By TODD DVORAK
Associated Press writer
BOISE, Idaho -- Hunters searching Idaho's backcountry for wolves would be barred from using bait, snares, traps or electronic calls to help track the predators, but not required to discern between male and female targets.
A set of hunting recommendations proposed Thursday by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game would also bring an immediate end to the season once a mortality quota was reached through a combination of hunting, state sanction control measures, accidents or natural causes.
The total mortality quota suggested for a 2008 season is 328, a total state game officials say would yield a total wolf population estimated between 550 and 600 animals. That range is within the estimate called for in the state's broader wolf management plan approved in March.
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