State: ID

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On November 12, the US Geological Survey (USGS) released an article touting a newly released study, Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States: Volume 1, which includes maps of more than 40 big-game migration routes in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. For the first time, state and…

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On September 23, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a second letter in support of regulations proposed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG), including the establishment of additional limitations on dry ground sets using body-gripping traps and an effort to simplify the rules associated with…

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On July 28, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Walla Walla District in opposition of the Lucky Peak Lake View Trail, proposed by the South West Idaho Mountain Biking Association. The proposed trail would run through the…

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator The Inter-Mountain West regions’ legislative sessions have concluded for the year. Members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) States Program Team continue to monitor legislation and regulatory rulemaking throughout the region as several states have instituted special legislative sessions as a result of COVID-19. Below are a few…

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On June 19, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a letter of support for two rulemaking proposals to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG), including the establishment of additional limitations on dry ground sets using body-gripping traps and an effort to simplify the rules associated with…

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On March 20, the Idaho State Legislature adjourned sine die. As of March 27, Governor Little has enacted 4 pro-sportsmen bills (House Bill 330, 396, 426 and 493), while the remaining 3 pro-sportsmen bills (House Bill 528, 544 and 545) are currently sitting on the Governor’s desk, awaiting…

By: Ellary TuckerWilliams- Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator  On March 11, the Honorable Brad Little, Governor of Idaho, signed House Bill 396 (H396) into law, a substantial win for the sporting community of Idaho.   H396, titled Shooting Ranges Fund, aims to expand recreational shooting opportunities and access for Idaho’s sportsmen and women by increasing the ability of the…

By: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On January 23, the Idaho Sportsman’s Alliance (ISA), Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and Idaho Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted a very successful Kick-Off Breakfast in the State Capitol Building. “I’d like to thank everyone for attending the Sportsmen’s Caucus Kick-Off Breakfast. The fact that all of us are in the…

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On January 8 the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator attended the first meeting of the year for the Idaho Sportsmen’s Alliance (ISA), advisory council to the Idaho Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus. ISA’s mission is to protect and improve Idaho’s wildlife heritage of hunting, fishing, and trapping for…

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator In a recent lawsuit filed by the Western Watersheds Project, WildEarth Guardians and Wilderness Watch against the US Forest Service (USFS) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), environmental groups aim to ban bear-baiting in both Idaho and Wyoming, claiming that these federal agencies are violating the Endangered…

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On October 23, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game released a statement announcing finalized agreements with twelve private timberland companies, securing public access to 336,630 acres for hunting, angling, trapping, hiking, wildlife viewing, and recreational travel in northern Idaho. This most recent agreement is in addition to…

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On July 31, the Governor’s Salmon Workgroup will be hosting an informational meeting. The meeting is open to the public with opportunity for participants to submit comments from 8:30am – 4:30pm at the Idaho Fish and Game Headquarters in Salmon. People are encouraged to attend and partake in…