Why the huge increase in Idaho NR hunters?

[87TT]

Oh no he didn;t.

 

[762 ULTRAMAGA]

I'm not accusing you of this, but just by this site alone it seems many life long/long time Idaho residents only moved there in the last 2 to 3 years. I always enjoy seeing the "no room left" or "only us residents should" comments left by some California transplant that's been there a month.

And this is the real problem with Idaho right now.
We're absorbing a ridiculous number of refugees from the coastal commi states.
Hunting pressure is getting stupid everywhere in Idaho.

 

[IdahoElk]

Both of those change for next year. Time will tell, I'll just wait for the thread that will get started complaining about the resident pressure after that.

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Well the population of this state is growing at a ridiculous rate

 

[sneaky]

I'm not accusing you of this, but just by this site alone it seems many life long/long time Idaho residents only moved there in the last 2 to 3 years. I always enjoy seeing the "no room left" or "only us residents should" comments left by some California transplant that's been there a month.

I have no problem at all with the NR hunters. They pay a good share of the IDFG budget every year. Having NR buy all of the tags this year will probably help the herd numbers. They are here for a week, low success rates, then they're gone. They aren't going to kill more animals because they bought the tags instead of residents getting a second tag. When residents buy a 2nd tag it usually gets filled, and they hunt the entire season. Time will tell what the 2021 changes bring, all it is right now is pure speculation.

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[SlimWhitman]

Elk hunting is awesome. Period. The secret is out.


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[FLAK]

This is why I hunt weird and no glamour critters and dont tell anybody.
Got it all to myself.

 

[ozyclint]

^^^ what, you're not an instabro?

 

[Aaron Warpony]

I typed out a large response to this with about 12 different things and then deleted it cause somebody is just gonna want to argue. Every problem can narrow to too many people and poor management. Watch what happens to Idaho in the next 20 years. If you look in the Bible in Revelations, I'm pretty sure the end times mention hunting in Idaho it's gonna get worse

 

[Customweld]

I typed out a large response to this with about 12 different things and then deleted it cause somebody is just gonna want to argue. Every problem can narrow to too many people and poor management. Watch what happens to Idaho in the next 20 years. If you look in the Bible in Revelations, I'm pretty sure the end times mention hunting in Idaho it's gonna get worse

Every few years IFG sends out the questionnaire about what hunters are looking for. Every time has been the same with folks wanting opportunity over quality. I have no problem with that, I enjoy hunting every year myself. At some point in the not too distant future, we are going to have to address that elephant sitting in the corner. No reduction in NR tags is going to solve the exploding growth moving in. There is no arguing the fact that the population is far outpacing the finite resource.

 

[Maverick1]

This is why I hunt weird and no glamour critters and dont tell anybody.
Got it all to myself.

Milf hunter?

 

[bgbuck153]

So I ask this to the residents that are complaining about the NR. With less NR tags and in return is giving more tags to residents , would more elk get killed by a NR that has limited days a year or by a resident that can hunt the season?

In my opinion by reducing high dollar NR tags not only takes funding away but it will likely reduce the herd numbers by those residents that can hunt longer and that carry 2 tags.

 

[ColoradoCowboy]

I just want to say thank you to everyone posting for making me feel better about the issues In CO. Just makes me feel better knowing it’s not just CO

I just got back from 1st rifle in CO and based on how it went, I am legitimately scared for anyone going out for 2nd season OTC. You might want to go set up camp now otherwise you might be sleeping in the truck.....

 

[Wrench]

I think next year in Idaho will rock. Everyone is going to be in their hunt at least a grand if they're serious hunters. Non resident tags that are unfilled go to residents who can shell out $650.

We decided to just move across the line and avoid the fee increase which frees up some dough for Montana.

I'd suspect lower pressures in Idaho than previous years in the next few seasons.

 

[Doc Holliday]

It’s getting harder to hunt in the east if you don’t own property. That sends a lot of hunters west.

People are financing 70K trucks, 100K boats, lakehouses, vacations, buying flatbills and IPA microbrews.....land can be financed as well. Its all about priorities.

 

[rclouse79]

Most of the rigs parked at the spot I usually hunt were from Washington and California. I am fine with out of state hunters, but I hope they raise out of state fees. I think a 50 percent increase for most states and double for California sounds about right.

 

[MuleyFever]

People are financing 70K trucks, 100K boats, lakehouses, vacations, buying flatbills and IPA microbrews.....land can be financed as well. Its all about priorities.

Not sure what your point is. Everything is about priorities. A lot of people can't finance land even if they wanted to. Or while they save for it they hunt out west because they can't find any place worth hunting locally.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Not sure what your point is. Everything is about priorities. A lot of people can't finance land even if they wanted to. Or while they save for it they hunt out west because they can't find any place worth hunting locally.

Having a place to hunt is in jeapordy for everyone, not just eastern hunters. You are in the tree tops and I am flying at 30,000 ft.

I wasn't trying to call you out or argue with you any way, was just extrapolating on your comment.

 

[kentuckybowman]

PPP money got a lot of hunts booked or scheduled all across the country that would have never been booked. I bet it slows down in Idaho a little next year.

 

[Rob5589]

Most of the rigs parked at the spot I usually hunt were from Washington and California. I am fine with out of state hunters, but I hope they raise out of state fees. I think a 50 percent increase for most states and double for California sounds about right.

Everyone knows us Cali hunters make 150k + a year. We can afford any price.

 

[Jacack]

PPP money got a lot of hunts booked or scheduled all across the country that would have never been booked. I bet it slows down in Idaho a little next year.

I know of a few of those. Hell s guy here in south fl bought a 750k boat with one and has been all over the news