Idaho For Wildlife

Dedicated to the preservation of Idaho's Wildlife

“To protect Idaho's hunting and fishing heritage. To fight against all legal and legislative attempts by the animal rights and anti-gun organizations who are attempting to take away our rights and freedoms under the constitution of the United States Of America. To hold all Government and State Agencies who are stewards of our Wildlife accountable and ensure that science is used as the primary role for our Wildlife management."

Idaho Fish And Game Info:

		IDFG's version of the history of wolf reintroduction and timeline	Wolf Harvest status and map	IDFG reports, studies and technical data	IDFG Commission Meeting Minutes (2004-2010)

June 20, 2011

How should Idaho pay for managing wildlife?

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/06/20/v-print/1695726/how-should-idaho-pay-for-managing.html

	Idaho Elk Harvest

Year	General Season		Controlled Hunts	Total

2000	11985		8274	20259
2001	12375		6917	19292
2002	11741		7038	18779
2003	7735		6973	15117
2004	12306		6667	20533
2005	9569		7236	17085
2006	9207		6665	16031
2007	12678		5936	18769
2008	10813		4897	15755
2009	6983		4813	11796

Analysis
		Percent Change: 2000 to 2009

General Season Harvest		-41.7%
Controlled Hunt Harvest		-41.8%
Total Harvest		-41.8%

			Moose Controlled Hunt Unit Results
			Contrast: Units with and without wolf populations
					2000 to 2009

		2009			2000			Change: 2000 to 2009
	Unit	Hunters	Harvest	Success (%)	Hunters	Harvest	Success (%)	Hunters	Harvest	Success (%)

Minimal Wolf Presence
Panhandle	1	186	158	85%	88	75	85%	111%	111%	0%
Panhandle	2	35	34	97%	10	10	100%	250%	240%	-3%
Panhandle	3	20	19	95%	5	4	80%	300%	375%	19%
Panhandle	4	25	23	92%	5	5	100%	400%	360%	-8%
Panhandle	4A	5	4	80%	0	0	NA	NA	NA	NA
Panhandle	5	10	11	110%	0	0	NA	NA	NA	NA
Panhandle	6	25	25	100%	5	4	80%	400%	525%	25%
Panhandle	7	10	9	90%	5	3	60%	100%	200%	50%
Panhandle	8	8	7	88%	6	5	83%	33%	40%	5%
Panhandle	8A	8	8	100%	6	6	100%	33%	33%	0%
Panhandle	9	10	9	90%	5	5	100%	100%	80%	-10%

Panhandle	Total	342	307	90%	135	117	87%	153%	162%	4%

Questionable Units
Lolo	10	32	24	75%	23	13	57%	39%	85%	33%
Dworshak	10A	29	19	66%	34	30	88%	-15%	-37%	-26%


Uniform Wolf Presence
Lolo	12	26	8	31%	61	31	51%	-57%	-74%	-39%
Elk City	15	24	3	13%	60	43	72%	-60%	-93%	-83%
Elk City	16	4	2	50%	14	13	93%	-71%	-85%	-46%
Selway	16A	4	0	0%	7	3	43%	-43%	-100%	-100%
Selway	17	5	1	20%	35	12	34%	-86%	-92%	-42%
Selway	19	5	1	20%	14	8	57%	-64%	-88%	-65%
McCall	19A	2	0	0%	2	1	50%	0%	-100%	-100%
Selway	20	5	0	0%	14	5	36%	-64%	-100%	-100%
Middle Fork	20A	2	0	0%	7	2	29%	-71%	-100%	-100%
Salmon	21	2	0	0%	4	2	50%	-50%	-100%	-100%
McCall	25	2	0	0%	2	1	50%	0%	-100%	-100%

Wolf Unit	Totals	81	15	19%	220	121	55%	-63%	-88%	-66%


All Units Above		484	365	75%	412	281	68%	17%	30%	11%
Idaho -- All Units		1013	775	77%	1011	774	77%	0%	0%	0%

Source: IDFG Harvest Reports

Tom Bergerud top wolf expert from BC told the IDFG the following:

"I predict that you´re going to have major impacts from wolves in this state," (Idaho) he said. I predict a major elk decline.

He said that he saw wolves "repeatedly depress moose, caribou and elk populations while studying them throughout Canada and in some cases they wiped out local populations of caribou."

"I've watched herd after herd (of caribou) go EXTINCT across Canada," he said. The problem: wolves have no known predators to keep them in balance with the ecosystem..”

Idaho For Wildlife Dedicated to the preservation of Idaho's Wildlife

June 20, 2011

How should Idaho pay for managing wildlife?

Idaho For Wildlife

Dedicated to the preservation of Idaho's Wildlife