Important Notice: The following information was extracted from the 2009 Wolf Season Regulations. Most likely, the 2011 hunt will be similar. We will update this information when Idaho Fish and Game sets regulations for the 2011 season.
For the 2009 Idaho Wolf Hunting Season Idaho set a quota of 220 wolves
Resident tags will be $11.75
Non-Resident will be: $186
Wolf Harvest Limits: Harvest limits are established for each management zone. The wolf take season will close immediately upon notification the wolf harvest limit has been met. Harvest limits may be reached quickly, and hunters are encouraged to check the status the day they plan to hunt.
Evidence of Sex: Must be left attached to the hide of any wolf taken. External evidence of sex (scrotum,penis, or testicles for males, or vulva for females) must be left naturally attached to the hide until the mandatory check requirement has been satisfied. Either sex may be taken.
Bag Limit: No person may take more wolves than the number for which he or she possesses legal tags.In 2009, hunters may not be issued more than one wolf tag. Tag must be validated and securely attached immediately upon the kill.
Mandatory Report and Check: Any hunter killing a wolf must report the harvest within 24 hours by calling the Wolf Reporting Number at 1-877-872- 3190. Consideration will be given to those hunting inbackcountry units. Additionally, any hunter killing a wolf must, within 5 days of the date of kill, present the skull and hide to a Fish and Game regional office or conservation officer for removal and retention of a premolar tooth and to have the hide tagged with an official state export tag. No person who does not have a fur buyer or taxidermist license or appropriate import documentation may have in their possession, exceptduring the open season and for five days after the close of the season, any raw wolf hide without an Idaho oranother state’s official export tag attached. A hunter may authorize another person to comply with the above requirements if that person possesses enough information to accurately complete the necessary form. Please thaw your wolf hide and skull before bringing it in for tagging.
Capturing Wolves: No person may trap, snare or otherwise capture or hold any wolf. Trapping seasons will be considered in future years. Big Game Feeding Sites: It is unlawful to hunter to pursue wolves within half mile of any active Idaho Fish and Game big game feeding site.
Weapons Restrictions: Same as for other big game animals, see Page 65 in the 2009 big game rules.
Electronic calls: No electronic calls may be used to attract wolves for the purpose of harvest.
Bait: Baiting or hunting over bait for wolves is not allowed. It is unlawful to hunt wolves within 200 yards of the perimeter of any designated dump or sanitary landfill.
Dogs: Use of dogs to attract or pursue wolves is prohibited.
Retrieving meat: Hunters are not required to retrieve meat from a harvested wolf. Hide and skull must be physically presented to a Fish and Game regional office within 5 days of kill.
Incidental Wolf Take: Trappers who accidentally capture a wolf must release the wolf uninjured and must report the capture to an Idaho Fish and Game employee within 5 days of release. They are also encouraged to contact the nearest Fish and Game regional office immediately to allow a determination of whether to attach a radio collar to assist wolf management. Trappers who accidentally capture a wolf that cannot be released uninjured must notify a Fish and Game employee immediately to collect the animal. No one may keep an incidentally taken wolf.
Wolves with Radio Collars: Hunters may encounter wolves with radio collars. These radio collars allow Idaho Fish and Game personnel to monitor wolf activity, assess population status, and help determinefuture hunting opportunity. Though it is legal to do so, Fish and Game encourages hunters to avoid harvesting radio-collared wolves. Hunters are required to return any radio collars when they check in their wolf.
To report a wolf harvest, call: 1-877-872-3190.
To find out which hunt zones are closed, call:
1-877-872-3190, or visit http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/hunt/.
