Deer Parks Wildlife Management Area Explained

Deer Parks Wildlife Management Area
Iucn Category:	IV
Map:	Idaho
Map Alt:	A map of Idaho showing the location of Deer Parks WMA
Coordinates:	43.7628°N -111.9995°W
Location:	Jefferson and Madison counties, Idaho, United States
Nearest City:	Roberts, ID
Area:	2556acres
Established:	1997
Governing Body:	Idaho Department of Fish and Game

Deer Parks Wildlife Management Area is a 2556acres Idaho wildlife management area in Madison County near the town of Roberts.^[1] Land in the WMA was acquired in 1997 and 1999 for partial mitigation of the effects of the construction of the Palisades Dam.^[2]

Most of the region's waterfowl species can be found in the WMA, including trumpeter swans.^[3] The WMA is open to non-motorized travel all year and hunting in fall.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Deer Parks Wildlife Mitigation Unit . Idaho Department of Fish and Game . May 31, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120824145344/http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/docs/wma/deerPark.pdf . August 24, 2012 . dead .
2. Web site: Bottum . Edward . Anderson . David . Gardetto . Jeffrey . Kemner . Don . Mikkelsen . Anders . Ragotzkie . Kim . Schmidt . Steve . Management Plan: Deer Parks Complex Wildlife Mitigation Units . Idaho Department of Fish and Game . July 1999 . May 31, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120502050445/https://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/portal/sites/ifwis/files/webform/wmasurvey/Deer%20Parks%20Management%20Plan.pdf . May 2, 2012 . dead.
3. Web site: Deer Parks Wildlife Management Area, Idaho . Public Lands Information Center . May 31, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200129/http://www.publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=8489 . October 29, 2013 . dead .
4. Web site: Wildlife Management Areas . Idaho Department of Fish and Game . May 31, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130302053701/http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/wildlife/wma/ . March 2, 2013 . dead.