PDF Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Management Plan - 2015-2025

Management Plan for the Conservation of

Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse

in Idaho 2015-2025

Prepared by IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME

July 2015

Recommended Citation:

Idaho Department of Fish and Game. 2015. Management plan for the conservation of Columbian sharp-tailed grouse in Idaho 2015-2025. Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Boise, USA.

Idaho Department of Fish and Game--Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Planning Team:

Eric Anderson ? Regional Wildlife Biologist, Upper Snake Region Brett Gullett ? Farm Bill Coordinator, Southeast Region Michelle Commons Kemner ? Regional Wildlife Biologist, Southwest Region Jeffrey Knetter ? Team Leader & Wildlife Program Coordinator, Headquarters David Leptich ? Regional Wildlife Biologist, Panhandle Region Zach Lockyer ? Regional Wildlife Biologist, Southeast Region Ann Moser ? Wildlife Staff Biologist, Headquarters Sal Palazzolo ? Wildlife Program Coordinator, Headquarters Shane Roberts ? Principal Wildlife Research Biologist, Statewide, Idaho Falls Dean Rose ? Regional Wildlife Biologist, Southeast Region Alan Sands ? Wildlife Staff Biologist, Headquarters

Additional copies:

Additional copies can be downloaded from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game website at

Front and Back Cover Photos:

Tim Torell

Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) adheres to all applicable state and federal laws and regulations related to discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, gender, disability or veteran's status. If you feel you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility of IDFG, or if you desire further information, please write to: Idaho Department of Fish and Game, P.O. Box 25, Boise, ID 83707 or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Federal Assistance, Mailstop: MBSP-4020, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203, Telephone: (703) 358-2156. This publication will be made available in alternative formats upon request. Please contact IDFG for assistance.

Costs associated with this publication are available from IDFG in accordance with Section 60-202, Idaho Code. Approved July 30, 2015 Idaho Fish and Game Commission Meeting. Printed 7/2015/50/PCA 43975

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Acknowledgments

We also acknowledge and thank the following individuals for their contributions to the Plan: Bruce Ackerman ? Wildlife Staff Biologist, Headquarters

Corey Class ? Regional Wildlife Coordinator, Wyoming Game & Fish Department, Laramie Sonya Knetter ? GIS Analyst, Headquarters

Daryl Meints ? Regional Wildlife Manager, Magic Valley Region Jon Rachael ? Wildlife Game Manager, Headquarters

Mike Remming ? Soil Conservation Technician, NRCS, Burley Mark Sands ? Senior Conservation Officer, Southwest Region

David Smith ? Technical Records Specialist, Headquarters Randy Smith ? Regional Wildlife Manager, Magic Valley Region (Retired)

Kelly Kennedy Yokoyama ? Graphic Design Specialist, Headquarters

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Executive Summary

(Photo by Becky Hansis O'Neill).

Columbian sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus, CSTG) are a medium-sized, gallinaceous upland game bird with a light brown appearance, pointed tail, and conspicuous white spots on the wings. They are 1 of 6 extant subspecies of sharp-tailed grouse in North America and are an important upland game species to the sportsmen and women of Idaho. They currently inhabit portions of British Columbia, Washington, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. Columbian sharp-tailed grouse were once considered the most abundant upland game bird in the Pacific Northwest, but now occupy ................
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