The public will have more time to comment on an Idaho Fish and Game proposal to offer five additional hunting tags for auction.

On Thursday, IDFG commissioners decided to postpone a decision — until their March 9-11 meeting in Boise — on whether or not to issue the auction tags.

“Commissioners voted to postpone action because we want more time to visit with sportsmen and better understand how they feel about auction tags before a decision is made,” said Commission Chairman Mark Doerr of Twin Falls. “This follows long-standing commission process.”

The commission also unanimously opposed a Senate bill that would mandate the commission to offer more big-game tags for auction.

“Senate Bill 1236 is printed and available to the public for review,” Doerr said. “If SB1236 passes, a March vote by the commission on auction tags could be pre-empted.”

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