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They jacked up bear and cougar tags, and non res wolf went from $30 to $184!!! Guess i better get my wolves this year, cause ill be damned if im paying that for a wolf tag!
Wolfs need to be treated like coyotes. Only a hunting license required no tag and open 365. The wolf lovers would throw a fit but I don’t think it’d actually effect the population a whole lot.
LOL at Idaho.Worst time ever to be increasing fees. They're going to be back to where they were 5-7 years ago trying to sell all of the non res tags for $199 at an intense discount mid-season trying to get them all sold.I find it rather hilarious that they cap the number of tags sold, but that locals are complaining about the increasing number of non residents hunting. This basically doesn't make any sense... if they keep the caps the same but continue to expect to sell out then the number of non residents is the same. If they wanted fewer people... they could cap the number of permits lower. More interestingly is that this could work AGAINST them in multiple ways. You could have lower total revenue due to pushing people away OR I know that many residents were purchasing tags for 2nd elk permits and this higher price could make it more difficult for them to justify and further increase the % of non-residents.I think Idaho should let markets decide, remove the caps, and use prices to control the tag numbers. I know, states, no matter how red, fail to understand how to use free markets to achieve their overall objectives.#laughingATidaho
Quote from: Bango skank on March 14, 2020, 12:23:30 AMThey jacked up bear and cougar tags, and non res wolf went from $30 to $184!!! Guess i better get my wolves this year, cause ill be damned if im paying that for a wolf tag!It's confusing, in their email message they claim wolf tags do not increase, but when you view the bill it says they do? Probably have to call IDFG to get the right answer? It would be idiotic to increase wolf tags, they need every hunter packing a wolf tag and that won't happen if they increase NR wolf tags to $186.00.Update About Nonresident Fee ChangesA new law that increases nonresident hunting and fishing fees was signed by Governor Brad Little on March 3. The new fees become effective with the start of 2021 license sales on Dec. 1, 2020. The law implements a general 10 percent increase in the prices for nonresident items, with larger increases for big game tags and related items such as archery and muzzleloader permits. The law adjusts existing reduced rate licenses for mentored juniors to a general 50 percent discount of the related adult item. The bill does not increase the cost of nonresident wolf tags and Disabled American Veteran licenses and tags.The full text of House Bill 330, which reflects the fee changes, is available on the Idaho Legislature’s website. https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0330.pdfA separate bill signed into law by the Governor on March 9 that takes effect on July 1, 2020, will reduce the archery and muzzleloader permit fees specifically for Disabled American Veterans. The fees for both types of permits were set at $2 for resident and $4 for nonresident Disabled American Veterans, not including the issuance fee of $1.75.Why did Fish and Game propose the fee increase in House Bill 330?In August, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission adopted a rule that would allow them the discretion to manage nonresident distribution/participation in general deer and elk hunts. The rule is currently pending approval of the legislature. If approved, it would go into effect at the end of the current legislative session.This rule is an outcome of concerns about hunter crowding and congestion in some popular hunting areas. It would allow the Fish and Game Commission to limit the number of nonresident deer or elk tags available in a specific general hunt unit or elk zone.Fish and Game anticipates that this may cause some nonresident hunters to redistribute across the state, and others to choose not to hunt. The increased fees proposed in House Bill 330 are necessary to offset the anticipated reduction in nonresident participation and revenue, allowing the Idaho Fish and Game Commission to maintain a balanced budget to support existing services.
Demand will still be high unless the economy collapses like the last time they did a big NR fee hike
I don't think they should have raised Non-resident wolf tag prices, but I will say up till now, only a handful of non-resident hunters have actually killed a wolf. In fact hardly any resident hunters have killed any wolves, most of the wolf harvest have been Resident trappers.
LOL at Idaho.Worst time ever to be increasing fees. They're going to be back to where they were 5-7 years ago trying to sell all of the non res tags for $199 at an intense discount mid-season trying to get them all sold.I find it rather hilarious that they cap the number of tags sold, but that locals are complaining about the increasing number of non residents hunting. This basically doesn't make any sense... if they keep the caps the same but continue to expect to sell out then the number of non residents is the same. If they wanted fewer people... they could cap the number of permits lower. More interestingly is that this could work AGAINST them in multiple ways. You could have lower total revenue due to pushing people away OR I know that many residents were purchasing tags for 2nd elk permits and this higher price could make it more difficult for them to justify and further increase the % of non-residents.I think Idaho should let markets decide, remove the caps, and use prices to control the tag numbers. I know, states, no matter how red, fail to understand how to use free markets to achieve their overall objectives.
