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Our odds are not that much worse then any other state. To many people with to few animals. Most will never get a OIL permit no matter what system they go to.
The system works as its intended guys. Each year you don't draw,you have additional chances, the state does allocate all the tags and does maximize the money brought in. When states set up draw systems those are their guidelines. It's not to make sure everyone gets a chance to hunt that species. Is it frustrating, heck ya, especially if you don't draw. But it's like a lottery, someone will pull the tags, you just gotta decide if you want to play or not.
Idaho 2015 first choice applicants:Moose 6,498Sheep 2,530Goat 830Total: 9,858Elk 70,437Deer 65,282Pronghorn 25,521Total:161,240 So... at least 86% of applicants go to the Deer/Elk/Pronghorn draw - not sure what the actual value is because applicants can apply for elk, deer, and pronghorn in the same year.
Take one of those scenarios then top it off with a percentage of tags to the top points holders. say 25%, 50% would be better
Quote from: KNOPHISH on April 19, 2016, 07:52:48 AMTake one of those scenarios then top it off with a percentage of tags to the top points holders. say 25%, 50% would be better But that would make it even more impossible for those just getting into hunting to have even the slightest chance of ever drawing a tag. If you look at the points report, you'll see that the people who have less than about 10 points, draw very few tags, in fact almost zero. (talking only moose, goat, and sheep) So the people at the lower end of the points scale are already at a huge disadvantage. I don't see a need to make it worse for them, so they would have even less reason to even bother applying. Honestly what should happen is they need to do away with the point system entirely with the O.I.L. tags.