Wolf Hunting Season Opens in Idaho Today

The 2013-14 wolf hunting season opens throughout the state on Friday, Aug. 30, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game said. The season runs through March 31, except in the Lolo, Selway and Middle Fork zones and in that portion of Unit 16 in the Dworshak-Elk City Zone north of the Selway River where the season closes June 30. The wolf hunting season is open year-round on private land only in the Panhandle Zone. An individual may buy up to five wolf hunting tags per calendar year, but hunters may use only two wolf tags in some parts of the state in a calendar year. The wolf trapping season opens Nov. 15 in all but four wolf zones, and Unit 10A of the Dworshak-Elk City Zone opens to trapping Feb. 1. Wolf hunting tags are $11.50 for Idaho residents and $31.75 for nonresidents and are valid for a calendar year...more