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Ok im in if it will create more threads of that nature how do we make this happen!I have no complaints with the current system, but then again, I drew all three of my OIL tags over a 20-year span. I believe opening up the floodgates for applications to everyone, especially those who are not absolutely serious at hunting Idaho's big three will hurt everyone's odds at drawing a OIL tag.
Also, letting someone put in on a whim for a sheep, goat, or moose tag in addition to deer, elk and antelope will only create more scenarios like we saw in Montana last year with tent shanking incident.
Montana Mountain Goat- at wits end
Long story short, i drew a Montana mountain goat tag and set off for what I was hoping to be up to a nine day long goat hunt only to find the one and only road into the district closed due to washed out bridge less than a mile into said district. I did the longest hike of my life yesterday...
Well give yourself an at-bat buddy, tell us your rationale before you tell us we’re going to hate you.
Dude draw a moose tag and go hunt.
Seems reasonable.
I’m a better pitcher than a hitter. Off speed pitches create an opportunity to work in the fastball in favor of the pitcher over the course of an at bat.
The mule deer units need to become unit/weapon specific like elk at some point.I’m a better pitcher than a hitter. Off speed pitches create an opportunity to work in the fastball in favor of the pitcher over the course of an at bat.
In a nutshell the growing Resident population has lowered draw odds. And I’d rather have my name in the hat for two tags with better draw odds than have my name in the hat for 3 to 4 hunts with lower draw odds.
Oh and make residents pick a season/zone for deer hunts in the general hunt.
Good questions.@44hunter45, even though some seasons extend beyond the end of the year, don’t the bag limits represent what you can take from 1/1 to 12/31? Having a license year not match the bag limit year could cause issues. In single bear units, would I be able to shoot only one bear in the 7/1 to 6/30 license year or would I be able to shoot two - one in the first six months of the license (fall) and one in the second (spring) since the license covers parts of two calendar years? If was able to shoot two in the license year and did, would that preclude me from buying a bear tag during the next license year until after the end of the calendar year?
I think your proposal would also cause an issue with controlled hunts. When I apply for MSG in the 4/1 to 4/30 application period, would I have to first buy the license for the next July 1 to June 30? The same would go for deer, elk, and antelope controlled hunts with an application period that ends the first part of June.
Re the December rush on licenses, isn’t the rush just in the first few days of December when NR tags go on sale? I find it hard to believe that I couldn’t walk into The Black Sheep or Cabelas in North Idaho pretty much any time in December except for the first three days and the three or four days before Christmas and not be able to get my license for the following year in 15 minutes or so.
I think your second proposal would hurt the odds of both groups - those applying for MSG and those applying for DEA. I remember what happened when Utah changed from allowing NRs to apply for only one limited entry species and one OIL species to letting NRs apply for everything. Random draw odds plummeted.
So, I guess you could say I am against your proposals. However, I still like hearing your stories about adventures in my old haunts, so keep those coming.
When you were killing everything that walks here I was killing everything that walks down there.So, let’s make Idaho more like California. I don’t see any problem with that.
I left that place with good reason and long enough ago I'm almost considered "Old Idaho" by my neighbors. Their license system is about the only thing they did right. I still think about going back for a pig hunt again someday.
Both would run July through June.
Apologies…apparently reading isn’t my strong point. You mentioned that in your original post. Like you I lived in Cali over 20 years ago so I’m familiar with the difference. I’d be more likely to forget to buy a fishing license in July than January. Buy a three year license and call it good. I think you can even set up an automatic renewal.
