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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
Quote from: kentrek on February 06, 2020, 07:57:50 PMThis 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 huntingActually the true culprit here is over-predation especially wolves. There's just not enough elk to go around anymore. As someone who shot his first elk in Idaho 24 years ago and hunted elk every year since, I'm deeply saddened at the desolation of Backcountry hunting. The wilderness areas are pretty barren of game, and OTC hunting is heading for the edge of a couple. But let's be honest, wolves are and were the main culprit.
Quote from: buglebrush on February 07, 2020, 09:45:54 AMQuote from: kentrek on February 06, 2020, 07:57:50 PMThis 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 huntingActually the true culprit here is over-predation especially wolves. There's just not enough elk to go around anymore. As someone who shot his first elk in Idaho 24 years ago and hunted elk every year since, I'm deeply saddened at the desolation of Backcountry hunting. The wilderness areas are pretty barren of game, and OTC hunting is heading for the edge of a couple. But let's be honest, wolves are and were the main culprit. I dont know wolves could vote...fish and game still sets quotas...I'm sure they've considered the impact of wolvesThere is plenty of elk...just not very many elk hunters...and that's a tough pill to swallow for some
I'm not seeing the same thing. Just this last season (2019) I hunted 4 different idaho GMU's and lack of elk WAS NOT my take away
Why does 39 not have a September archery elk hunt?
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.
Quote from: Stein on February 07, 2020, 08:02:04 AMIdaho 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.Non residents can vote by hunting elsewhere.’” However, because nonresident hunters make up “about 50% of the budget” for IDFG, Kauffman says that “the department is proposing to raise out-of-fees by about 10%, varying by type of fee, ‘just to stay even.If they lost 50% of their revenue next year they might have to rethink their stategy