List of Idaho wildlife management areas explained

This is a list of Idaho wildlife management areas. The U.S. state of Idaho current has 32 wildlife management areas, all managed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Wildlife management areas (WMA) are established to protect habitat for wildlife and provide opportunities for hunting, fishing, and other public enjoyment of wildlife. The species of interest for each WMA varies from big game, such as elk, moose, and mule and white-tailed deer, to upland game (such as ring-necked pheasant) and waterfowl, including a variety of ducks and Canada geese.^[1]

List of WMAs

Wildlife Management Areas of Idaho !WMA name!Counties!Area!Year established!Location

Big Cottonwood	Cassia		1993	42.3047°N -114.0126°W
Billingsley Creek	Gooding		1963	42.8354°N -113.9315°W
Blackfoot River	Caribou		1994	42.8231°N -111.3381°W
Boise River	Ada, Boise, Elmore		1943	43.5952°N -116.0487°W
Boundary Creek	Boundary		1999	48.9827°N -116.5487°W
Camas Prairie	Camas		1987	43.2893°N -115.0184°W
Carey Lake	Blaine		1949	43.3235°N -113.9315°W
Cartier Slough	Madison		1976	43.8154°N -111.9131°W
Cecil D. Andrus	Washington		1993	44.7576°N -116.8886°W
C.J. Strike	Elmore, Owyhee		1953	42.9581°N -115.968°W
Coeur d'Alene River	Benewah, Kootenai		1964	47.4825°N -116.7321°W
Craig Mountain	Nez Perce		1971	46.1246°N -116.9176°W
Deer Parks	Jefferson, Madison		1997	43.7628°N -111.9995°W
Farragut	Kootenai		1949	47.9718°N -116.5416°W
Fort Boise	Canyon		1956	43.8179°N -117.0099°W
Georgetown Summit	Bear Lake		1991	42.5562°N -111.4166°W
Hagerman	Gooding		1940	42.7693°N -114.8786°W
Market Lake	Jefferson		1956	43.7798°N -112.1465°W
McArthur Lake	Bonner, Boundary		1942	48.5137°N -116.4497°W
Montour	Gem		1976	43.9303°N -116.3264°W
Montpelier	Bear Lake		1971	42.3335°N -111.2527°W
Mud Lake	Jefferson		1940	43.8914°N -112.4167°W
Niagara Springs	Gooding		1971	42.671°N -114.7151°W
Payette River	Payette		1960	44.0059°N -116.8139°W
Pend Oreille	Bonner		1956	48.3178°N -116.3938°W
Portneuf	Bannock		1970	42.7033°N -112.2014°W
Red River	Idaho		1993	45.729°N -115.4302°W
St. Maries	Benewah		1941	47.2623°N -116.5515°W
Sand Creek	Fremont		1947	44.038°N -111.7173°W
Snow Peak	Shoshone		1989	47.0444°N -115.6488°W
Sterling	Bingham		1968	42.9626°N -112.7657°W
Tex Creek	Bonneville		1976	43.4674°N -111.7089°W

Notes and References

1. 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 .