Largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie, catfish, rainbow trout, and bluegill occur on the WMA ponds and in the Payette River. Bass are the most popular game fish.
Six shallow ponds on the WMA were constructed for waterfowl nesting and are closed to all human activity, including fishing, from February 1 to July Wildlife viewing has become very important on the WMA, in part because of its close proximity to metropolitan areas.
It provides excellent bird watching with its quality riparian habitat and location in an important migration flyway. Some of the species using the WMA include: ducks, Canada geese, white-fronted and snow geese, sandhill cranes, pheasant, turkey, quail, bald eagles, mule deer, white-tailed deer, muskrats, beavers, fox, mink, and many shorebirds.
Travel on the WMA is limited to foot traffic. There are numerous two-track roads winding through the area. Visitors are welcome to hike these established routes or explore other areas on their own. Skip to main content. Buy a License. Visiting Hours: Open year-round, seven days a week. Southwest Regional Office - Nampa N. Gate Blvd. Nampa , ID WMA facts. Primary Purpose: Waterfowl and upland bird production Habitat: Riparian, sagebrush and wetlands 1, acres Payette, Gem and Washington counties Established in Little Banks Island is only accessible by boat.
Overview The Payette River is a meandering waterway with numerous side channels, oxbows, and sloughs, which enhance the wildlife values of the river. Southwest Idaho has four WMAs where waterfowl hunting can be excellent. Strike WMA. Canada geese and mallards are the most common species, but other waterfowl including wood ducks, gadwall, widgeon, green-winged teal and common goldeneye are also found here. Public parking lots and boat launches are available, but the WMA is closed to vehicle traffic and only allows only foot or boat travel.
The Birding Islands segment lies approximately 9 miles east of the town of Payette. It includes several islands in the Payette River and adjacent sites on the mainland, along with nine waterfowl production ponds that are open to hunters during the season. The ponds are accessible to walk-in hunters, as are sites on the mainland, and a many of the islands can be accessed through wadeable portions of the river.
Some water is shallow enough to retrieve ducks in waders, but a dog is needed in others. This section includes a group of scattered islands, with good sloughs and side channels to hunt on, making it a highly used waterfowl production area.
Hunters will need a boat -- a kayak or canoe will do -- to access the popular inner islands, but there are a couple spots where hunters can set up on the main bank. The acre Little Banks Island segment is located in the Snake River, about one mile south of the confluence of the Snake and Payette Rivers, and provides hunter access and waterfowl production habitat.
You'll need a watercraft capable of safely navigating the Snake River to access this parcel. Natural and created wetlands and ponds within the WMA provide food, cover, nesting, and resting habitat for waterfowl. Fish and Game, in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation, constructed five waterfowl production ponds on the WMA totaling about 48 acres. The Payette River provides open water for wintering waterfowl during the colder periods when all nearby ponds, marshes and other waters are frozen.
Waterfowl hunting can be good, both in the ponds and along the river, depending on the weather conditions, but space on the ponds is fairly limited.
A word of caution for waterfowl hunters: while the ponds appear shallow, half of the water is between three and five feet deep, and the bottom can be soft. You may need a boat to hunt the inner islands on the ponds. Even if you're hunting from the outer banks and have a pair of chest waders, retrieving birds yourself can get a little dicey. If you don't have a duck dog or a wind to push ducks closer to the bank , you may want to look elsewhere.
Fish and Game recently completed efforts to enhance nearly acres of wetland habitat on the WMA, and ponds are flooded and ready to hunt for the season. Shallow water and thick riparian vegetation make Fort Boise and the nearby acre Roswell Marsh Wildlife Habitat Area waterfowl havens.
Both areas provide nesting and winter habitat for waterfowl, and important habitat for migrating birds like snow geese and white-fronted geese. Mallards and gadwall are common waterfowl nesting species, and Canada geese, goldeneyes, widgeon, northern pintails and wood ducks can also be found here.
The total number of all muskox in Canada is approximately 85, to 90, animals of which 60, reside on Banks and Victoria Island. There is also an estimated 21, that reside in Greenland. We represent an outfitter whom offers two kinds of hunts for this specie. The second hunt is for World Record muskox and they receive approximately 12 tags and it is conducted on the Nunavut Mainland in the NWT.
This outfitter is well known and clients have put many trophies into the record books.
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