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Idaho Governor Butch Otter Wants a Wolf Tag

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter plans to be one of the hunters bidding for a wolf tag for Idaho’s wolf hunting season set this fall.

The season is limited to 200 wolves, but it’s not stopping the governor who previously endorsed a wolf hunt in 2007 by saying, “I’m prepared to bid for the first ticket to shoot a wolf myself.”

He told reporters on Wednesday, that he will buy a $11.75 tag along with the rest of the state’s wolf hunters.

The state’s wildlife commission limited the number of wolves available to hunt out of fears that the Defenders of Wildlife group would push an injunction to U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy that would stop the wolf hunt altogether.

Wolf numbers exceed 1,000 in Idaho.

“I understand the commission’s conservative and thoughtful action that they took because obviously we want to demonstrate we can manage them,” Otter said. “We also want to find out if we can manage them with our hunter community.”

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Source:  Idaho Statesman -

Western Grey Fox Calling – Habitat and Sign (w/photos)

 

Here’s a practical how-to habitat guide for anyone looking to call more grey fox.

 

I was recently asked to provide some easy to understand and easy to use information and advice to anyone wishing to call predators for photography or harvest. Since education and useful information is the very reason for the Wildlife Callers’ Blog, I have designed this post with that end in mind. The subject “Calling Predators” taken as a whole, is a very broad topic, thus I’ve chosen grey fox calling for this post. My next post will include advice on calling sounds and I’ll include video of grey fox being called.

When I think of calling grey fox, I think of quick responses to the call, lots of responders, and hard charging responders that will come right back if you shoot, miss, and quickly start calling again. These lionhearted little guys are the first predator I called successfully, the first animal I skinned for monetary gain, and the first predator I sought when I first took my six-year-old son calling. My entire twenty-three years of calling has had plenty of these feisty predators in it and always will. (more…)