Sportsman's Guide to Access Yes!

Last Updated Thursday March 8, 2012

Access Yes! Guide

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Respect Private Property

  • Ask Permission
  • Leave Gates As You Found Them
  • Pack Out Your Trash
  • Be Courteous
  • Stay on Established Roads

Apply for a Super Hunt, all proceeds benefit Access Yes! (available January - July).

Super Hunt buttonComplete an application for the Super Hunt drawing. Applications are available at license vendors, Fish and Game offices, by phone at 1-(800) 554-8685 or 1-(800) 824-3729, mail or online.

Voluntary donations are also accepted from hunters and anglers at all POSM locations.



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Last year, the Access Yes! Program opened up 431,803 acres of private land and 470,165 acres of public land for sportsmen.

What is Access Yes!?

Access Yes! is a program designed to improve sportsmen's access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners who provide access.

Ultimately, the goal is to provide access to 1,000,000+ acres of private land along with access through private land to thousands more acres of public land.

As of February 23, 2012, 89 Access Yes! Lease Agreements are currently active opening 391,061 private acres and 370,825 public acres.

Success through Partnerships!

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The National Shooting Sports Foundation through the Hunting Heritage Partnerships Grant Program has partnered with the IDFG Access Yes! Program to obtain and secure access for sportsmen through private property to public ground.

Thank you to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Private Landowners and the support of the Sportsmen of Idaho.


How to Use This Guide:

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  • Pick a property from the list below or select an area from the map.
  • Review the landowner's access requirements. Carefully check:
    • whether access is limited or unlimited (i.e. 5 hunters/day, unlimited, etc.)
    • is landowner contact required
    • when is access available (i.e. Aug. 1 - Dec. 31)
    • what types of hunting or fishing opportunities are allowed
    • what special restrictions exist (i.e. no fires or camping, travel only on existing roads, etc.)
    • what special notes are included

Please act responsibly and respect private property. Your attention to landowner's requirements will help ensure a successful Access Yes! program for the sportsmen of today and tomorrow.

Best of luck and memories in your hunting and angling adventures!

Access Yes! 2012 Property List

Region Property Description Private Acres Public Acres Big Game Upland Game Small Game Water- fowl Trap Fish
R1 Forest Capital Property - John Creek Drainage Forestland 18000 0 X X X X X
R1 Forest Capital Property - Trout Creek Drainage Forestland 7500 0 X X X X X
R1 Hugas Cr & St Joe River Basin Forestland 28700 0 X X X X X
R1 Mica Creek Drainage on St Joe River Forestland 23150 0 X X X X X X
R1 Trout Cr, Caribou Cr Drainages Forestlands 14760 0 X X X
R2 3 miles west of Genessee, off Cow Creek Road 408 acres dry cropland in CRP, 5 acres wetland and 2 acres grassland 414 0 X
R2 5 mile south of Moscow Cropland, CRP and ponds 700 0 X X X
R2 Genesee Area Dry cropland, rangeland, forestland, and CRP 12787 850 X X X X X
R2 Gifford CRP, Forestland, Cropland 6712 0 X X X X
R2 Petersen Loop Dry Cropland, Forestland, Wetland, Waterways 2353 0 X X X
R2 Salmon River and Grave Creek Rangeland 1040 0 X X X
R2 West of Waha and Miller Road - Ten Mile Canyon and Fields to the South Ten Mile & side canyons rangeland (fenced with cattle at times). Fields to the south (Ten Mile drainage) farmed by No-Till or one pass system. All fields cropped every year. Seeded into preceding crops standing stubble. 2360 0 X X X
R3 Big Foot Bar Boat Ramp River access road, boat ramp, and parking area west of ditch. 3 0 X X
R3 Brownlee, Drybuck Creeks Mixture of sage brush and bitterbrush, some timber and brushy creek bottoms 5700 3720 X X X X X X
R3 Dodson Pass Dry rangeland, rolling hills with some brushy creek bottoms and timber pockets 1757 7000 X X X X
R3 Erskine-Boise River Dixie Part of Island and north side shoreline on Boise River east of IDFG Dixie property. 15 0 X X X X X X
R3 Fred Gallant Ranch-Bacon Creek Mostly rangeland, some riparian areas, some hay ground and a two acre reservoir 993 320 X X X X
R3 Lord Ranch-Baseline Rd Mostly rangeland 1174 200 X X
R3 Lord Ranch-Three Point Mtn Mostly rangeland 250 1000 X X
R3 Mink - East Pine and Advent Gulch Rangeland, riparian areas and some hay fields 6000 3000 X X X X X
R3 Osborn - Indian Valley Rangeland 2871 0 X X X X X
R3 Osborn - New Meadows Forest, Rangeland, Riparian, Meadow 732 1000 X X X X X X
R3 Osborn - Six Mile Cr Riparian mostly, some timber 290 0 X X X X X X
R3 Pleasant Valley and Thomas Creek Rangeland with Junipers, irrigated and dry cropland 3333 3000 X X X X
R3 Shirts Creek Dry rangeland, rolling hills and some brushy creek bottoms 3551 7000 X X X X
R3 Willow Ridge Mostly rangeland with some brushy creek bottoms. 90% of the area was involved in a 2006 fire, but there are pockets of vegetation, especially in the riparian areas. 3757 7000 X X
R4 Black Pine Mountain Rangeland 15820 9345 X X X X
R4 Browns Bench, China Creek, Beaver Meadows Rangeland 9200 10000 X X X X X X
R4 Camas Prairie Irrigated and dryland cropland 3800 0 X X X X
R4 Cameron Reservoir Rangeland 1500 3600 X X X X X
R4 Camp Creek, Packer Butte Rangleland 11036 5000 X X X
R4 Clover Cr. - Davis Mountain- Unit 45 Range - stream 2240 10000 X X X X X
R4 Draper Wood River Preserve Rangeland, riparian habitat, floodplain, Big Wood River frontage 84 210 X
R4 Dry Creek - Unit 49 Rangeland 1878 15000 X X X X X
R4 Dry Hollow Dry cropland. 3400 1220 X X X X
R4 Fish Creek Rangeland 1966 0 X X X X X
R4 Hill City - North Forestland, rangeland 3170 5000 X
R4 Howard Reservoir, Carey Rangeland 1440 1200 X X X X
R4 Lime Creek, Camp Creek, Camas Creek, Sailor Creek Forest, Rangeland 3922 10000 X X X X X X
R4 Little Fish Creek Rangeland 4290 3600 X X X X X
R4 Little Wood River Rangeland 22200 80000 X X X X X X
R4 Picabo Rangeland 960 2000 X X X X
R4 Raft River, Rockland Valley Forest, Range , CRP, dry land ag. 7781 5000 X X X X X
R4 Rock Creek Rangeland, meadows, riparian, irrigated cropland. 9853 16000 X X X X
R4 Rockland Valley CRP, Rangeland, irrigated cropland 1000 0 X X X X X
R4 Rockland Valley - Flint Canyon CRP and rangeland 1632 640 X X X
R4 Sheep Bridge Canyon Rangeland, sagebrush-steppe, Big Wood River frontage 306 120 X X X X X X
R4 Sheep Creek, Brown Ranch Rangeland 2420 0 X X X X
R4 Shoshone Basin - Unit 54 Rangeland 10282 15000 X X X X
R4 Shoshone Basin - Unit 54 Rangeland 10282 15000 X X X X
R4 South Picabo Hills Rangeland and improved pastures. 5640 3000 X X X X
R4 Three Creek, Worley Ditch, Taylor Canyon Rangeland 6279 15000 X X X X X X
R4 Willow Creek Rangeland, irrigated fields 3435 4000 X X X X X X
R5 American Falls - Sunbeam Area CRP, dry cropland and rangeland 720 0 X X X X X
R5 Arbon - Dry Canyon and Lusk Loop Rangeland, CRP and small amount or wetland. 4321 3000 X X X X
R5 Arbon - East Bench CRP and rangeland 3200 2500 X X X
R5 Arbon - South Valley Irrigated and dry cropland, rangeland and CRP 6487 3000 X X X X
R5 Arbon - Southeast Bench and Central Farm Ground Rangeland, dry cropland, CRP and wetland 2310 1000 X X X X X
R5 Arbon - Southwest Bench CRP and Dryland Grain 640 0 X X X X
R5 Beaver Dams West of Grace Rangeland 960 5000 X X X X
R5 Cliff Canyon Rangeland 600 4500 X X X
R5 Daniel's Reservoir Dry cropland, CRP, rangeland 5010 4200 X X X X X
R5 Fox Hills Ranch 8 miles of fishing on the upper Blackfoot River. 2248 0 X
R5 Hillhouse Canyon Rangeland and Forest 1120 5000 X X X X
R5 Inkom - East Bench CRP and rangeland 1270 1000 X X X X
R5 Marsh Valley A mix of irrigated and dry crops, pasture and CRP. Much of the property borders Marsh Creek 1670 0 X X X X X
R5 McNabb Canyon Rangeland/forestland 240 1000 X X X X
R5 Moreland CREP 340 0 X X
R5 Pocatello - 2 and 1/2 Mile Road Rangeland, dry cropland and CRP 3936 2560 X X X X
R5 Rockland Irrigated crops, dryland crops and wetland 3234 1200 X X X X X
R5 Rockland Valley - Hartley Canyon CRP, rangeland 1400 2500 X X X
R5 Rockland Valley - West crops, CRP, rangeland 3486 2500 X X X
R5 Roy Summit, Sage Hen Spring area CRP and Rangeland 1890 3500 X X X X
R5 Swan Lake Irrigated and dry cropland, pasture and hill country 2400 800 X X X X X X
R5 Wolverine Canyon - East Forestland/rangeland and wetland 2200 4000 X X X X X
R5 Wolverine Canyon South Property Rangeland, dry cropland, and wetlands. 9805 7000 X X X X
R6 Bingham County, east of Firth, Blackfoot Mountains - Two miles west of Mt Taylor (Blackfoot Peak) Mixed areas of CRP with groves of aspen, junipers. Rangelands with shrubs and sage. Seven springs with canyons and draws. 7778 360 X X X X
R6 Bonneville County, Just south of Tex Creek WMA Between Bulls Fork and Willow Creek. Mixed aspen, juniper, sage with CRP. Developed springs. 1080 80 X X X X X
R6 Dan Creek-Jumpoff Hill Rangland, Timber, Mountain Shrub 7200 2800 X X X X X X
R6 East of Ririe Reservoir/Meadow Creek Junction Rangeland, CRP 1506 0 X X X X
R6 East of Ririe Reservoir/Meadow Creek Junction Rangeland, CRP 1506 0 X X X X
R6 Kilgore Area Wetlands, Camas Creek, willows, sage brush 1086 300 X X X X X
R6 North Teton River Rangeland - river frontage 150 0 X X X X X
R6 Northwest of Tex Creek WMA CRP, rangland, aspen and spruce. Elevation above 6,000 feet. 981 2000 X X X X X
R6 Pine Creek Bench Dryland farm, pasture next to timber 760 3000 X X X X X
R7 Kirtley Creek, Lemhi River Rangeland, irrigated cropland, wetland, riparian 5809 8000 X X X X X
R7 McDevitt Creek Ranch Irrigated and dry cropland; rangeland 1100 6000 X X X X
R7 Mustang Road Access Area Irrigated cropland, dry cropland, sagebrush 760 0 X X X X
R7 Upper Lemhi Access Area Unit 29 - Timber, meadows and sagebrush Unit 30 - River bottom meadows and riparian area Unit 30A - High elevation riparian, meadows, sagebrush 7140 30000 X X X X X X

Map of 2012 Access Yes! Properties

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