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Coot General Any Weapon Season
Management Area 3
Unlimited Tags
10/15/2016 - 1/27/2017
- Species
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Either-sex American Coot
- Either sex may be taken.
- Short-Range Weapons
- Muzzleloader, Archery, Crossbow, Shotgun or Handgun.
- Restrictions
Coot Daily Bag Limit: 825
Surface Management
Game Units
Wilderness
- Management Area 3
- Includes the following counties: Ada, Boise, Canyon, Cassia, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, and Washington. Area Size: 15,743,192 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)
- Falconry Permit* (Valid for 3 years from purchase year)
- 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)
- Falconry Permit* (Valid for 3 years from purchase year)
- 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. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 7,105,820 acres 45.1% |
Private 4,997,033 acres 31.7% |
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 2,268,271 acres 14.4% |
State of Idaho 777,016 acres 4.9% |
Indian Reservation / Bureau of Indian Affairs 145,276 acres 0.9% |
U.S. Military 126,208 acres 0.8% |
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 112,486 acres 0.7% |
U.S. National Park Service (NPS) 97,978 acres 0.6% |
Other 41,945 acres 0.3% |
State of Idaho 40,479 acres 0.3% |
State of Idaho 10,114 acres 0.1% |
U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) 6,295 acres 0% |
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 4,525 acres 0% |
U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 1,365 acres 0% |
Other 234 acres 0% |
U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 146 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.
- Paddock Valley Reservoir
- Sturgill Creek
- Letha - Payette River Access
- Windy Wheat, LLC
- Pleasant Valley Grazing Association
- Janss Farms
- Midvale Hill
Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
No motorized vehicles are allowed in these areas.
- Owyhee River Wilderness 272,397 acres 1.7% of hunt
- Sawtooth Wilderness 149,723 acres 1% of hunt
- Bruneau-Jarbridge Rivers Wilderness 94,853 acres 0.6% of hunt
- Big Jacks Creek Wilderness 56,546 acres 0.4% of hunt
- Little Jacks Creek Wilderness 54,935 acres 0.3% of hunt
- North Fork Owyhee Wilderness 44,684 acres 0.3% of hunt
- Pole Creek Wilderness 13,405 acres 0.1% of hunt