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Lots of fallacies in that link. The biggest being that game herds in Idaho have been destroyed. Anybody who hunts or knows anything about Idaho can tell you that IDFG has a very strong predator management program, especially on wolves. In most every unit and corner of the state game herds are doing quite well. Frankly, I say kudos to Idaho for looking for ways to provide sportsmen with more opportunity. They realize they have surplus tags and surplus game to harvest and they find a workable solution that benefits the state and sportsmen. Gosh, what a horrible thing that evil IDFG has done. I mean, I can buy a multiseason tag in WA and still only shoot one deer...or for about the same money I can buy a 2nd deer tag in Idaho and hunt archery, rifle, muzzleloader over a 4 month period...gee...what shall I do? I guess it would be helpful if the guys writing these articles ever actually hunted in Idaho
Idahohuntr, your not supposed to give away the secrets... your supposed to sell it that the article is correct with there being bad management. That means more elk for the residents!!! I still don't think it will work, but it sounds good. I saw more elk last year than the three years previous. Sure the wolves are there but they are being managed, there are plenty of mountain lion and bears, but they are being managed as well. I wish they would have had those prices last year for the tags, I would have had a 6x6 along with my 5x5 that I got last year. If I shoot an elk early into the season again, I will definitely buy that extra tag. Scott
Trivialize my statements however you want...the fact remains that there is a ton of deer and elk in Idaho. But I wouldn't expect people who have never been there or hunted there to know that.
Bearpaw- Its fine if you want to start your post with condescending and snide remarks directed at me. But it is somewhat discouraging to see that everyone else who has posted thus far in this thread has focused on the article linked and the content of that article. Why you decide to focus on me personally when we are talking about Idaho's game herds is confusing. Either way, it does not change my statement that there is a ton of good deer and elk hunting in Idaho. If my statements are soundbites for DoW movies then your outfitter website must be run by the DoW because it sure talks an awful lot about how good the elk hunting is in Idaho :chuckle Finally, I don't understand why you and wolfbait want to criticize IDFG for offering discounted 2nd tags when they have the deer/elk numbers to support selling them. Seems like a win-win for sportsmen and the resource and I don't know anybody besides you guys who doesn't like the idea of giving hunters a break on extra tags when there are leftovers.Again, I am left baffled at your desire to attack me personally, attack the idea that sportsmen should have additional opportunity, and attack the idea that there is good elk hunting in Idaho.
Who is condescending?Quote from: idahohuntr on September 05, 2014, 11:09:55 PMLots of fallacies in that link. The biggest being that game herds in Idaho have been destroyed. Anybody who hunts or knows anything about Idaho can tell you that IDFG has a very strong predator management program, especially on wolves. In most every unit and corner of the state game herds are doing quite well. Frankly, I say kudos to Idaho for looking for ways to provide sportsmen with more opportunity. They realize they have surplus tags and surplus game to harvest and they find a workable solution that benefits the state and sportsmen. Gosh, what a horrible thing that evil IDFG has done. I mean, I can buy a multiseason tag in WA and still only shoot one deer...or for about the same money I can buy a 2nd deer tag in Idaho and hunt archery, rifle, muzzleloader over a 4 month period...gee...what shall I do? I guess it would be helpful if the guys writing these articles ever actually hunted in Idaho Quote from: idahohuntr on September 05, 2014, 11:33:52 PMTrivialize my statements however you want...the fact remains that there is a ton of deer and elk in Idaho. But I wouldn't expect people who have never been there or hunted there to know that.
You started your post with a condescending sarcastic remark about me personally that I am the "self proclaimed Idaho expert". I have never made such claim, it was clearly sarcastic and condescending and has no bearing on the issues being discussed in this thread. But, if you meant no harm by it, then water under the bridge. Now that you amended your original post to add in more details supporting IDFG I see we are in agreement on the great idea of the discounted 2nd tags, and by default you and I can agree that the linked article is off base in criticizing the implementation of the 2nd tag discount I also notice in your amended post that you and I agree the overall herds are in good shape, but there are certainly a few that are not, which I mentioned already.