Title: Trout Unlimited' Public Lands Initiative Protecting Fish and Fish Habitat'
1Trout Unlimited.Public Lands InitiativeProtectin
g Fish and Fish Habitat.
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3Idahos Roadless AreasWhat do they mean to
hunters and anglers?
- 9.3 million acres of National Forest Inventoried
Roadless Areas. - 4 million roadless BLM acres.
- 4.1 million acres of Congressionally designated
wilderness. - 17.5 million roadless acres.
4Idahos Trout, Salmon and Steelhead.Status and
Distribution
5Bull Trout
- Bull Trout have lost 46 percent of their historic
range in Idaho.
6Bull Trout
- 68 percent of Idahos current Bull Trout habitat
lies within Inventoried Roadless Areas
7Chinook Salmon
- Chinook Salmon have lost 65 percent of their
historic range in Idaho.
8Chinook Habitat
- The dark lines trace Idaho streams where chinook
spawn. - 74 percent of Idahos current chinook spawning
and rearing habitat is found within Forest
Service Inventoried Roadless Areas.
9Steelhead
- Steelhead have lost 61 percent of their historic
range in Idaho.
10Steelhead Habitat
- 74 percent of the existing habitat for Steelhead
in Idaho is found within roadless areas.
11Westslope Cutthroat Trout
- Idahos westslopecutthroat trout have lost 16
percent of their historic range.
12Westslope Cutthroat Habitat
- 58 percent of Idahos current habitat for
Westslope Cutthroat Trout is now found in
roadless areas
13Redband Trout
- Idahos Redband Trout have lost 70 percent of
their historic range.
14Redband Trout Habitat
- 48 percent of Idahos current habitat is within
IRAs.
15Idahos Hunting Seasons
16Idaho Deer Seasons
- 98 percent of the land in units with November
deer seasons is roadless
17Most mature Idaho bucks killed in general hunts
are killed in units rich in roadless areas.
- 94 percent of the land in units yielding more
than 70 percent bucks and more than 40 percent 4
point bucks is roadless.
1851 percent of Idahos land in hunt units yielding
more than 70 percent bucks is roadless.
1972 percent of the land in Idahos big game units
yielding more than 40 percent 4 pt. bucks is
roadless.
20Research shows a strong correlation between
roadless areas and mature bull elk.
Roadless Areas More Mature Bulls.
21Idaho Elk Seasons
- 97 percent of the land in units with September or
November elk seasons is roadless.
22- 88 percent of the land in units yielding more
than 90 percent branch bulls is roadless.
23Roadless Lands and Hunting
- It really should be no surprise to anyone that
if more and more people can easily get deeper
into important wildlife areas, were going to
have to compensate with shorter seasons, reduced
bag limits or controlled hunts. Jim
Unsworth, Wildlife Division Chief for the Idaho
Fish and Game Department. (Spokesman-Review,
Tipping the Balance, 12/1/02)
24Off Road Vehicles. The Threat To Roadless Lands
- Unregulated, irresponsible and out-of-control
use of ATVs threatens our hunting heritage. - David Stalling
25The Growth of ORVs
- In 2001 59,423 ATVs and off-road motorbikes
were registered with the Idaho Dept. of Parks and
Recreation. - Today more than 100,000 ATVs are registered by
the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation.
Another estimated 15000 are unregistered. The
agency estimates the growth will continue at
about 10,000 per year
26A change in Americas outdoor culture.
27ORV Abuse Is Accepted On Public Lands Adjacent to
Population Centers
28Get into the game!
29State Wildlife Commissions and Federal Agencies
- Idaho has (at last count) 26 hunt units that have
banned ATVs use for hunting.
30How important is it?
- ATVs provide hunters easy access into areas that
once were hard to access. - Simply put unmanaged ATV use is reducing
habitat security, increasing big game
vulnerability and, in the long term, greatly
reducing hunting opportunities. David Stalling
31So Why Should Hunters and anglers Care About
Roadless Lands?
32Roadless lands allow bucks and bulls to grow to
maturity while still allowing liberal hunting
seasons
33There are a few other reasons Youll be
pleasantly surprised more often
34Youll hone better survival skills
35Without loud motor sounds youll get more sleep.