Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area

Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area
Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
	The St. Anthony dunes and part of the WMA
Location	Fremont County, Idaho, United States
Nearest city	St. Anthony, ID
Coordinates	44°02′17″N 111°43′02″W / 44.037978°N 111.717301°W
Area	31,000 acres (125.5 km2)
Established	1947
Governing body	Idaho Department of Fish and Game
	fishandgame.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

^ "Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
^ 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.
^ "Sand Creek Wildlife Management Area, Idaho". Public Lands Information Center. Archived from the original on June 12, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
^ "Wildlife Management Areas". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2012.