State: ID

On December 5, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) announced that it will once again be pursuing legislation to increase resident fees creating a price lock for regular purchasers of hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses, tags, and permits. As part of the overall legislative proposal, IDFG will also be proposing an increase in …

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Recently, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced its intent to clarify that a recreational shooting ban on 1,200 acres at North Menan Butte in eastern Idaho had not been intended to close hunting with a firearm in the designated area. In August 2010, BLM published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Supplementary …

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On September 7, sportsmen-legislators from across the West gathered in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho for a reception hosted by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF). This reception provided an opportunity for legislators to discuss upcoming priorities for sportsmen and women in the Western United States. This year’s reception featured a discussion on western state land access programs …

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On March 16, the Idaho Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus and the Idaho Sportsmen’s Alliance co-hosted a legislative reception at Beside Bardenay in downtown Boise, Idaho. The event featured a discussion on many of the issues of interest to Idaho’s sportsmen and women, as well as provided an opportunity to honor outgoing Caucus Co-Chair Representative Donna Pence …

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On Thursday, January 28, the Idaho Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, a bipartisan group of sportsmen-legislators working to safeguard Idaho’s hunting, angling, trapping, and recreational shooting traditions, hosted its annual kick-off breakfast in Boise to celebrate the state’s outdoor pastimes and discuss sportsmen’s priorities for the 2016 session. Idaho Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair, Representative Donna Pence (D-Gooding), discussed …

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On June 27, the Idaho Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus and the Idaho Sportsmen’s Caucus Advisory Council (ISCAC) hosted a sporting clays shoot and lunch at Black Dog Sporting Clays in Boise, ID. The event served as a day of celebrating Idaho’s storied hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping traditions, and the vast economic and conservation benefits …

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On Election Day, Idaho, Kentucky, Nebraska and Wyoming joined a growing list of states that have amended their constitutions to guarantee citizens’ right to hunt, fish and trap. Although most of these states have added these provisions in the last 15 or 20 years, adding these protections to a state’s foundational document is not a …

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Click here to download a PDF of this article. June 27, 2012 – Representative Mike Simpson of Idaho, Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and the Environment, has withdrawn his rider to the 2013 Interior Appropriations Bill. This amendment would have blocked the Payette National Forest from implementing the third and final phase of …

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