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Goose General Any Weapon Season
Management Area 4
Unlimited Tags
10/13/2012 - 1/25/2013
- Species
- Snow Goose or Blue Goose (Chen caerulescens)
- Ross's Goose (Chen rossii)
- Either-sex Light Goose
- Either sex may be taken.
- Short-Range Weapons
- Muzzleloader, Archery, Crossbow, Shotgun or Handgun.
- Restrictions
Daily Bag Limit: 10; Possession Limit: 20
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Management Area 4
- Includes all parts of the state not included in Management Areas 1, 2, and 3. Area Size: 34,810,205 acres
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Resident Tags and Permits
- Federal Migratory Bird Stamp (ducks, geese)
- Federal Migratory Game Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) Validation (dove, duck, goose, coot, sandhill crane, and common snipe)
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
NonResident Tags and Permits
- Federal Migratory Game Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) Validation (dove, duck, goose, coot, sandhill crane, and common snipe)
- Handicapped Motor Vehicle Permit*
A valid hunting license is required for all hunting and trapping activities.
* Indicates this item is optional.
Where to purchase
Learn more about IDFG Licenses, Tags & Permits
Surface Management
For government land, these data show the managing agency of the land, which may or not be the same as the owning agency.
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 17,890,697 acres 51.4% |
Private 9,538,882 acres 27.4% |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 4,042,690 acres 11.6% |
State of Idaho 1,452,352 acres 4.2% |
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 495,805 acres 1.4% |
U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 377,316 acres 1.1% |
Other 257,700 acres 0.7% |
State of Idaho 175,036 acres 0.5% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 127,977 acres 0.4% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 124,325 acres 0.4% |
U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 65,372 acres 0.2% |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 65,102 acres 0.2% |
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 44,281 acres 0.1% |
State of Idaho 30,079 acres 0.1% |
Other 27,270 acres 0.1% |
U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 26,045 acres 0.1% |
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 21,484 acres 0.1% |
U.S. Military 1,078 acres 0% |
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Land management via Inside Idaho
Access Yes! Properties
Access Yes! is Fish and Game program designed to improve hunting and fishing access to private land or through private land to public land by compensating willing landowners who provide access.
- Mica Creek Drainage on St. Joe River
- Hugas Creek & St. Joe River Basin
- Rinker Rock Creek Ranch
- Fox Hills Ranch
- Windy Wheat, LLC
- Little Fish Creek Grazing Assoc.
- Telfer Inc.
- Steve Deeg Farms
- Robert Gardner
- Bob Ivie Property
- Rockland Valley - West
- Janss Farms
Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
- Frank Church - River of No Return Wilderness 2,357,999 acres 6.8% of hunt
- Selway Bitterroot Wilderness 1,092,240 acres 3.1% of hunt
- Gospel Hump Wilderness 205,589 acres 0.6% of hunt
- Hells Canyon Wilderness 86,379 acres 0.2% of hunt
- Sawtooth Wilderness 67,867 acres 0.2% of hunt