Idaho Non-Resident Tag Sale

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Outfitters and guides were one of the main sticking points last year. They definitely have some ears with the rural legislators. Tweaking how tags are purchased now will affect their business, as would a draw. Until that is figured out, I’d be surprised if anything gets changed.

The president of the outfitters association is on the working group trying to solve the nonresident process. They want more tags allocated to them. Shocked!


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bignocks

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I was number 201 online. Took 25 min to my turn and like half the units were sold out including the one I hoped for. If a number that good doesn't get a tag and people think it's a gd system that seems crazy. It would be a great system with just a few changes. But what do I know I'm just a frustrated bummed non res.
 

Steve O

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I have enough frustrations so I do not participate in this mess and can look at it objectively.

People making money off of something are usually the problem and this is absolutely the case here.

Limit in person to family members or ONE friend. If your group of 4 want to hunt together send 2 guys. Or go along to HELP your friends that do get the tags, it is very rewarding and satisfying being unselfish…


Eliminates the outfitter, he can get new clients from those that do secure tags.

Eliminates the “I’ll get your tag for an extra $XXX” guy.

Online you can only get into the queue with a paid for license and your account. I have to pay for my Idaho hunting license before entering the limited draw…eliminates the bots and multiple devices and windows in line.

This is fascinating to watch from the outside with both friends participating in every way trying to get these otc tags as well as a friend at the department.
 

ez_willie

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I was number 201 online. Took 25 min to my turn and like half the units were sold out including the one I hoped for. If a number that good doesn't get a tag and people think it's a gd system that seems crazy. It would be a great system with just a few changes. But what do I know I'm just a frustrated bummed non res.
Yeah, last year you needed a number under 200 to get DC. Everything was kinda moving super slow online until they started posted sold out units ( which is always delayed). It’s been this way the last couple years and don’t see any changes for next year. I’m bad at math but the odds of drawing 0-200 out of 55k people online can’t be good. It’s not enough to go stand in line anymore, now you have to be friends/family of a vendor or pay a guide/outfitter.
 

sasquatch

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The beginning takes so long because the few that do get what they want, Hold the tag in their carts for 30 minutes texting around to all their friends hoping one of them can get in to get the same tag!!

Once nobody else can get in to get a tag, the original tag cart holder just logs off.

Man up and plan/prepare to go solo or just get out of the damn way.

Yea I want yo go with friends too, but that don’t stop me myself from grabbing a tag! Idaho isn’t much of a group hunt state anymore unless you go get tags in person
 
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