They were in addition to the NR tags, but the number was never that large. I have worked in Idaho for over 5 years, moved a couple years back. I'm a realist. When I look around at the hunting pressure around me, it's all 1A and 2C plates, with a smattering of NR. The increased hunting pressure is from residents. Stickbow Chronicles podcast with Toby Boudreau from IDFG was an interesting listen. Lots of residents consider anyone from a different part of Idaho as nonresident pressure, same as out of state NR. Starting in 2021 NR will have to choose a zone for deer, and elk zones will be capped at 15% NR participation. They aren't changing the total number of NR tags, just raising prices because they think that a number of hunters who don't get a tag for the unit they've historically hunted, won't buy tags. They start talking about the numbers at about the 1:15 mark in the podcast. It's worth a listen.
