Fall turkey season opens soon

Hunters looking to bag a wild Idaho turkey can start hunting on Monday, Sept. 15.

The general fall turkey season will open in the Panhandle and Clearwater regions. Fall controlled hunts open in a few places in the state.

* Sept. 15 through Dec. 15. General fall hunt in game management units 1, 2 (except Farragut State Park and Farragut Wildlife Management Area) 3, 4, 4A, 5 and 6.

* Sept. 15 through Oct. 9. General fall hunt in game management units 8, 8A, 10, 10A, 11, 11A, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 17, 18, 19 and 20.

* Nov. 21 through Dec. 31. General fall hunt in game management units 8, 8A, 10A, 11, 11A, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 18. This hunt is open on private lands only. For the purpose of this hunt, "private lands" do not include corporate timberlands.

The daily bag limit is one turkey of either sex per day in the fall, except in units 1, 2, 3 and 5 where five turkeys of either sex may be taken in a day during fall seasons. The most tags one hunter may possess in one year is six.

More information on wild turkey hunting is available on Fish and Game's website.