Billingsley Creek Wildlife Management Area Explained

Billingsley Creek Wildlife Management Area
Iucn Category:IV
Map:Idaho
Map Alt:A map of Idaho showing the location of the Billingsley Creek WMA
Coordinates:42.7554°N -114.8146°W
Location:Gooding County, Idaho, United States
Nearest City:Hagerman, ID
Area:284acres
Established:September 1963
Governing Body:Idaho Department of Fish and Game

Billingsley Creek Wildlife Management Area at 284acres is an Idaho wildlife management area in Gooding County near the town of Hagerman.[1] The WMA is in the Hagerman Valley near the Snake River and was purchased from the McCarther Cattle Company in September 1963.[2]

The area is managed for migratory waterfowl, and other wildlife includes raptors and small game animals.[3] The WMA is open to hunting, duck hunting is the dominant late-winter use, and deer hunting is limited to shotguns only.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Billingsley Creek Wildlife Management Area . Idaho Department of Fish and Game . May 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120824143407/http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/docs/wma/billingsley.pdf . August 24, 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: Gregory . Terry D. . Apa . Anthony D. . Gorgen . William F. . McDonald . Michael J. . Musil . Dave D. . Billingsley Creek Wildlife Management Area Management Plan . Idaho Department of Fish and Game . July 1999 . May 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120502052549/https://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/portal/sites/ifwis/files/webform/wmasurvey/Billingsley%20Creek%20Management%20Plan.pdf . May 2, 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: Billingsley Creek Wildlife Management Area, Idaho . Public Lands Information Center . May 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120331215421/http://publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=2489 . March 31, 2012 . dead .
  4. Web site: Wildlife Management Areas . Idaho Department of Fish and Game . May 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130302053701/http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/wildlife/wma/ . March 2, 2013 . dead .