Steel shot issue simmers as USFWS bans lead shot
The USFWS continues its lead shot ban for waterfowl across the country, with bans already in effect on refuges like Kootenai Wildlife Refuge near Bonners Ferry. NRA and Idaho officials challenge the policy while researchers and manufacturers search for a viable non lead alternative.
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Dave Finkelnburg
U.S Fish and Wildlife Service
USFWS
North Maho
Kootenai Wildlife Refuge
Bonners Ferry
Federal Agency
Mississippi
Central and Pacific
U.S
National Rifle Association
NRA
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Idaho
IF & G
Recreation Unaffected By Energy Crisis in Idaho
Washington signals energy crisis but Idaho recreation group remains upbeat. Trail and snowmobile sales rise with proximity to mountains and money driving purchases. Vendors note weather, not energy, as main factor. many Idahoans still skiing and buying recreational vehicles despite rising fuel costs.
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Boise
UPI
Washington
Martindale
Idaho
Treasure Valley
Western Power Sports
Ray Brandt
Western
Northwest
Brandt
Idaoans
Bill Taylor
Bogus Basin
Bob Loughrey
Greenley Opposes Wildlife Habitat Funding Changes Testimony
Idaho Fish and Game Director Joe Greenley testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Resource Protection opposing federal funding changes under the Sikes Act. He argues the amendment is essential to bolster wildlife habitat work on BLM and Forest Service lands and criticizes budgeting shifts that undermine prior commitments.
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Chuck Anderson
Department of Fish and Game
Joe Greenley
Department ‘of Fish and Game
U.S. Forest Service
Bureau, of Land, Management
Subcommittee On Resource Protection
Senate Environmental,and Public’ ‘Works Committee
Greenky
BLM
Forest Service
Greenkey
Department of Fish and
Greenley
Idaho
Bald Eagles Of Wolf Lodge Bay Detailed In BLM Booklet
The Idaho BLM published a booklet on Bald Eagles of Wolf Lodge Bay to aid visitors understanding their habitat and habits. Biologist Joe Lint notes eagles roost communally at night in a pine and larch grove, with 40 to 70 birds yearly, while managers stress habitat protection including roost sites and kokanee fishing zones. Copies are available at Coeur d Alene and Boise offices.
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Bureau of Land Management
Idaho
Wolf Lodge Bay
BLM
William L Mathews
North Idaho
Coeur d’ Alene
Coeur d' Alene
Joe Lint
Lint
Canada
Coeur d’ Alene Blm
Joe Zimmer
North Third Street
Federal Building
West Fort Street
Boise
Long-Range Plan Adopted By Fish and Game Commission
The Fish and Game Commission approved the department's first long-range planning tool, a 170 page draft titled Goad Objectives and Policies. Volume 1 covers 1975 to 1990 with updates every five years. The plan emphasizes cooperation with private landholders and humane handling of game farm pheasants.
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Department of Fish and Game
Fish and Game Commission
Commission
Waterfowl Season To Close January 8 In Idaho Panhandle and South
Idaho fish and game announces closing dates for waterfowl and other upland game. Duck season ends January 8 in Panhandle and southern Idaho, with New Year’s Day closure in north central and eastern Idaho. Goose season largely closed December 18, but open until January 1 in northern Idaho. pheasant sage grouse and sharp tailed grouse closed, hun chukar quail still open in much of state. some areas run to December 31 or January 15 in north central Idaho. 1977 upland game regulations provide details.
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Panhandle
Idaho
Department of Fish and Game
North Central
Lower Hal
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Dave Finkelnburg Photo
Congress
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