Idaho Wolf hunting and trapping season started August 30, 2011 and can last up to 10 months,based on density of wolves in different sections of the State...........Electronic calls ok to use; wolves attracted to bear baits can be taken..........A crime that wolf packs are being targeted during breeding and pup rearing, Jan-June of each year

Idaho Wolf Hunting and Trapping Seasons

-Idaho Dept. of fish & Game

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2011-2012 Wolf Hunting Season:

• Standard hunting season dates statewide: Aug 30 - Mar 31, except for Aug 30 - Dec 31 in Island Park and Beaverhead wolf management zones and Aug 30 - June 30 in Lolo and Selway zones.
• Hunters may buy 2 tags per calendar year.
• Bag limit: No person may take more than one wolf per legal tag in his or her possession.
• Hunting hours are one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset.
• Wolf seasons are Any-Weapon seasons.
• Electronic calls may be used statewide.
• Wolves may be taken incidentally during fall bear baiting.
• Reduced-price nonresident wolf tags ($31.75) statewide.
• Hunters must report killing a wolf within 72 hours. Hunters must present skull and hide to IDFG office within 10 days.
• The wolf season closes when the harvest limit for that zone is reached or the season closing date, whichever comes first.

Wolf Hunting Seasons
Zone (Hunting Units)	Season Dates	Harvest Limit	Notes
Panhandle (1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 9)	Aug 30 - Mar 31
Palouse-Hells Canyon (8, 8A, 11, 11A, 13, 18)	Aug 30 - Mar 31
Lolo (10, 12)	Aug 30 - June 30
Dworshak-Elk City (10A, 14, 15, 16)	Aug 30 - Mar 31
Selway (16A, 17, 19, 20)	Aug 30 - June 30
Middle Fork (20A, 26, 27)	Aug 30 - Mar 31
Salmon (21, 21A, 28, 36B)	Aug 30 - Mar 31	40
McCall-Weiser (19A, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 32A)	Aug 30 - Mar 31		Motorized hunting restrictions apply in some units. Please see Page 70 of the big game brochure.
Sawtooth (33, 34, 35, 36, 39)	Aug 30 - Mar 31	60
Southern Mountains (29, 36A, 37, 37A, 43, 44, 48, 49, 50, 51)	Aug 30 - Mar 31	25	Motorized hunting restrictions apply in some units. Please see Page 70 of the big game brochure.
Beaverhead (30, 30A, 58, 59, 59A)	Aug 30 - Dec 31	10	Motorized hunting restrictions apply in some units. Please see Page 70 of the big game brochure.
Island Park (60, 60A, 61, 62, 62A, 64, 65, 67)	Aug 30 - Dec 31	30	Motorized hunting restrictions apply in some units. Please see Page 70 of the big game brochure.
Southern Idaho (38, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 52, 52A, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 63, 63A, 66, 66A, 68, 68A, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78	Aug 30 - Mar 31		Motorized hunting restrictions apply in some units. Please see Page 70 of the big game brochure.

2011-2012 Seasons and Rules for Wolf Hunting
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