Idaho wolf management survey
 

Idaho fish and game wants your opinion on their wolf management plans.
http://www.idfgsurveys.com/idfg/

anti hunting groups all over are passing this address around. make sure our side is heard!
here's the questions, but click on above to cast your vote:

Wolf Management Proposal 2011 Survey

Section A: Wolf Management:

Fish and Game’s wolf hunting season proposal is designed to meet several management goals including reducing conflict, ensuring a self-sustaining wolf population and maintaining state management authority.

1. Please indicate your level of support for the following statements.
Strongly Support Support Not Sure Oppose Strongly Oppose
Wolves should be managed to reduce conflicts with livestock and pets
Wolves should be managed to reduce unacceptable impacts to deer, elk, or moose populations.
Wolves should be managed to reduce threats to public safety
Wolves should be managed to ensure a self-sustaining population in Idaho
Wolf management should remain a state management responsibility

Section B: Details of Proposed Season:

Fish and Game proposes a standard hunting season from August 30, 2011 through March 31, 2012 in areas where the management goal is to reduce the wolf population to address problems with livestock, humans, deer, elk or moose.

In areas where the management goal is to ensure wolves continue to move between Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, the proposed season is from August 30, 2011 through December 31, 2011.

Fish and Game proposes harvest limits in areas where hunting could result in too many wolves taken.

2. Please indicate how you feel about having a standard wolf hunting season of August 30 through March 31.
Season is too long Season is about right Season is too short


3. Please indicate your level of support for the following statements.
Strongly Support Support Not Sure Oppose Strongly Oppose
Harvest limits should not be set in areas where wolves are difficult to hunt and cause problems with livestock, humans, deer, elk and moose.
Some wolf management zones should have shorter seasons to ensure Idaho wolves remain connected to populations in Montana and Wyoming
Some wolf management zones should have harvest limits to protect against over-harvest
Hunters should be able to purchase only 1 tag
Hunters should be able to purchase 2 tags
Hunters should be able to purchase more than 2 tags

A trapping season is also proposed in portions of some wolf management zones in Northern and North-Central Idaho, where previous experience indicates hunting alone will be insufficient to meet management goals. The proposed wolf trapping season will be December 1, 2011 to February 15, 2012 when pelts are prime and conflicts with other hunting seasons are reduced.

Completion of a mandatory class on wolf trapping is required before a licensed trapper can purchase wolf tags. Licensed trappers will be able to purchase up to 3 additional tags for trapping wolves in those units with a wolf trapping season.

4. Please indicate your level of support for the following statements.
Strongly Support Support Not Sure Oppose Strongly Oppose
Trapping should be allowed where hunting is inadequate to meet management goals
Trapping season should be restricted to times of the year when pelts are prime and conflicts with other hunting seasons are minimized
Trappers should be able to purchase 3 tags
Trappers should be able to purchase more than 3 tags

Section C: Your Participation:

5. Are you a hunter?
Yes No


6. Have you hunted big game in Idaho during the last 3 years?
Yes No


7. Do you plan to hunt for wolves in Idaho during the 2011-2012 season?
Yes No


8. Do you plan to trap for wolves in Idaho during the 2011-2012 season?
Yes No


Section D: Demographics:

Please give us some information which will help us characterize your response

9. What is your 5-digit zip code?
Example: 83701

10. What is your gender?
Male Female


11. In what year were you born?
Example: 1969

Do you have additional comments you would like to add? Please limit comments to 500 characters. If you overflow the box, the additional characters will not be saved.

If you have additional comments, you may email them to [email protected] or submit them by mail to Idaho Fish and Game, PO Box 25, Boise ID 83707 by July 24.