Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area

Wildlife area near St. Anthony, Idaho
44°02′17″N 111°43′02″W / 44.037978°N 111.717301°W / 44.037978; -111.717301Area31,000 acres (125.5 km2)Established1947Governing bodyIdaho Department of Fish and Gamefishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/ibt/site.aspx?id=SE44

Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area at 31,000 acres (130 km2) is an Idaho wildlife management area in Fremont County near the town of St. Anthony.[1] The WMA was established in 1947 when the Chapman Ranch was acquired with federal funds.[2]

The WMA includes sand dunes and habitat for about 3,000 elk and the only desert-wintering moose herd in the world with about 400 individuals.[3] The area also has 1,500 mule deer and many other game species.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  2. ^ Aslett, Dennis; Owsiak, Anna (July 1999). "Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area Management Plan" (PDF). Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  3. ^ "Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area, Idaho". Public Lands Information Center. Archived from the original on June 12, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  4. ^ "Wildlife Management Areas". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
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