Idaho nonresident question

[pickardjw]

I smell chaos brewing

Wonder how many first timers are going to try this year...

Wish they gave preference for some of us OGs

  first timer here, looking forward to the disappointment

Anyone know what order elk zones sold out last year?? I keep hearing about the, "one that sells out fastest every year" and have a couple assumptions...but nothing concrete

[addicted1]

Can’t remember and probably won’t matter to be honest, they all go pretty fast when you’re at the back of line waiting till 6:30 PM to get a chance. Just have a good number of choices you feel good about and don’t worry about what others are doing.

[elkslayer069]

I smell chaos brewing

Wonder how many first timers are going to try this year...

Wish they gave preference for some of us OGs

I wish social media, YouTube, and the internet would go away lol they’ll all sell out tomorrow except maybe some of the wilderness hunts that seem great but their not

[zwickeyman]

Quick question,  I  cant seem to find in the regs..

Does Idaho allow straw purchases for OTC tags or does each person in a group need to be present for purchase?

I've heard that you can buy for others, but only hearsay.

I bought for a buddy here in town last year and will again this year. Its a loop hole but man the way they do this is pretty crappy. I would rather see a draw where at least you can put in as a group

[highside74]

Yeah over the phone, in person or login to their account. I was under the impression he meant buying tags for everyone at once to guarantee their group all got a tag. “Straw purchase”

I'm assuming the context is one dude is trying the "in-person" loophole and trying to buy for the group. While they don't allow group apps, if one guy goes in person and buys 4 tags back to back at the counter it might work out that way.

That is correct. 1 guy can buy for his group back to back to back. So if you are standing in line behind 4 dudes you might actually be behind 120 dude or more.

[blackveltbowhunter]

   and with the pro buyers its gotten ridiculous.

[Magnum_Willys]

Almost all the tags went to non-web sales last year.  I heard they expect the web portal to be much better this year tho they aren’t making promises.

[Wolfdog2314]

2022 non-res Online sales were 26,219 (77%). In person at a vendor  5,053 (15%). Fish and game office 1,317 (4%). Phone 1,615 4%)

2021 in the same order:
24,777 (87%)
2,205 (8%)
813 (3%)
652 (2)

[CarbonHunter]

You guys actually believe that Idaho sells out that fast on the first?  I hear half the tags have already been designated to friends and family of the Idaho rich and famous 

[bear]

My brother and his friend are driving 6 1/2 hours one way tomorrow to wait in line outside all night so they can buy 10 elk tags on Friday

[The scout]

Keep posting about it that will help everything

[millerwheeler]

Keep posting about it that will help everything

Ding ding ding

[fishngamereaper]

It stopped being a secret years ago..
Thus the pick your zone requirements.
But I do wish I could go back to the 90s when I started hunting over there
Oh the good days.

[The scout]

It stopped being a secret years ago..
Thus the pick your zone requirements.
But I do wish I could go back to the 90s when I started hunting over there
Oh the good days.

That’s why there’s this thread to begin with, and half the info is wrong cus everyone found out years ago.

[pickardjw]

Keep posting about it that will help everything

Shouldn't be loophole in the first place.