Idaho Fish and Game Commission
Annual Meeting - January 10-12, 2007

Fish and Game Headquarters
600 South Walnut, Boise, ID

Note: Times on the agenda are approximate and subject to change.


JANUARY 10
1:00 p.m. Workshop on Mule Deer - Brad Compton, Wildlife Game Manager & Toby Boudreau, Wildlife Staff Biologist
7:00 p.m. Public Hearing


JANUARY 11
8:00 a.m.1. Opening Comments - Cameron Wheeler, Commission Chairman
8:05 a.m.2. Agenda Changes - Cameron Wheeler, Commission Chairman
8:10 a.m.3. Review of Public Comment - Cameron Wheeler, Commission Chairman
8:20 a.m.4. Director’s Report - Terry Mansfield, Deputy Director
8:40 a.m.5. Commission Reports - Commissioners
9:35 a.m. 6. Consent Calendar (Action)
  1. Minutes
  2. Financial Report
  3. Appointment to Winter Feeding Advisory Committee
  4. Budget Adjustment (1) Salary, Jarbidge Resource Management Plan
9:40 a.m. 7. Big Game: Nonbiological Rules for all Big Game Animals (Action) - Brad Compton, Wildlife Game Manager
10:10 a.m.  BREAK
10:30 a.m. 8. Access Yes: Rules to Implement Pilot Project (Action) - Brad Compton, Wildlife Game Manager
10:45 a.m. 9. Big Game: Biological Rules for Moose, Sheep, and Goat (Action) - Dale Toweill, Wildlife Program Coordinator
11:15 a.m. 10. Domestic Elk - Brad Compton, Wildlife Game Manager & Jim Unsworth, Bureau Chief, Wildlife
12:00   LUNCH
1:30 p.m.   Commissioners to meet with House Resources & Conservation Committee, Statehouse
3:00 p.m. 11. Legislative Session Update - Sharon Kiefer, Legislative Liaison
3:15 p.m. 12. Pheasants, HIP, CREP, and Farm Bill - Jeff Gould, Wildlife Game Manager
3:45 p.m. 13. Wolf Management Planning - Steve Nadeau, Wildlife Staff Biologist
4:05 p.m. 14. License and Tag Refunds - Terry Mansfield, Deputy Director & Craig Wiedmeier, License Operations Supervisor
4:25 p.m. 15. Lake Pend Oreille Fishing Closures - Bill Horton, State Fish Manager
4:40 p.m. 16. Hunter Education Awards - Ron Fritz, Hunter Education Coordinator
4:50 p.m. 17. Executive Session (if needed) I.C. 67-2345 (1) (c) (f)
RECESS


JANUARY 12
8:00 a.m.18. Fish Management Plan - Scott Grunder, Fishery Program Coordinator &- Tracey Trent, Bureau Chief, Natural Resource Policy Bureau
8:40 a.m.19. Yellowstone Cutthroat Plan - Scott Grunder, Fishery Program Coordinator
9:00 a.m.20. Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation Update - Gayle Valentine, Funding Coordinator
9:15 a.m.21. Smith Creek Land Donation (Action) - Gregg Servheen, Wildlife Program Coordinator
1:30 p.m.  Confirmation Hearing for Commissioners Randall Budge and Robert Barowsky, Senate Resource Committee Room, Statehouse
ADJOURN


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