Monday, July 14, 2014

Idaho Fish and Game Commission Opposes Monument

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission has voted unanimously to oppose the creation of a Boulder-White Clouds National Monument for fear of losing control of wildlife management in the 592,000-acre area. The decision was supported by several area hunters but drew immediate criticism from sportsmen’s groups who long have promoted the monument as a way to enhance habitat for hunting and fishing opportunities under Fish and Game control. “Without state sovereignty, you won’t have hunting, fishing and trapping in any meaningful way,” said Commission Chairman Fred Trevey, of Lewiston. The commission, Idaho Fish and Game’s season- and policy-setting body, consists of seven members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Idaho Senate. The four commissioners at the group’s quarterly meeting in Salmon voted unanimously Thursday to send an opposition letter to Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter and the Idaho Congressional Delegation. Before the decision, Fish and Game Deputy Director Jim Unsworth said he is concerned about how federal changes in management would affect Fish and Game’s management of the area. Those concerns include access to motorized and non-motorized trails, maintaining control of wolf and other predators, being able to conduct helicopter surveys and dart game, primacy over noxious weed control, stocking high mountain lakes with fish, and managing fire rehabilitation and seeding. The letter opposes any change in federal designation to the area through an executive order of the president, which is how the Idaho Conservation League, The Wilderness Society and other groups are proposing the monument be created...more

What I find interesting here is the involvement of the Governor and the Game Commission.  To my knowledge, neither the NM Game & Fish Commission or Governor Martinez publicly opposed Obama's designation of two monuments in NM.  They were totally disengaged on how management would be changed on over 700,000 acres in our state. 

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