Idaho Fish and Game - Wolf Hunting and Trapping Seasons

Standard hunting season dates statewide: Aug 30 - Mar 31, except for Aug 30 - Dec 31 in Island Park and Beaverhead wolf management zones and Aug 30 - June 30 in Lolo and Selway zones.
Hunters may buy 2 tags per calendar year.
Bag limit: No person may take more than one wolf per legal tag in his or her possession.
Hunting hours are one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset.
Wolf seasons are Any-Weapon seasons.
Electronic calls may be used statewide.
Wolves may be taken incidentally during fall bear baiting.
Reduced-price nonresident wolf tags ($31.75) statewide.
Hunters must report killing a wolf within 72 hours. Hunters must present skull and hide to IDFG office within 10 days.
The wolf season closes when the harvest limit for that zone is reached or the season closing date, whichever comes first.

Wolf Hunting Seasons
Zone (Hunting Units)	Season Dates	Harvest Limit	Notes
Panhandle (1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 9)	Aug 30 - Mar 31
Palouse-Hells Canyon (8, 8A, 11, 11A, 13, 18)	Aug 30 - Mar 31
Lolo (10, 12)	Aug 30 - June 30
Dworshak-Elk City (10A, 14, 15, 16)	Aug 30 - Mar 31
Selway (16A, 17, 19, 20)	Aug 30 - June 30
Middle Fork (20A, 26, 27)	Aug 30 - Mar 31
Salmon (21, 21A, 28, 36B)	Aug 30 - Mar 31	40
McCall-Weiser (19A, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 32A)	Aug 30 - Mar 31		Motorized hunting restrictions apply in some units. Please see Page 70 of the big game brochure.
Sawtooth (33, 34, 35, 36, 39)	Aug 30 - Mar 31	60
Southern Mountains (29, 36A, 37, 37A, 43, 44, 48, 49, 50, 51)	Aug 30 - Mar 31	25	Motorized hunting restrictions apply in some units. Please see Page 70 of the big game brochure.
Beaverhead (30, 30A, 58, 59, 59A)	Aug 30 - Dec 31	10	Motorized hunting restrictions apply in some units. Please see Page 70 of the big game brochure.
Island Park (60, 60A, 61, 62, 62A, 64, 65, 67)	Aug 30 - Dec 31	30	Motorized hunting restrictions apply in some units. Please see Page 70 of the big game brochure.
Southern Idaho (38, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 52, 52A, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 63, 63A, 66, 66A, 68, 68A, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78	Aug 30 - Mar 31		Motorized hunting restrictions apply in some units. Please see Page 70 of the big game brochure.

2011-2012 Wolf Trapping Season:

Trapping season dates: November 15 - March 31, except Unit 10A: February 1 - March 31.
Trappers may buy up to 3 tags with trapping license for use in those zones with an open trapping season in addition to 2 tags purchased for hunting;
un-used tags from hunting season (up to 2) may also be used to tag trapped wolves.
Bag limit: No person may take more than one wolf per legal tag in his or her possession.
Methods of take: Both snares and foothold traps w/ jaw spread not to exceed 9 inches are legal during wolf trapping season.
Tags purchased for trapping may be used to take wolves through hunting where and when the wolf trapping season is open.
Baiting regulations for trapping wolves are consistent with regulations for furbearers.
Mandatory trapping education class required before purchasing tags for wolf trapping. See the Wolf Trapping Class Schedule.
72 hour trap check requirement, same as for furbearer trapping.
Reduced price nonresident wolf tags ($31.75) statewide.
Mandatory report within 72 hours of kill; mandatory check within 10 days.

Wolf Trapping Seasons
Zone (Hunting Units)	Trapping Season Dates	Notes
Panhandle (1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 9)	Nov 15 - Mar 31	Trapping season open in Units 1, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 9. Units 2 and 3 CLOSED.
Palouse-Hells Canyon (8, 8A, 11, 11A, 13, 18)	CLOSED
Lolo (10, 12)	Nov 15 - Mar 31
Dworshak-Elk City (10A, 14, 15, 16)	Nov 15 - Mar 31	Trapping season open in Units 14, 15, 16 on Nov 15, 2011. Unit 10A open Feb 1, 2012.
Selway (16A, 17, 19, 20)	Nov 15 - Mar 31
Middle Fork (20A, 26, 27)	Nov 15 - Mar 31
Salmon (21, 21A, 28, 36B)	CLOSED
McCall-Weiser (19A, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 32A)	CLOSED
Sawtooth (33, 34, 35, 36, 39)	CLOSED
Southern Mountains (29, 36A, 37, 37A, 43, 44, 48, 49, 50, 51)	CLOSED
Beaverhead (30, 30A, 58, 59, 59A)	CLOSED
Island Park (60, 60A, 61, 62, 62A, 64, 65, 67)	CLOSED
Southern Idaho (38, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 52, 52A, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 63, 63A, 66, 66A, 68, 68A, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 73A, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78	CLOSED