Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area

Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
A map of Idaho showing the location of the Blackfoot River WMA
A map of Idaho showing the location of the Blackfoot River WMA
LocationCaribou County, Idaho, United States
Nearest citySoda Springs, ID
Coordinates42°49′23″N 111°20′17″W / 42.823114°N 111.338132°W / 42.823114; -111.338132
Area2,400 acres (9.7 km2)
Established1994
Governing bodyIdaho Department of Fish and Game
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Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area at 2,400 acres (9.7 km2) is an Idaho wildlife management area in Caribou County near the town of Soda Springs.[1] The location of the WMA along the Blackfoot River was homesteaded by the Rasmussen family in 1883. It was sold to John Jay Stocking in 1907 and remained in the family for 3 generations before being purchased by the Conservation Fund in 1994, which sold it to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.[2]

The WMA was established to provide access to and improve westslope cutthroat trout habitat and other game species.[3] Moose, elk, and mule deer are the most common large game species found in the WMA.[4]

  1. ^ "Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Deal, Jerry (July 1999). "Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area Management Plan" (PDF). Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  3. ^ "Blackfoot River Wildlife Management Area, Idaho". Public Lands Information Center. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  4. ^ "Wildlife Management Areas". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2012.