Idaho: Public can Comment on Moose, Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat Season Proposals
Virtual open houses will be held in an effort to engage more hunters in the season-setting process
Fish and Game will be setting new seasons for upcoming moose, bighorn sheep, and mountain goat hunts in early 2021 and gathering public input on proposals starting Dec. 14.
Due to Covid, as well as an effort to include more hunters in the season-setting process, traditional, in-person open houses are not yet scheduled and will be replaced by online events.
The easiest way for hunters to review proposals and weigh-in will be visiting the moose, sheep, goat proposals webpage at idfg.idaho.gov/MSG. Proposals will be posted on Dec. 14, and the comment period will run from Dec. 14-30.
Roger Phillips/Idaho Fish and Game
The public comment process will also include virtual open houses hosted by Fish and Game’s regional staff. Instructions on how to participate, along with a list of virtual events, will be posted on the moose, sheep, goat webpage when dates are set.
People without internet access, or who prefer other ways to view proposed changes and comment, can contact their regional offices to learn about alternatives.
Moose, bighorn sheep, and mountain goat seasons will be finalized by the Fish and Game Commission during its Jan. 28 meeting in Boise. The moose, bighorn sheep, and mountain goat controlled hunt application period runs April 1-30.
Jeremy Mallette is co-founder of International Sportsman. An avid hunter and outdoorsman, he has spent more than a decade in the outdoor industry, from hiking and camping to silencers and hunting. His father taught him to shoot at age six, and he received his first firearm at age eight — a 1942 Colt Commando .38 special revolver. He enjoys yearly trips to Kansas for pheasant hunting, spending time with his children at the deer lease, and collecting unique firearms.