Best western state as a resident? Idaho?

wyosam

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I believe you can get lifetime license or stamp or what ever Wyoming calls it after 10 years of residency.

You still have to answer residency questions when buying/applying for tags (I suppose you can always lie). So you can have a lifetime small game/bird, fishing, and conservation stamp. I had all 3, and I’d feel shitty using them after moving away, so if I go back I’ll pay non-resident rates.


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You still have to answer residency questions when buying/applying for tags (I suppose you can always lie). So you can have a lifetime small game/bird, fishing, and conservation stamp. I had all 3, and I’d feel shitty using them after moving away, so if I go back I’ll pay non-resident rates.


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You can have a lifetime archery permit too. I am not well versed in what it means for Wyoming. Never applied there.

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For clarification, when you buy an Idaho Lifetime license. If you move away, you pay nonresident prices for tags but you dont have to buy a license every year and you are considered as resident in the draws so you pull from the resident side of things.

Not sure about Arizona.
 
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wyogoat

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No it takes 20 years of living in Wyoming to get resident tags.

Idaho is THE land of milk and honey when it comes to resident opportunity. So many elk, bears, deer, birds etc it's crazy. Plus the good paying jobs and good looking women. What a great state for people to move to.
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Idaho peaked a while ago. The road hunters kill every fawn crop. Wolves kill the stragglers. Housing prices don't match wages in most areas. Job market is iffy for some careers
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Utah is nice.
 

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Idaho peaked a while ago. The road hunters kill every fawn crop. Wolves kill the stragglers. Housing prices don't match wages in most areas. Job market is iffy for some careers
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Utah is nice.
Agreed. Look for a state that will allow you to build preference points and offers quality over quantity.
 
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You can have a lifetime archery permit too. I am not well versed in what it means for Wyoming. Never applied there.

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For clarification, when you buy an Idaho Lifetime license. If you move away, you pay nonresident prices for tags but you dont have to buy a license every year and you are considered as resident in the draws so you pull from the resident side of things.

Not sure about Arizona.

That’s the same for AZ- don’t have to buy a hunting license ever again. You do have to pay Non Resident fees, and the permit allocations comes from the Resident pool so much better draw odds
 

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If you are okay with being alone for a stretch as a young guy, move to Wyoming. It’s not even close in terms of hunting opportunities.


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