Sharp-Tail General Any Weapon Season

Management Area 1
Unlimited Tags

8/15/2017 - 3/15/2018

Species
Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus)
Either-sex Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse
Either sex may be taken.
Falconry
Falcons may be used.

Restrictions

Season open from Aug. 15 to the opening of the firearms season and from the close of firearms season though March 15.

During the firearms season all counties or parts of counties which have a firearms season are open to hunting by falconry and firearm bag and possession limits apply.

Daily bag limit 3 of any kind of grouse, quail, chukar, partridge or pheasant and shall not include more than 1 pheasant (male or female), 1 sage grouse, or 1 sharp-tailed grouse, except during firearm seasons when those seasons' limits apply.

Possession limit 9 of any kind and shall not include more than 3 pheasant (male or female), 3 sage grouse or 3 sharp-tailed grouse, except during firearm seasons when those seasons' limits apply.

Management Area 1
Bingham and Clark counties east of Interstate 15, Franklin, Fremont, Jefferson County east of Interstate 15, Madison, and Teton counties, Bonneville County east of Interstate 15, Bannock County east of Interstate 15 and south of Interstate 86, Bear Lake, Caribou, Cassia County east of Interstate 84 and that portion west of Interstate 84 south of the Malta-Sublett Road and east of the Malta-Strevell Road, Franklin, Oneida, and Power County south of Interstate 86. Area Size: 8,755,551 acres
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More information about the Game Management Unit(s) in this hunt: UNK 53 56 57 60 60A 61 62 62A 63A 64 65 66 66A 67 68A 69 70 71 72 73 73A 74 75 76 77 78

Resident Tags and Permits

  • Sage/Sharp-tailed Grouse Permit
  • Falconry Permit* (Valid for 3 years from purchase year)
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

NonResident Tags and Permits

  • Sage/Sharp-tailed Grouse Permit
  • Falconry Permit* (Valid for 3 years from purchase year)
  • Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*

A valid hunting license is required for all hunting and trapping activities.
* Indicates this item is optional.

Where to purchase

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Surface Management

For government land, these data show the managing agency of the land, which may or not be the same as the owning agency.

Graph illustrating 46.98 percent Private 4,113,765 acres   47%
Graph illustrating 26.48 percent U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 2,318,124 acres   26.5%
Graph illustrating 11.13 percent U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 974,671 acres   11.1%
Graph illustrating 5.86 percent State of Idaho 512,832 acres   5.9%
Graph illustrating 3.45 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 301,879 acres   3.4%
Graph illustrating 1.7 percent Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 148,607 acres   1.7%
Graph illustrating 0.82 percent U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 71,667 acres   0.8%
Graph illustrating 0.56 percent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 48,807 acres   0.6%
Graph illustrating 0.52 percent State of Idaho 45,604 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.49 percent Other 42,970 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.49 percent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 42,490 acres   0.5%
Graph illustrating 0.41 percent U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 35,705 acres   0.4%
Graph illustrating 0.29 percent Other 25,679 acres   0.3%
Graph illustrating 0.2 percent U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 17,295 acres   0.2%
Graph illustrating 0.14 percent State of Idaho 12,389 acres   0.1%
Graph illustrating 0.07 percent U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 6,147 acres   0.1%

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Land management via Inside Idaho

Access Yes! Properties

Access Yes! is Fish and Game program designed to improve hunting and fishing access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners who provide access.

Federally-designated Wilderness Areas

No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.

There are no wilderness areas in this hunt.