Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area Explained

Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area
Iucn Category:IV
Map:Idaho
Map Alt:A map of Idaho showing the location of the Blackfoot River WMA
Coordinates:42.8231°N -111.3381°W
Location:Caribou County, Idaho, United States
Nearest City:Soda Springs, ID
Area:2400acres
Established:1994
Governing Body:Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Url:https://www.webcitation.org/6EaSdth3N?url=http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/ibt/site.aspx?id=SE26

Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area at 2400acres is an Idaho wildlife management area in Caribou County near the town of Soda Springs.[1] The location of the WMA along the Blackfoot River was homesteaded by the Rasmussen family in 1883. It was sold to John Jay Stocking in 1907 and remained in the family for 3 generations before being purchased by the Conservation Fund in 1994, which sold it to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.[2]

The WMA was established to provide access to and improve westslope cutthroat trout habitat and other game species.[3] Moose, elk, and mule deer are the most common large game species found in the WMA.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area . Idaho Department of Fish and Game . May 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150915101751/http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/ibt/site.aspx?id=SE26 . September 15, 2015 . dead .
  2. Web site: Deal . Jerry . Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area Management Plan . Idaho Department of Fish and Game . July 1999 . May 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120502051612/https://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/portal/sites/ifwis/files/webform/wmasurvey/Blackfoot%20River%20Management%20Plan.pdf . May 2, 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area, Idaho . Public Lands Information Center . May 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309025545/http://publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=2493 . March 9, 2016 . 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 .