I read an article in the October 2014 issue of Field & Stream which states that in Idaho, with the proper license, you can hunt any land that is not planted or posted.
KC
This is true. We have huge tracts of private land that are rangeland, you can't distinguish them from public land. Often even forest rangers don't know exactly where the boundaries are although new GPS programs are getting very good at identifying them.
The law is that if the land isn't used for crops or irrigated, it must be posted or it's open to hunting. The regs outline exactly what constitutes posting. Fences don't mean anything since the BLM and Forest Svc have many grazing allotments fenced and all of them are open for hunting.
Also, Idaho has a recreational easement on all navigable waters. Navigable, for the most part, is any water deep enough to float a float tube. All waterways up to the normal high water mark are open for recreation. During all seasons other than the spring runoff, there's usually a considerable distance between the water level and the high water mark and it's all open for fishing, hunting, and boating. All docks and duck blinds in this are are open for public use even if built by private people. This does not give you permission to cross private land for access, though. You need to come in by boat or by hiking along the waterline, often almost impossible because of brush and rocks.
Hey you guys in north Idaho...is the part of Lake Coeur d'Alene that's on the Indian res open to the public?
