Red River Wildlife Management Area

Red River Wildlife Management Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
A map of Idaho showing the location of Red River WMA
A map of Idaho showing the location of Red River WMA
LocationIdaho County, Idaho, United States
Nearest cityElk City, ID
Coordinates45°43′45″N 115°25′49″W / 45.729043°N 115.430234°W / 45.729043; -115.430234
Area314 acres (1.3 km2)
EstablishedSeptember 1993
Governing bodyIdaho Department of Fish and Game
fishandgame.idaho.gov/IFWIS/ibt/site.aspx?id=N55

Red River Wildlife Management Area at 314 acres (1.27 km2) is an Idaho wildlife management area in Idaho County near Elk City.[1] It was purchased in 1993 from Don Wilkerson who offered it to the state to preserve it in a natural, undeveloped state.[2] The property was acquired with the donations of $100,00 from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, $100,000 from Trout Unlimited, and $287,000 in mitigation funds from the Bonneville Power Administration.

The WMA includes a meadow near the South Fork of the Clearwater River.[3] White-tailed deer, moose, and elk are often found in the meadow.[4]

  1. ^ "Red River Wildlife Management Area". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  2. ^ White, Jim (July 1999). "Red River Wildlife Management Area Management Plan" (PDF). Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "Red River Wildlife Management Area". Public Lands Information Center. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  4. ^ "Wildlife Management Areas". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2012.