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Wolf trapping class scheduled in Pocatello |
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September 17, 2014 |
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is holding
a wolf trapping certification class in Pocatello
on Saturday, September 27. The class will run
from 9:00 am until 4:30 pm (with a break for
lunch) at the Southeast Regional Fish and Game
office located at 1345 Barton Road.
A person must attend a wolf trapper education
class and have a valid trapping license before
trapping for wolves. Registration for the class
can be completed online through Idaho Fish and
Game's website at
http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/hunt/?getPage=294.
This webpage also lists other wolf trapping
classes being offered in the state.
Cost of the wolf trapping class is $8.00 per
student.
This 8-hour class provides students with
interactive, hands-on training from experienced,
certified, volunteer trapper instructors.
Class curriculum includes wolf management; wolf
trapping regulations and
ethics; wolf habits and behavior; making,
rigging and setting traps and snares; proper
care for a wolf; and reporting requirements.
For more information about this wolf trapping
class, please contact the Idaho Fish and Game
office in Pocatello at 208-232-4703.
There are some important points to consider
before heading out this year to try wolf
trapping.
Trappers should note that besides the
requirement to attend a wolf trapper education
class, wolves are classified as big game and
have specific take seasons associated with both
hunting and trapping.
Trappers who do not have wolf tags and who
accidentally capture a wolf must release the
wolf uninjured and must report the capture to an
Idaho Fish and Game employee within 5 days of
release. If you have difficulty releasing the
wolf, please contact Fish and Game immediately.
Trappers should always be cautious about setting
traps in areas where domestic dogs and other
pets may be vulnerable to capture.
Wolf traps must be checked at least every 72
hours.
Trappers may buy up to five gray wolf trapping
tags per trapping season for use in those zones
with an open trapping season. In addition to the
gray wolf trapping tags, certified wolf trappers
may use wolf hunting tags, in zones in which
both the hunting and trapping seasons are open
at the same time. All hunting and trapping
seasons and tag limits apply.
Ground sets are the only legal set allowed for
trapping gray wolves. Ground sets are defined as
any foothold trap, body-gripping trap or snare
originally set in or on the land, including any
traps elevated up to a maximum of 36 inches
abovethe natural ground level. Snares must be
equipped with diverters and a break-away device
or stop within the loop. The inside jawspread of
foot-hold traps must not exceed nine inches.
Trapped gray wolves may be dispatched any time
day or night.
It is unlawful to use any set within 30 feet of
any visible bait. It is unlawful to use a dirt
hole set with bait unless the bait remains
covered at all times to protect raptors and
other meat-eating birds from being caught
accidentally.
It is also unlawful to trap wolves within 200
yards of the perimeter of any designated dump or
sanitary landfill.
For specific information on seasons, baits that
can be used to trap wolves, and other
information that pertains to the lawful trapping
of wolves or other species, please refer to the
Fish and Game regulations which can be found at
all Fish and Game offices, at your favorite
vendor, or online at
http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/hunt/
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