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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
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*
Where to purchase
Learn more about IDFG Licenses, Tags & Permits
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.
Private 4,113,765 acres 47% |
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 2,318,124 acres 26.5% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 974,671 acres 11.1% |
State of Idaho 512,832 acres 5.9% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 301,879 acres 3.4% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 148,607 acres 1.7% |
U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 71,667 acres 0.8% |
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 48,807 acres 0.6% |
State of Idaho 45,604 acres 0.5% |
Other 42,970 acres 0.5% |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 42,490 acres 0.5% |
U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 35,705 acres 0.4% |
Other 25,679 acres 0.3% |
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 17,295 acres 0.2% |
State of Idaho 12,389 acres 0.1% |
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.