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This will never end...if somthing doesn't come easy it must be someone else's fault.. Idaho has been capped...not sure how overcrowding is just now a problem...it will go the same route as most of the other states and if a guy wants to hunt consistent he will need to have enough money to apply in every state.. This is why your grandkids wont be hunting
This still just cracks me up. Thousands upon thousands of people move into idaho monthly and many of those are hunters but yeah it's the fault of the capped non resident hunter numbers🤦♂️
Quote from: Karl Blanchard on February 06, 2020, 05:00:14 PMThis still just cracks me up. Thousands upon thousands of people move into idaho monthly and many of those are hunters but yeah it's the fault of the capped non resident hunter numbers🤦♂️You got that right Karl. And to top it off it's been several years since all the capped deer tags have been sold out before Aug 1st when they when they are released to be sold as second tags for anyone who wants them, resident and non resident. In fact a lot of the "second tags" are sold to residents so there are even less non residents hunting now than in the past. If they reduce the number of non res deer tags, they will actually be reducing resident opportunity in the form of those second tags as there will be less extra tags unless Idaho completely loses their minds with the new tag prices.If Idaho does lose non resident revenue, it will have to be made up by resident hunters.
Quote from: Sitka_Blacktail on February 07, 2020, 04:30:57 AMQuote from: Karl Blanchard on February 06, 2020, 05:00:14 PMThis still just cracks me up. Thousands upon thousands of people move into idaho monthly and many of those are hunters but yeah it's the fault of the capped non resident hunter numbers🤦♂️You got that right Karl. And to top it off it's been several years since all the capped deer tags have been sold out before Aug 1st when they when they are released to be sold as second tags for anyone who wants them, resident and non resident. In fact a lot of the "second tags" are sold to residents so there are even less non residents hunting now than in the past. If they reduce the number of non res deer tags, they will actually be reducing resident opportunity in the form of those second tags as there will be less extra tags unless Idaho completely loses their minds with the new tag prices.If Idaho does lose non resident revenue, it will have to be made up by resident hunters. The higher NR fees are supposed to offset the reduced revenue from fewer tag sales. Demand will still be high unless the economy collapses like the last time they did a big NR fee hike
Idaho is no different from other big hunting states. The residents vote and they tell their legislators they want fewer nonresident tags. They reduce the tags but increase the price since residents also say don't raise my prices. Until nonresidents vote, it will always be this way.