Attention Turkey Hunters: Rules Change In Four Units

Earlier in November, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission changed the 2007 fall turkey season and bag limit for Panhandle Region units.

The commission has adjusted the 2007 fall turkey season and bag limits for turkey hunt Game Management Units 1, 2, 3 and 5 in the Panhandle region. The changes set the fall season bag and possession limit at five turkeys. All five may be harvested on the same day, but no more than five for the fall season.

A person may harvest as many turkeys per day as the number of valid tags that can be used in Units 1, 2, 3 and 5 during fall seasons.

The fall season is from September 15 through December 15, 2007 for all Panhandle units. The special unit tags available for Units 1, 2, 3 and 5 are $5 each, residents only.

Elsewhere, the daily bag limit is one bearded turkey per day in the spring and one turkey (either sex) per day in the fall. No more than two bearded turkeys may be taken per spring. No more than two turkeys (either sex) per fall.

Fish and Game now sells three types of turkey tags - general tag, extra tag, and special unit tag. The special unit tag is valid for the fall season from September 15 through December 15, 2007, in Units 1, 2, 3 and 5 only