Idaho Bills
11 bills · 2025 Regular Session
Amends existing law to provide for trapping education and licensing.
Thisbillbringsfromrulewhatmustbetaughtinahunterandtrappingeducationcoursewhilealsoconsolidating the requirements. It adds the requirement that students must receive instruction on trespassing and personal and real property tampering laws. The bill also allows individuals to trap under the supervision of a certified guide without the individual being certified themselves. This allows the individual to receive hands on instruction and take the animals trapped without having to wait months to take a trapping education course. If that individual ever wishes to trap independently, they will still have to take the trapper education course but will have the additional experience.
Mark Harris · SD-035
68 – 0
Amends existing law to provide for deer and elk tag allocations and to remove certain rulemaking authority.
This language revises the allocation of nonresident deer and elk tags, specifically setting aside a percentage for outfitted hunters. The bill establishes a structured allocation system for tags in both general and controlled hunts, ensuring a proportion of nonresident tags are reserved for outfitted clients. Additionally, it mandates recalculations of outfitter allocations every two years based on historical use.
Heather Scott · HD-002A
Amends existing law to provide for notification of a proposed transplant or relocation of wildlife and approval from a board of county commissioners if a hearing on the same is requested and to require testing of certain animals.
Douglas Pickett · HD-027A
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for allocation of deer and elk tags to residents and nonresidents.
James Petzke · HD-021A
Amends existing law to provide requirements for members of winter feeding advisory committees.
Mark Harris · SD-035
66 – 0
Amends existing law to provide that certain persons shall not be eligible to apply for any fishing, hunting, or trapping licenses, tags, or permits.
Daniel Foreman · SD-006
34 – 30
Amends existing law to provide for deer and elk tag allocations.
This language revises the allocation of nonresident deer and elk tags, specifically setting aside a percentage for outfitted hunters. The bill establishes a structured allocation system for tags in both general and controlled hunts, ensuring a proportion of nonresident tags are reserved for outfitted clients. Additionally, it mandates recalculations of outfitter allocations every two years based on historical use.
Judy Boyle · HD-009B
Amends existing law to provide for notification of a proposed transplant or relocation of wildlife and approval from a board of county commissioners if a hearing on the same is requested and to require testing of certain animals.
Douglas Pickett · HD-027A
Amends existing law to provide an exception to the terms “outfitter” and “guide.”
This legislation establishes that all accredited postsecondary schools in Idaho receive an exception to the requirement of being a licensed outfitter through the Idaho Outfitters and Guides. Under existing law, the provision for state employees creates an exception for this requirement to public postsecondary schools but not private postsecondary schools. Any schools that meet this standard will continue to require federal/state permits to operate on federal and state lands.
Britt Raybould · HD-034B
32 – 0
Adds to existing law to provide that the Department of Fish and Game shall not adopt or enforce any rule that makes it unlawful to use sabots in a muzzleloader-only season.
This legislation would allow muzzleloader hunters one more choice in projectiles. Accuracy and terminal performance are critical when a hunter has an opportunity to harvest a big game animal. This change could improve both but have but minimal impact on the kill rate while increasing the harvest rate.
Ron Mendive · HD-005A
28 – 7
Amends existing law to provide for a five-year moratorium on mule deer doe hunting in certain game management units.
ThedocumentisabilldraftrelatedtofishandgameinIdaho. Itestablishesafive-yearmoratoriumonmuledeer doe hunting in specific game management units with high migratory movement and due to reduced population, low survival rates, and decreased success rates of hunters. The moratorium will start on July 1, 2025, and exceptions may be made if chronic wasting disease is found in a unit. The provisions of the moratorium will be null and void after July 1, 2030.
Josh Tanner · HD-014B