Personal experience but I could be completely wrong.
Idaho 2024- start %itching now
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Mountain Man
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This bill was recently introduced…
bisblue
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The worst thing in the world is politicians telling F&G how to operate. There have been several terrible bills introduced this year, including giving outfitters who kill a wolf a sheep, goat or mouse tag! WTF.
Idaho Bill Tracker — Idaho Wildlife Federation
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Que the tags are too expensive talk haha
Bullshot
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Screw the politicians getting involved but why not:
-All NR tags go through an initial draw, LE or gen, moose, etc.
-1st, 2nd, 3rd choices considered
-Qualifying licence
-No points system
-Payment up front
-No returns except death, medical, or military deployment
-Residents get first chance at leftovers
-FCFS including NR for anything after that
-All NR tags go through an initial draw, LE or gen, moose, etc.
-1st, 2nd, 3rd choices considered
-Qualifying licence
-No points system
-Payment up front
-No returns except death, medical, or military deployment
-Residents get first chance at leftovers
-FCFS including NR for anything after that
Hawk Tuah
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I like no returns, but definitely do not want Idaho draw to go the 1st, 2nd, 3rd choices considered. Make people pick what they want and commit to it.
If some dude from Oklahoma just wants to come out and hunt elk in Idaho, I like that he can simply put in for an easier to draw "former OTC" unit and have a good shot at a tag...and not compete with people who will make their first two choices the top units and fall back on a third choice as a former OTC unit.
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Duck-Slayer
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Idaho has no Elk, Deer, or Antelope fyi
Matt
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Lots of wolves, mountain lions and USFS wants to reintroduce grizzly bears.
BackofBeyond
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Yup. No elk left. Or deers. Or antelopes.
Westelker
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Is it the USFS or is it the ID politicians?
Grizzlies? USFW. ID politicians will fight it.
HagenSurber
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I was looking to go to the Frank church next spring for bear does any body have any suggestions on what time I should go?
David658
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We hope to hunt in NM in '25, and be living in ID by fall in '25. That will put me in the NR draw, going to have to learn a lot about what it's gonna take to hunt, and where the places are that I want to hunt.
Fingers will be crossed. At my age, I may be looking at an outfitted hunt back here in NM....
David
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Fingers will be crossed. At my age, I may be looking at an outfitted hunt back here in NM....
David
NM
KingOfTagSoup
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Super late to this thread. BUT I will say if Idaho is trying to discourage NR from coming, they've succeeded with me, due to the current system I've never even considered going for an ID tag (you're welcome residents)
BackofBeyond
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Early March. Way more productive in March.
SAJ-99
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2023 Harvest data is out.
idfg.idaho.gov
Hunter harvest stats show drop in elk and mule deer harvest, bump in whitetails in 2023
Ironically, it may have been the opposite weather that contributed to the lowest elk harvest since 2013. Warm fall weather with little precipitation often creates poor hunting conditions, but weather or not, the statewide elk harvest dropped nearly 2,400 animals compared to the prior year. But...
