03-23-2010, 11:12 AM
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has added Blackfoot to a list of communities in southeast Idaho with public meetings on big game issues.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, January 14, at the Blackfoot City Hall Council Chambers.
Fish and Game staff members will present fall 2009 check station data, review the mule deer management plan, discuss last fall's controlled hunts as well as Idaho's first wolf hunting seasons, and address other hunting and big game management related issues.
Public comment is welcome at these meetings and an important part of managing wildlife resources in southeastern Idaho.
Fish and Game will use this information to help prepare proposals for hunting deer, elk, pronghorn, black bear, wolf, and mountain lion; and then present those proposals to the public again later in February.
Individuals with disabilities may request meeting accommodations by contacting Toby Boudreau at the Idaho Department of Fish & Game at 232-4703 or through the Idaho Relay Service at 1-800-377-3529 (TDD).
Individuals not able to attend, but wishing to provide comments may do so via e-mail at Toby.Boudreau@idfg.idaho.gov or by regular mail to IDFG, 1345 Barton Road, Pocatello, Idaho 83204.
Fish and Game will be hosting big game scoping meetings in other communities around the region this month. All meetings will start at 6:30 p.m.
* January 5: Montpelier - National Oregon-California Trail Center.
* January 6: Malad - Malad Senior Center.
* January 7: Soda Springs - Soda Springs Senior Center.
* January 12: Preston - Larsen-Sant Library.
* January 13: Pocatello - ISU Pond Student Union Building, Wood River Room.
For information contact Jennifer Jackson, regional conservation educator, Idaho Fish and Game at 208-251-9403, or Toby Boudreau, regional wildlife manager, at 208-232-4703.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, January 14, at the Blackfoot City Hall Council Chambers.
Fish and Game staff members will present fall 2009 check station data, review the mule deer management plan, discuss last fall's controlled hunts as well as Idaho's first wolf hunting seasons, and address other hunting and big game management related issues.
Public comment is welcome at these meetings and an important part of managing wildlife resources in southeastern Idaho.
Fish and Game will use this information to help prepare proposals for hunting deer, elk, pronghorn, black bear, wolf, and mountain lion; and then present those proposals to the public again later in February.
Individuals with disabilities may request meeting accommodations by contacting Toby Boudreau at the Idaho Department of Fish & Game at 232-4703 or through the Idaho Relay Service at 1-800-377-3529 (TDD).
Individuals not able to attend, but wishing to provide comments may do so via e-mail at Toby.Boudreau@idfg.idaho.gov or by regular mail to IDFG, 1345 Barton Road, Pocatello, Idaho 83204.
Fish and Game will be hosting big game scoping meetings in other communities around the region this month. All meetings will start at 6:30 p.m.
* January 5: Montpelier - National Oregon-California Trail Center.
* January 6: Malad - Malad Senior Center.
* January 7: Soda Springs - Soda Springs Senior Center.
* January 12: Preston - Larsen-Sant Library.
* January 13: Pocatello - ISU Pond Student Union Building, Wood River Room.
For information contact Jennifer Jackson, regional conservation educator, Idaho Fish and Game at 208-251-9403, or Toby Boudreau, regional wildlife manager, at 208-232-4703.