80 W O L F mandatory check requirementhasbeensatisfied. naturally attached tothehide,orportionof hide,untilthe testicles formales,orudder vulvaforfemales)mustbeleft Evidence ofSex:Externalevidencesex(scrotum, penis,or harvested wolvesatthetimeof mandatorycheck. Wolves withRadioCollars:Returnanyradiocollarson •  • • gray wolfmust,within10daysofdatekill: Mandatory CheckandReport:Anyhunterortrapperkillinga upon killingawolf. Tags: Tagsmustbevalidatedandsecurelyattachedimmediately Trapping and Hunting for Rules General seasons andrules. licenses totakewolvesbytrappingincompliancewith valid wolftagsboughtundereitherhuntinglicensesortrapping course validation.Trappersmeetingtheserequirementsmayuse possess avalidtrappinglicense,withWolfTrapperEducation Tag UseforWolfTrapping:Personstrappingwolvesmust wolves incompliancewithhuntingseasonsandrules. bought under either hunting licenses or trapping licenses to take Persons withvalidhuntinglicensesmayusewolftags Tag UseforWolfHunting(wolvesnotrestrainedbytraps): when graywolfseasonisalsoopen.Seepage112. season correspondingtothedeerorelktaghuntareaunit nonresident deerorelktagtotakeagraywolfduringtheopen Nonresident DeerorElktags:Huntersmayuseanunfilled frozen hideorskull. it infortagging.Staffmembersmaynotbeabletocheck a Please thawyourgraywolfhideandskullbeforebringing statement required,seepage102. information toaccuratelycompletethenecessaryform.Proxy with themandatoryreport,providedthatpersonhasenough A hunterortrappermayauthorizeanotherpersontocomply taxidermist licenseorappropriateimportdocumentation. export tagattached,unlessthatpersonpossessesafurbuyeror harvest allowedformandatorycheck,withoutanofficialstate gray wolfpelt,exceptduringthetimeperiodafterlawful an officialstateexporttag).Nopersonmaypossessanyraw retention ofpremolartoothandtaggingthehidewith office oraFishandGameconservationofficer(forremoval/ attached, toanIdahoDepartmentofFishandGame(IDFG) Present skullandportionofthehide,withevidencesex Idaho Big Game 2021Idaho Big Game Seasons &Rules idfg.idaho.gov SEASONS &GENERALRULES 2021-2022 GRAYWOLFHUNTING&TRAPPING trapping year(July1-June30). with atrappinglicensearevalidforthe the calendaryear.Wolftagsbought with ahuntinglicensearevalidfor Tag ValidDates:Wolftagsbought Wolf Tags they possess.Eithersexmaybetaken. wolves thanthenumberoflegaltags wolves. Nopersonmaytakemore There isnotadailyorseasonlimiton Limits •  •  •  •  “Expanded methodsoftakeallowed”: During onlythosehuntingseasonsdesignatedonpage82as Take of Methods Expanded Allowing Seasons Wolf Hunting Special sunrise toone-halfhouraftersunset. Hunting Hours:hoursarefromone-halfhourbefore dump orsanitarylandfill. wolves within200yardsoftheperimeteranydesignated Sanitary LandfillorDesignatedDump:Itisillegaltohunt wolves. Federallawrestrictsuseofpoisonforkillinganimals. Poison: Itisillegalforhuntersortrapperstousepoisontake prohibits recreationalhuntingfromaircraft. Hunting withAircraft:TheFederalAirborneAct pages 71-72. bears. Wolvesmaybetakenincidentallytobearbaiting.See Bait: Huntingbiggameoverbaitisillegal,exceptforblack Dogs: Itisillegaltousedogspursuewolves. Telemetry: Itisillegaltotakewolvesusingradiotelemetry. Electronic Calls:E-callsmaybeusedtoattractwolves. any rifleorhandgun. page 100.Exceptitislegaltodispatchatrappedgraywolfwith Weapons Restrictions:Sameasforotherbiggameanimals,see big gamefeedingsite. wolves withinone-halfmileofanyactiveIdahoFishandGame Big GameFeedingSites:Itisillegaltohunt,traporpursue a harvestedwolf. Retrieving Meat:Thereisnorequirementtoretrievemeatfrom government or private landownermotorizedaccess restrictions hunting donot apply(seepages104-106);however, Motorized Vehicles: Motorizedvehicle restrictionsfor hours, onlyif: Hunting Hours:Ahuntermaytakewolvesoutsideofhunting have notbeenplacedasbaitforhuntingislegal. illegal dumping).Huntingovercarcassesoranimalpartsthat land forhuntingwolvesissubjecttofederalprosecution(as permit orincidentaltolegaltrapping,placingbaitonfederal wolf huntingincidentaltolegalbaitingwithablackbearbait roadkill orcallaFishandGameoffice,seepage4.Exceptfor form tolegallysalvageroadkillvisitidfg.idaho.gov/species/ road kill.Formoreinformationandtocompletetherequired portions ofanygamebirdoranimal,exceptlegallysalvaged landowner permission.Itisnotlegaltouseediblemeat Bait: Baitforwolfhuntingisallowedonprivatelandswith Weapons: Weaponsrestrictions(page100)donotapply. Offices. Seepage98forpublic landsclosedtohunting. hours. IDFGpermitsmaybeobtained fromRegional obtained apermitfromIDFG tohuntoutsideofhunting • Onpublicland(government-owned land),thehunterhas hunting hours. written permissionfromthelandownertohuntoutsideof • Onprivateland,thehunterislandownerorhas W O L F 81 To use the edible portions (meat) of a domestic or wild origin or wild a domestic (meat) of portions the edible To use of or any part game fish game, game, upland bird, big game as bait or to use live animals nongame wildlife, or protected exceptions. See the following an attractant. killed feet of a naturally beyond thirty (30) To trap wolves carcass is left undisturbed. as long as the big game species feet of a legally-salvaged beyond thirty (30) To trap wolves and to complete the required road kill. For more information road kill visit our website at form to legally-salvage or call a Fish and Game idfg.idaho.gov/species/roadkill office, see page 4. Promptly record the date and species of the animal caught. Report the catch on the mandatory furtaker harvest report form. Remove the animal from the trap and take it into possession. Notify Fish and Game through the local conservation officer or the nearest Fish and Game Office within seventy-two (72) hours to make arrangements, see page 4. Fish and Game will reimburse trappers $10 for each lynx, wolverine, bobcat, or fisher caught accidentally and turned in. A $10 reward will also be paid for otters accidentally taken after the regional quota has been met. • legal: Except it is • • may be dispatched any time of Dispatch: Trapped gray wolves rifle or handgun. day or night with any any animal parts; except bleached Bait: Bait for trapping is bones or liquid scent. have wolf tags, Trappers who do not Incidental Wolf Take: targeting other species, should contact but capture a wolf while If trappers are the nearest Fish and Game Office immediately. release the wolf unable to contact Fish and Game, they should and Game Office as and report the capture to the nearest Fish soon as possible. Species: Caution about Non-Target Catch of Endangered (such as grizzly bear Non-target capture of endangered species authorized and lynx) or other federally protected animals is not captures are for trappers targeting wolves, and non-target should avoid subject to federal prosecution. Wolf trappers Yellowstone locations (such as the Panhandle and Greater may be captured Area) at times when endangered species Trappers who (such as when grizzly bears are out of dens). the nearest Fish and capture endangered species should contact of the animal or other Game Office for help with safe release assistance, see page 4. Release of Non-Target Catches: Non-target species are defined is closed or is in as any species caught for which the season excess of the trapper's limit. All non-target species caught alive shall be released immediately. If difficulty is encountered mountain lion, or releasing a trapped fisher, wolverine, lynx, for assistance, wolf please contact Fish and Game immediately see page 4. Any trapper who catches a non-target species that is dead shall: • • • • • Closed Statewide: There is no open season for fisher, kit fox, lynx or wolverine. Idaho Big Game 2021 Seasons & Rules idfg.idaho.gov Idaho Big Game 2021 To use a dirt hole set with bait unless the bait remains covered To use a dirt hole set with bait unless the birds from at all times to protect raptors and other meat-eating being caught accidentally. ten (10) feet of To place any ground set on, across, or within trail designated the edge of any maintained unpaved public or land by any city, county, state, or federal transportation official map of the management agency on the most current agency. any public To place any ground set on, across, or within underneath highway; EXCEPT ground sets may be placed part of a public bridges and within and at culverts that are defined as the highway right-of-way. Public highway is side of, any road traveled portion of, and shoulders on each public travel, maintained by any governmental entity for fills, and other and includes all bridges, culverts, overpasses, of any such road. structures within limits of the right-of-way trap, or attached To place any ground set incorporating snare, of any designated materials within three hundred (300) feet public campground, trailhead, paved trail, or picnic area. Cage or box live traps are permitted within three hundred (300) feet of designated public campgrounds, trailheads, paved trails, or picnic areas as allowed by city, county, state, and federal law. To place any ground set snare without a break-away device OR cable stop incorporated within the snare loop. To place any foot-hold trap with an inside jaw spread greater than nine (9) inches. To place any ground set body-gripping trap that has a maximum jaw opening when set, of greater than seven and one-half inches measured from the inside edges of the body gripping portions of the jaws, within thirty (30) feet of any bait, lure or other attractant. To trap wolves within two hundred (200) yards of the perimeter of any designated dump or sanitary landfill, or within ½ mile of any active Department big game feeding site. To use any set within thirty (30) feet of any visible bait. To use any set within thirty (30) feet of Hunters may use dogs to pursue wolves. No hound wolves. No hound use dogs to pursue Dogs: Hunters may is required. hunter permit may still apply. It is also still illegal to shoot from or across any or across to shoot from illegal It is also still apply. may still on shoulders of, and the portion (the traveled highway public entity by any government any road maintained each side of, bridges, culverts, overpasses, travel, including all for public ght-of-way the limits of the ri other structures within fills, and of any such road). • • • • • • • • Wolf Trapping Rules Trapping Wolf a a wolf trapper education class and have A person must attend on before trapping for wolves. Information valid trapping license at is posted on the Fish and Game website Wolf trapper classes . idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/education only legal set allowed for Methods of take: Ground sets are the Ground sets are defined as any foothold trapping gray wolves. set in or on the land, including any traps trap or snare originally of thirty-six (36) inches above the elevated up to a maximum body-gripping traps natural ground level. Size restrictions on mean they are not allowed for wolves. It is illegal: • •  82

W O L F of thetraporsnare. wolf trappercertificationandwrittenpermissionfromtheowner with avalidwolftagissuedtotheindividualremovingwolf, a wolffromthetraporsnareofanotherexceptlicensedtrappers Removing TrappedWolvesofAnother:Nopersonshallremove therein. least onceeveryseventy-two(72)hoursandremoveanycatch Checking Traps:Wolftrappersmustvisiteverytraporsnareat Traps 66A, 69,70,72,73,75,76, 77, 16, Please checkIDFG’swebsiteat: Department ofFish&GameAccessPrograms(LargeTractsorYes). hunting ontheirproperty.Pleasecheckwiththeprivatelandowner.Forrestrictionsthatmayapplytolandsunder Idaho Note: Hunteruseofprivatelandmustcomplywithtrespasslaws.Privatepropertyownersmayhavespecificrestrictionsfor 58, 59, 59A, 66, 45, 51,52,52A,58,59,59A,66, 60A, 61, 62A, 19A, 25,48,60,60A,61,62A, 43, 44, 62, 64, 35, 36,36B,39,43,44,62,64, 4, 4A, 6, 7, 9, 10, 10A, 12, 14, 15, 4, 4A,6,7,9,10,10A,12,14,15, 63, 63A,68,68A,71,73A,74 23, 24,26,27,28,31,33,34, 1, 2,3,5,8,8A,11,11A,13, 29, 32,32A,36A,37,49,50 42, 46, 21, 21A,38,40,41,42,46, Idaho Big Game 2021Idaho Big Game Seasons &Rules idfg.idaho.gov 16A, 17,18,19,20,20A,22, 30, 30A,37A,47,53,56 Statewide 54, 55,57 65, 67 Units Units Private Land (See Note below)- Wolf Hunting Seasons 78 idfg.idaho.gov/access

Nov 15-Mar31 Nov 15-Mar31 Aug 1-June30 Aug 1-June30 July 1-June30 July 1-June30 July 1-June30 Season Dates Apr 1-Nov14 Apr 1-Nov14 Season Dates Public Land -Wolf Hunting Seasons July 2021 -June 2022 July 2021 -June 2022 General huntingrulesapply(Expanded methodsoftake General huntingrulesapply(Expanded methodsoftake General huntingrulesapply(Expandedmethodsoftake General huntingrulesapply(Expandedmethodsoftake General huntingrulesapply(Expandedmethodsoftake General huntingrulesapply(Expandedmethodsoftake Motorized HuntingRuleApplies Furbearer &TurkeySeasonsandRules. For additionaltrappingrules,seethecurrentUplandGame, trapping licenseadjacenttoTRAPPERID. digit numberassignedbyFishandGameasitappearsonyour English thenameandcurrentaddressoftrapper;orasix- snare orthechainofeverytrap,ametaltagbearinginlegible All trapsorsnaressetforwolvesmusthaveattachedtothe Tags forTraps Motorized HuntingRuleApplies, SeePages104-106 Motorized HuntingRuleApplies, SeePages104-106 Expanded methodsoftakeallowed,Seepages80-81 Expanded methodsoftakeallowed,Seepages80-81 Expanded methodsoftakeallowed,Seepages80-81

See Pages104-106 Notes Notes August 30-November14only, not allowed), not allowed), not allowed), not allowed) not allowed) not allowed) W O L F 83 No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Snares Allowed Snares Allowed

See note 1, Page 84 See note 2, Page 84 See note 1, Page 84 See note 2, Page 84 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Allowed Allowed Foothold Traps Foothold Traps Foothold Idaho Big Game 2021 Seasons & Rules idfg.idaho.gov Idaho Big Game 2021 Season Dates April 1 – Oct 9 Oct 10 - Nov 14 Oct 10 - Nov 14 Oct 10 - Nov 14 Apr 1 - Nov 14 Apr 1 - Nov Sep 10 - Nov 14 Season Dates Nov 15 - Mar 31 Nov 15 - Mar 31 Nov 15 - Mar 31 Nov 15 - Mar 31 Nov 15 - Mar 31 July 1 - June 30 Oct 10 - Mar 31 Nov 15 - Mar 31 40, 67, 68, For legal methods of take see page 81 For legal methods of take see page 81 see page of take methods For legal idfg.idaho.gov/access Public Land - Wolf Trapping Seasons July 2021 - June 2022 - June 2021 July Seasons Trapping - Wolf Land Public 3 2 1 52, 52A, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, Units Units 48, 49 Private Land (See Note below) - Wolf Trapping Seasons July 2021 - June 2022 - June 2021 July Seasons Trapping - Wolf below) Note (See Land Private 46, 47, 51, 72, 73, 73A, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78 72, 73, 73A, 74, 75, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78 53, 63, 63A, 66A, 68, 68A, 70, 71, 53, 63, 63A, 66A, 10, 12, 16A, 17, 19, 20, 45, 52, 52A, 10, 12, 16A, 17, 19, 36, 36A, 36B, 37, 37A, 43, 44, 50, 65 4, 4A, 7, 9, 15, 18, 20A, 21, 21A, 22, 23, 24, 68A, 59A, 60, 60A 61, 62, 62A, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69 59A, 60, 60A 61, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 10A, 11, 11A, 9, 10A, 11, 11A, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8A, 1, 2, 3, 4, 34, 35, 36, 36A, 36B, 37, 37A, 38, 39, 40, 41, 34, 35, 36, 36A, 36B, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19A, 20A, 21, 21A, 22, 23, 21, 21A, 22, 23, 16, 18, 19A, 20A, 13, 14, 15, 58, 59, 59A, 60A, 63, 63A, 64, 66, 66A, 5, 8, 8A, 10A, 11, 11A, 13, 14, 16, 19A, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 30A, 31, 32, 32A, 33, 34, 35, 41, 42, 45, Trapper use of private land must comply with trespass laws. Private property owners may have specific restrictions Note: Trapper use of private land must comply under with the private landowner. For restrictions that may apply to private lands for trapping on their property. Please check Access Programs (Large Tracts or Access Yes). Idaho Department of Fish & Game (IDFG) Please check IDFG’s website at: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 30A, 31, 32, 32A, 33, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 84 W O L F 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Notes: Idaho Big Game 2021Idaho Big Game Seasons &Rules idfg.idaho.gov That portionofUnit38withinAdaCountyclosed. Counties That portionofUnit39withinAdaCountyis Only thatportionofUnit6withintheNorthForkStJoeRiverdrainageisopen. Only thatportionofUnit3withintheLittleNorthForkCoeurd'AleneRiverdrainageisopen. Only thatportionofUnit2northHighway53isopen. T Using warning signsisvoluntary. idfg.idaho.gov/trap andpost themneartheirtrap lines. Trappers may printoff copies ofthesignsfrom Good Representative ofTrapping. Be aProud Trapper by beinga recreational usersthat traps orsnares are inthearea. rappers are encouraged to usewarning signs to inform only . 10, 12,16A,17,19,20 60, 61,62,62A 48, 49 Units 39 38 6 Public Land -Wolf Trapping Seasons July 2021 -June 2022 For legalmethodsoftakeseepage81 in cooperation with theIdahoTrapper’s Association. closed. TrappingopeninthatportionofUnit39withinBoiseand Elmore The signisacourtesy ofIdaho FishandGame Nov 15-Mar31 Nov 15-Mar31 Nov 15-Mar31 Nov 15-Mar31 Sep 10-Nov14 Oct 10-Nov14 Oct 10-Nov14 Oct 10-Mar31 Season Dates Sep 10-Oct9 Sep 10-Oct9 None Foothold Traps Allowed Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

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