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Swan hunting could be coming to Idaho

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Swan Hunting
In this March 2015 file photo, a pair of trumpeter swans stretch and preen on ice along a channel of open water at Westchester Lagoon in Anchorage, Alaska.

BOISE — Hunters in Idaho could soon set their sights on a new species: swan.

A bill introduced Monday in the Senate Environment and Resources Committee would develop a swan hunting season and create a tag to hunt swan. Residents could purchase a swan tag for $21 and nonresidents could purchase one for $65.75 under the bill.

Idaho Department of Fish and Game deputy director Paul Kline said the swan season would initially be limited to tundra swan, but the bill leaves room for more swan hunting in the future.

“The intent and purpose for this experimental three year season … is solely to hunt tundra swan,” Kline said.

The bill would also expand eligibility…

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1 thought on “Swan hunting could be coming to Idaho

  1. Tell me what’s going on on this planet!
    Who the hell are those morons, to keep making money on killing animals?
    Isn’t anybody there, strong association or WWF, ready to battle for the life of innocent animals?
    Is disgusting.
    And positively, it’s not enough writing about it… someone must rebel.

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