Payette River Wildlife Management Area

{{Short description|Wildlife management area in Idaho}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Payette River Wildlife Management Area

| iucn_category = IV

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| map = Idaho

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| map_alt = A map of Idaho showing the location of Payette River WMA

| coordinates = {{coord|44.005942|N|116.813867|W|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| location = Payette County, Idaho, United States

| nearest_city = New Plymouth, ID

| area = {{convert|1200|acres|km2|1}}

| established = 1960

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| governing_body = Idaho Department of Fish and Game

| url = http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/ibt/site.aspx?id=55

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Payette River Wildlife Management Area at {{convert|1200|acre|km2}} is an Idaho wildlife management area in Payette County near New Plymouth along the Payette River.{{cite web |title=Payette River Wildlife Management Area |publisher=Idaho Department of Fish and Game |url=http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/ibt/site.aspx?id=55 |access-date=May 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710064358/http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/ibt/site.aspx?id=55 |archive-date=July 10, 2012 |url-status=live }} Land was first purchased by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game in 1960.{{cite web |author=DGravett |title=Birding Islands |publisher=The Delawares of Idaho |url=http://www.thedelawaresofidaho.org/wordpress/1940/09/23/birding-island/ |access-date=May 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729011353/http://www.thedelawaresofidaho.org/wordpress/1940/09/23/birding-island/ |archive-date=July 29, 2013 |url-status=live }}

The WMA consists of several units, including the {{convert|650|acre}} Birding Islands segment.{{cite web |title=Payette River Wildlife Management Area |publisher=Public Lands Information Center |url=http://publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=2478 |access-date=May 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729012641/http://publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=2478 |archive-date=July 29, 2013 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Payette River Wildlife Management Area (Birding Islands Segment) |publisher=Idaho Department of Fish and Game |url=http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/docs/wma/payette.pdf |access-date=May 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824143511/http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/docs/wma/payette.pdf |archive-date=August 24, 2012 |url-status=live }} Canada geese and other waterfowl are abundant in the WMA, but large mammals are scarce.{{cite web |title=Wildlife Management Areas |publisher=Idaho Department of Fish and Game |url=http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/wildlife/wma/ |access-date=May 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302053701/http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/wildlife/wma/ |archive-date=March 2, 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Payette River Wildlife Management Area (WMA) |publisher=USGS |url=http://greatbasin.wr.usgs.gov/IWCBM/Content/SiteReports/51-31-PAYETTE%20RIVER%20WMA.pdf |access-date=May 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218145445/http://greatbasin.wr.usgs.gov/IWCBM/Content/SiteReports/51-31-PAYETTE%20RIVER%20WMA.pdf |archive-date=February 18, 2013 |url-status=live }}