Dates to Remember
1997
Dec. 1 Nonresident licenses and tags go on sale for the next year・s seasons.
Call 1-800-554-8685 to charge Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover. Mail-in applications: IDFG, P.O. Box 25, Boise, ID 83707-0025.
1998
Jan. 1 Spring steelhead season opens. Buy a new fishing license and pick up a fishing rules booklet. Be sure you have a new Idaho waterfowl permit if you・re a duck or goose hunter.
Jan. 10* Sign up your child for Hunter Education so he or she can apply for a controlled hunt. Call your regional IDFG office for class schedules.
Jan. 15* F&G Commission meets to set moose, sheep & goat rules.
Jan. 15・ Feb. 15 Turkey and spring black bear controlled hunt
application period.
Mar. 7* F&G Commission meets to set budget and deer, elk, antelope, bear and mountain lion rules.
Apr. 1・Apr. 30 Moose, mountain goat and bighorn sheep
controlled hunt application period.
Apr. 14* Wild turkey general season opens.
Apr. 15* Spring black bear general season and controlled hunts open.
Apr. 17* F&G Commission meets to set upland bird opening dates.
May 1・May 31 Application period for controlled hunts for deer,
elk, antelope and fall black bear.
May 8* F&G Commission meets to approve budget.
May 31 General fishing season opens.
June 6 Free Fishing Day (no license required). Take a youngster to a fishing clinic.
July 10* Last chance to sign up for Hunter Education classes at regional offices.
July 15・Aug. 15 Landowner preference deer/elk/antelope hunt
application period.
July 17* F&G Commission meets to set dove, upland birds, furbearer, early goose and crane seasons.
Aug. 14* F&G Commission meets to set migratory game bird and waterfowl rules and discuss FY ・99 budget and legislative proposals.
Aug. 15 Antelope general archery season opens.
Aug. 29 Last day to exchange a general-season elk or deer tag for another zone/type.
Aug. 30 General archery season for deer and elk opens.**
Most controlled hunts for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat open.
Sept. 1 Forest grouse and mourning dove seasons open.
Fall steelhead season opens.
Fall black bear controlled hunts open.**
Sept. 15 Backcountry general seasons open for deer, elk.
General black bear season opens.
Mountain lion seasons open.
Sept. 20* Chukar, grey partridge, California quail, sage and sharptail grouse seasons open on the middle weekend of September.
Sept. 25 Most antelope controlled hunts open.
Oct. 2* F&G Commission meets to set general fishing rules.
Oct. 4* Duck and goose seasons open.
Oct. 5 General deer season opens, southern Idaho.**
Oct. 10 General elk season opens.**
General deer season opens, northern Idaho.**
Oct. 31 Last day to buy archery/muzzleloader permit validations.
Dec. 1 Bobcat trapping/hunting season opens.
Dec. 4* F&G Commission meets to set opening dates for next year・s big game seasons, nonresident tag quotas, outfitter set-asides and wild turkey rules.
* Approximate date
** Check rules for exceptions
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