ID NR general draw odds posted

[ID2NM]

Not sure if it’s been mentioned yet, but odds are up for the new NR draw. Pretty interesting numbers.

https://idfg.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/nonresident-draw-data-and-descriptions_2026-draw.pdf

 

[BuckSmasher]

I am not exactly sure what to draw from that. Very interesting to see. I wonder if next year there will be a migration over to easier to draw tags? Or just people giving up once they see how bad the odds are for decent areas with non refundable tag? Which will boost tag odds?

Sad for those having to do this. Glad I am an ID resident and hope people quit moving here before we have to do this for residents!

 

[BuckSmasher]

Several of the archery hunts have worse odds than the rifle hunts. Makes me wonder if that many folks are dyed in the wool archery, afraid of weather, or just thought it would be easier to draw then all piled in?

 

[IdahoBeav]

Lemhi A was 7%. Wasn't that one of the tags that was usually still available at the end of the day during the December sales?

 

[WeiserBucks]

Several of the archery hunts have worse odds than the rifle hunts. Makes me wonder if that many folks are dyed in the wool archery, afraid of weather, or just thought it would be easier to draw then all piled in?

Most of the B tags have way higher numbers available, obviously better odds.

 

[WRO]

the fork only tags were still under 50% draw odds which was wild..


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[WeiserBucks]

the fork only tags were still under 50% draw odds which was wild..


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I think people applying for those tags are unaware of the regulations.

 

[High Climber]

Only a couple elk tags drawn as second choice and none on third or after… that busted some application strategies haha

 

[CarterHunt]

Lemhi A was 7%. Wasn't that one of the tags that was usually still available at the end of the day during the December sales?

No it was usually one of the first 3-4 gone. Ask me how I know.

 

[coya]

I'm way luckier than I had realized. Drew my elk A tag(12%) as a DAV tag (10%)

 

[midwestcowboy]

I'm an ID resident and had a few outta state buddies apply for general elk/deer season. The controlled tags they recently applied have nearly 2x better draw odds than the "otc" tags we've been doing the last handful of years haha.

I'm wondering how many seasons it'll take for the general draw odds to "stabilize"

 

[WRO]

I think people applying for those tags are unaware of the regulations.

I know, its still funny though..

 

[WeiserBucks]

I know, its still funny though..

It's funny until they shoot a big one out of ignorance.

 

[Maverick1]

How times have changed.

Hunted Idaho in 2006 and 2007. Tags were essentially over the counter then.

Purchased my elk tag the first week of August online. It was mailed and arrived a week before leaving for the trip.

Back then, the demand for elk hunting tags in Idaho was not as high and they had plenty of leftover tags.

If a non-resident filled their first tag with the bow, they could purchase an additional tag if they were available and go back out elk hunting.

It was possible to fill two elk tags with the bow in one season.

Not anymore!


Good luck to all who drew a tag!
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[ndbuck09]

I exported the pdf to excel because I was curious how many people actually applied for Elk tags, because back when it was first come first serve, you'd see these figures of 60,000 plus people in the "que." These numbers go to show how many duplicate logins were going on lol.

A Tag Applicants = 13,997
B Tag Applicants = 13,807
Total Elk General Applicants = 27,804

 

[deserthunter2016]

The problem with the system is that people log in on multiple devices to see if they can get a better spot in the virtual line. Which screws the whole system.


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[IdahoBeav]

The problem with the system is that people log in on multiple devices to see if they can get a better spot in the virtual line. Which screws the whole system.


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How does that help them for the draw?

 

[HunterGatherer]

How times have changed.

Hunted Idaho in 2006 and 2007. Tags were essentially over the counter then.

Purchased my elk tag the first week of August online. It was mailed and arrived a week before leaving for the trip.

Back then, the demand for elk hunting tags in Idaho was not as high and they had plenty of leftover tags.

If a non-resident filled their first tag with the bow, they could purchase an additional tag if they were available and go back out elk hunting.

It was possible to fill two elk tags with the bow in one season.

Not anymore!


Good luck to all who drew a tag!
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Those were the good old days. They were selling extra NR tags to residents for $299 so I was killing two elk every year for a long time.

 

[midwestcowboy]

How does that help them for the draw?

It didn't help the draw, he was talking about the previous system.

Multiple tabs or devices each counted as a 'spot' in the queue. So the actual number of people trying to get a tag is inflated 3-5x of true applicants - since everyone is in the queue 5 times (or however many).

Resident capped tags still on the same queue system. Personally, I'm not sure I'd want resident capped tags to go to a draw.