Fish & Game Commission Calendar for 2011

Additional meetings may be set on short notice. January 26, 27 / Annual Meeting

• Location: Boise
• Public Hearing: 7 p.m. January 26
• Routine Agenda Items: Season setting: moose, sheep, and goat (biennial 2011); JFAC budget preview; big game briefing.

March 28, 29 / Special Meeting

• Location: Boise
• Public Hearing: 7 p.m. March 28
• Routine Agenda Items: Legislative update; Season setting: deer, elk, pronghorn, black bear, mountain lion.

May 18, 19, 20 / Quarterly Meeting

• Location: Lewiston
• Public Hearing: 7 p.m. May 18
• Routine Agenda Items: Season setting: Chinook salmon; FY13 budget direction; Nonbiological rules briefing for game animals; Season setting: sandhill cranes. Election of Commission chair, vice-chair. Briefing on auction and lottery tags.

July 27, 28, 29 / Quarterly Meeting

• Location: 7 p.m. Salmon
• Public Hearing: July 27
• Routine Agenda Items: Rules: nonbiological for all game animals; Rules: nonresident deer and elk tag quotas; nonresident deer and elk tag outfitter set-aside; Consider release of bighorn sheep tags for auction and lottery; Commission direction on the expenditure of Animal Damage Control funds; legislative proposals; Migratory game birds briefing; FY 13 preliminary budget to Commission.

August (Week of 15-19) TBD / Conference Call

• Routine Agenda Items: Season setting: Migratory game birds (waterfowl seasons and limits for firearms and falconry); Season setting: Sage-grouse seasons; FY 13 budget approval.

October (TBD) / Conference Call

• Routine Agenda Items: Ratification of rules.

November 9, 10, 11 / Quarterly Meeting

• Location: Coeur d'Alene
• Public Hearing: 7 p.m. November 9
• Routine Agenda Items: Appoint Commission representative to WAFWA.