Idaho Fish and Game Commission
Quarterly Meeting - July 22-23, 2009

The Hunt Lodge, Holiday Inn Express, 210 N. 3rd St., McCall, Idaho

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


JULY 22
8:00 am Commission Field Trip — The Commission will tour the Cascade Outdoor Aquarium and conduct fisheries work on Cascade reservoir.
3:30 pm Executive Session I.C. 67-2345(1) (f) (c)
7:00 pm Public Hearing — The Hunt Lodge, Holiday Inn Express, 210 N. 3rd St., McCall, Idaho


JULY 23
8:00 am 1. Opening Comments — Wayne Wright, Commission Chairman
8:05 am 2. Agenda Changes — Wayne Wright, Commission Chairman
8:10 am 3. Review of Public Comment — Wayne Wright, Commission Chairman
8:20 am 4. Director's Report — Cal Groen, Director
8:40 am 5. Commission Reports — Commissioners
9:35 am 6. Consent Calendar (Action Requested by Department)
  1. Minutes
  2. Financial Report
  3. Budget Modification, Wildlife
9:40 am 7. Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation Report — Sharon Kiefer, Assistant Director - Policy
9:50 am 8. Review and Approve 2010 Legislative Proposals (Action Requested by Department) — Sharon Kiefer, Assistant Director - Policy
10:10 AM — BREAK
10:30 am 9. Temporary Rule Review (nonbiological) and Adopt: Disabled Veterans Special Big Game Tag (Action Requested by Department) — Sharon Kiefer, Assistant Director - Policy
10:45 am 10. Rules: Nonbiological for all Game Animals (Action Requested by Department) — Brad Compton, Assistant Chief, Bureau of Wildlife
11:15 am 11. Rules: Nonresident Deer and Elk Tag Quotas (Action Requested by Department) — Brad Compton, Assistant Chief, Bureau of Wildlife
11:20 am 12. Rules: Nonresident Deer and Elk Tag Outfitter Set-Asides (Action Requested by Department) — Brad Compton, Assistant Chief, Bureau of Wildlife
11:25 am 13. Rules for Public Use of Department Lands and Access (Action Requested by Department) — Jeff Gould, Chief, Bureau of Wildlife
11:40 am 14. 2009/2010 Waterfowl Season and Bag Limit Recommendations - 2009 Sage Grouse Bag Limit and Recommendation — Jeff Gould, Chief, Bureau of Wildlife
12:00 — LUNCH
1:15 pm 15. Direction on Expenditure of Animal Damage Control Board Fund (Action Requested by Department) — Jeff Gould, Chief, Wildlife
1:25 pm 16. Release of Bighorn Sheep Tags for Auction and Lottery (Action Requested by Department) — Jeff Gould, Chief, Wildlife
1:40 pm 17. Rules: Nonbiological for 2011-2012 Fishing Seasons (Action Requested by Department) — Ed Schriever, Chief, Bureau of Fisheries
1:55 pm 18. Chinook Salmon Update — Ed Schriever, Chief, Bureau of Fisheries
2:05 pm 19. Wolf Subcommittee Report — Jim Unsworth, Deputy Director
2:25 pm 20. Senate Bill 1232a Fish and Game Bighorn Sheep Relocation Update — Brad Compton, Assistant Chief, Bureau of Wildlife
2:45 pm 21. Active Outdoors Update — Jim Lau, Chief, Bureau of Administration & Richard Levin, General Manager of Hunting and Fishing
3:05 PM — BREAK
3:25 pm 22. Outfitters and Guides Licensing Board Update — Virgil Moore, Deputy Director, IDFG — Jake Howard, Executive Director, IOGLB — Wayne Hunsucker, Board Chairman, IOGLB — Alex Irby, Commission Liaison
3:45 pm 23. Shields Land Acquisition (Action Requested by Department) — Gregg Servheen, Wildlife Program Coordinator
3:55 pm 24. Results of Nonresident Survey — Mike Keckler, Chief, Bureau of Communications
4:15 pm 25. Executive Session I.C. 67-2345(1) (f) (c)
ADJOURN


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