Idaho WOLF hunt is OPEN

[grizzaholic]

BOISE, Idaho - It's open season for hunting wolves across much of Idaho's backcountry.

The state's second public hunt started Tuesday in the 13 separate hunting zones across the state.

State wildlife managers approved the public hunt, a new set of rules and dates earlier this year as part of its effort to control the predator's population.

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game estimates that about 1,000 wolves now roam the state. While the agency has not set a target for the number of wolf kills during the seven-month season, managers have set caps for certain zones.

Officials say they intend to manage the population so it remains above 150 animals and 15 breeding pairs. Idaho held its first public wolf hunt in 2009, but a federal lawsuit scuttled last year's hunt.

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[Wedgebuster]

Looks like we will be hunting next year. We have an agreement with the Feds that is supposed to be sue proof that allows a hunting season in the "trophy areas" which is essentially the north west corner of the state that surrounds Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. The rest of the state will treat them as predators where they can be harvested without a limit or a season or a license as long as the kill is reported to the state.

I have seen two wolves within easy shooting distance in the last three weeks, while riding my rzr around in the mountains.

I will be packing a tag next season.

[grizzaholic]

Looks like we will be hunting next year. We have an agreement with the Feds that is supposed to be sue proof that allows a hunting season in the "trophy areas" which is essentially the north west corner of the state that surrounds Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. The rest of the state will treat them as predators where they can be harvested without a limit or a season or a license as long as the kill is reported to the state.

I have seen two wolves within easy shooting distance in the last three weeks, while riding my rzr around in the mountains.

I will be packing a tag next season.

I would pack a firearm, but that is just me.

[Wedgebuster]

The 'buster is always packing.

[Cap'n Cat]

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[Wedgebuster]

Wolf jerky!

[Gil Dobie]

The 'buster is always packing.

I figured you would be taking the wolf down like you used to take down a charging runningback in the old days.