OT: Reimbursement Available To Hunters Who Kill Wolves In Idaho

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OT: Reimbursement Available To Hunters Who Kill Wolves In Idaho

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Reimbursement Available To Hunters Who Kill Wolves In Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials will make available up to $200,000 to be divided into payments for hunters and trappers who kill wolves in the state through next summer.

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game late last month entered into an agreement with a nonprofit hunting group to reimburse the expenses for a proven kill.

The agreement follows a change in Idaho law aimed at killing more wolves that are blamed for attacking livestock and reducing deer and elk herds. Montana this year also expanded when, where and how wolves can be killed.

The $200,000 to pay for the reimbursement program is coming from licenses and fees paid by hunters to Fish and Game. That money will then be distributed by the state’s Wolf Depredation Control Board in the agreement with the Foundation for Wildlife Management, a hunting group that describes its mission as protecting deer and elk herds.

According the group’s website, the reimbursement program pays $2,500 for killing a wolf in an area where Fish and Game says wolves are chronically preying on livestock. The agency defines that as areas where at least one confirmed or probable livestock depredation has occurred each year for five years.

The group is paying $2,000 per wolf in hunting units where Fish and Game says predators are keeping elk from meeting management objectives. Hunters will get $1,000 per wolf in the northern tip of the state, and $500 elsewhere. The group notes reimbursements will be cut significantly if the money starts running out before June 2022.

https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/10/11/reimbursement-gray-wolves-idaho/
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Re: OT: Reimbursement Available To Hunters Who Kill Wolves In Idaho

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Nice! I enjoy the YouTube vids on wolf hunting…too many predators! Good luck to the wolf killers!
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Re: OT: Reimbursement Available To Hunters Who Kill Wolves In Idaho

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Interesting. I'd like the idea even more if the money to pay for it wasn't coming from hunters. If it's successful, next year they will want to double the reimbursements and to pay for it all hunting license costs will need to double. :roll:

How about a reward system? Bring in four (pick a #) Idaho wolf tails and we'll give you a bull elk tag for next season. It provides incentive without a hidden tax on hunters.
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