.9 MB] - Mountain Lion – 2002-2010
– [PDF, 830 KB] - Sheep, Bighorn Sheep
– [PDF, 12 MB] - Sheep, Bighorn/Domestic Sheep
– [PDF, 20 KB] - Wolf
– [PDF, 660 KB]
Upland Game
- Upland Game – 2019-2025
– [PDF, 6.3 MB] - Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse – 2015-2025
– [PDF, 3 MB]
Other
- Pelican – 2016-2025
– [PDF, 1.4 MB] - Wolverine – 2014-2019
– [PDF, 3 MB] - Invasive Species – 2012-2016
– [PDF, 2.6 MB] - Policy for Avian and Mammalian Predation Management
- Understanding Predator Management in Idaho
– [PDF, 385 KB] - Predation Management Plans
- For the Sawtooth Elk Zone
– [PDF, 500 KB] - For the Panhandle Elk Zone
– [PDF, 500 KB] - For the Middle Fork Elk Zone
– [PDF, 390 KB] - For the Lolo and Selway Elk Zones
– [PDF, 234 KB]
- For the Sawtooth Elk Zone
The planning process has several key elements including:
- Assess wildlife population needs and hunter/angler desires, and set management direction and goals.
- Conduct statewide survey of hunter/angler opinions, conduct extensive public and agency scoping.
- Commission direction and involvement, Commission reviews draft proposal and options, and approves or rejects recommended plan.
The statewide, single and multi-year management plans, provide guidance and overall direction to staff and help identify both statewide and regional population and management objectives.