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While many states across the nation have allowed for online certification, Idaho has maintained an in-person requirement to review Idaho-specific topics such as local regulations, animal identification, and gun safety.īeckley recognizes the value of the online classes, and goes on to emphasize, “While we recognize the value of the firearm safety information provided in the online course, we are encouraging students to seek out a mentor to reinforce safe firearm handling, and hunting safety. Sign up for the Idaho Online hunter ed course here By temporarily waiving the in-person field day, we can follow health recommendation for social distancing while still providing necessary instruction and certification.” We have seen an increased interest in our hunter education classes, and want to maintain a path for the public to gain certification. Classes are available to anyone 9 years or older.Īccording to Idaho Fish and Game’s Hunter Education Manager Brenda Beckley, “The public safety of our instructors, staff, and students are our primary concerns. The cost of the online course is $24.50 and can be taken at. The temporary waiver allows students who complete the online course the ability to gain certification and purchase a hunting license. In response to updated COVID-19 guidance from Idaho Department of Health and Welfare for public events, Idaho Fish and Game has temporarily waived the requirement to attend an in-person field day for online hunter education certification. They say it is a significant change to wolf management in Idaho - the kind of significant change that could prompt the federal government to step in.The following is an important press release from Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Some opponents of SB1211 have raised another red flag about the legislation. Hunting and fishing licenses and permits can be purchased online or over-the-counter at various independent businesses (vendors). We encourage the legislature to keep the state’s promise to the people and defer important management decisions to the commission and Idaho Fish and Game biologists.” Wolf bill stokes fears over federal influence “Idahoans established the Fish and Game Commission by public initiative in 1938 in order to ensure that wildlife management is guided by science over politics and that the professionals entrusted with directing important decisions regarding Idaho’s remarkable fish and wildlife resources are empowered to do so.

“BHA does not endorse advancing wildlife management policies and decisions by legislation or voter referendum, including Idaho Senate Bill 1211. “Idaho Backcountry Hunters & Anglers strongly supports the authority of the Idaho Fish and Game Commission to manage all wildlife populations, set harvest and population objectives and regulate method of take and the application of management tools, including hunting and trapping,” Koch said in the statement. It also would allow the Idaho Wolf Depredation Control Board to hire private contractors to kill wolves they deem a threat to livestock or, as part of the new provision, wildlife. The bill would remove the current 15-per-year limit on hunting and trapping wolves, and extend the trapping season on private land to run yearlong. Senate Bill 1211 does open a door to the much-cited 90% decrease in Idaho’s wolf population. They have a different concern with the bill - that it could set a dangerous precedent letting legislators, not Idaho’s Fish and Game Commission, set hunting and trapping seasons and rules, and could even set the stage for management of Idaho’s wolf population to go back into the hands of the federal government.

While much of the alarm on social media is over the claims that 90% of Idaho’s wolves will perish if the bill becomes law, numerous Idaho hunting groups and wildlife experts say that’s not likely to happen. Woodson’s TikTok profile links to a petition titled “protect wolf populations in Idaho” that had more than 7,000 signatures by Thursday evening. Thousands of comments on the video also decry the legislation, which originated in the Idaho Senate about a week ago and has since passed the House and Senate.