IDFG Commission to meet in Riggins in May

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will meet May 9 and 10 at the Best Western Salmon Rapids Lodge in Riggins.

A public hearing will begin at 7 p.m. May 9 at the Salmon Rapids Lodge.

Routine agenda items include setting seasons for Chinook salmon fishing in the South Fork Salmon and the upper Salmon rivers; fiscal year 2014 budget direction; election of commission chairman and vice-chairman; a briefing on auction and lottery tags.

Commissioners also will consider an oil and gas lease on the Payette River Wildlife Management Area and how to manage the winter feeding set-aside account under new state law.

A complete agenda will be posted on the Fish and Game website when it becomes available.