Deer Parks Wildlife Management Area

Deer Parks Wildlife Management Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location	Jefferson and Madison counties, Idaho, United States
Nearest city	Roberts, ID
Coordinates	43.762833°N 111.999545°W / 43.762833; -111.999545
Area	2,556 acres (10.3 km^2)
Established	1997
Governing body	Idaho Department of Fish and Game

Deer Parks Wildlife Management Area is a 2,556-acre (1,034 ha) Idaho wildlife management area in Madison County near the town of Roberts.^[1] Land in the WMA was acquired in 1997 and 1999 for partial mitigation of the effects of the construction of the Palisades Dam.^[2]

Most of the region's waterfowl species can be found in the WMA, including trumpeter swans.^[3] The WMA is open to non-motorized travel all year and hunting in fall.^[4]

References

1. "Deer Parks Wildlife Mitigation Unit" (PDF). Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
2. Bottum, Edward; Anderson, David; Gardetto, Jeffrey; Kemner, Don; Mikkelsen, Anders; Ragotzkie, Kim; Schmidt, Steve (July 1999). "Management Plan: Deer Parks Complex Wildlife Mitigation Units" (PDF). Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
3. "Deer Parks Wildlife Management Area, Idaho". Public Lands Information Center. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. 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.