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Coot General Any Weapon Season
Management Area 1
Unlimited Tags
10/1/2016 - 1/13/2017
- Species
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Antlerless or Antlered American Coot
- Either sex may be taken.
- Short-Range Weapons
- Muzzleloader, Archery, Crossbow, Shotgun or Handgun.
- Restrictions
Coot Daily Bag Limit: 25
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Management Area 1
- All parts of the state EXCEPT: Ada, Boise, Canyon, Cassia, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, and Washington counties. Area Size: 37,707,859 acres
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Resident Tags and Permits
- Federal Migratory Bird Stamp (ducks, geese)
- Federal Migratory Game Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) Validation (dove, duck, goose, coot, sandhill crane, and common snipe)
- Falconry Permit* (Valid for 3 years from purchase year)
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
NonResident Tags and Permits
- Federal Migratory Game Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) Validation (dove, duck, goose, coot, sandhill crane, and common snipe)
- 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
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.
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 18,015,683 acres 47.8% |
Private 10,867,908 acres 28.8% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 4,594,696 acres 12.2% |
State of Idaho 1,671,817 acres 4.4% |
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 560,931 acres 1.5% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 463,584 acres 1.2% |
U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 412,854 acres 1.1% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 326,311 acres 0.9% |
Other 269,814 acres 0.7% |
State of Idaho 180,555 acres 0.5% |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 80,756 acres 0.2% |
U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 65,372 acres 0.2% |
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 44,281 acres 0.1% |
State of Idaho 30,344 acres 0.1% |
Other 27,270 acres 0.1% |
U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 26,045 acres 0.1% |
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 21,843 acres 0.1% |
U.S. Military 1,078 acres 0% |
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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.
- Mica Creek Drainage on St. Joe River
- Hugas Creek & St. Joe River Basin
- Rinker Rock Creek Ranch
- Fox Hills Ranch
- Windy Wheat, LLC
- Little Fish Creek Grazing Assoc.
- Telfer Inc.
- Steve Deeg Farms
- Robert Gardner
- Bob Ivie Property
- Rockland Valley - West
- Janss Farms
Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
- Frank Church - River of No Return Wilderness 2,357,999 acres 6.3% of hunt
- Selway Bitterroot Wilderness 1,092,240 acres 2.9% of hunt
- Gospel Hump Wilderness 205,589 acres 0.5% of hunt
- Hells Canyon Wilderness 86,379 acres 0.2% of hunt
- Sawtooth Wilderness 67,867 acres 0.2% of hunt