Idaho Non-Res Tag Advisory Group

[CarbonHunter]

Just caught up on the commission meeting from a couple days ago. Looks like they provided directions to IDFG to develop the draw for nonresidents as priority 1 and the other recommendations from the advisory group as priority 2. They instructed them to bring the details to the future meetings for approval by the commission. Doesn’t sound like they intend to enact all of the recommendations this year but they will hopefully get the draw adopted.

Oddly the main argument for not going to a draw by the commission was they wanted for tags to be available as OTC right up to the hunting seasons like it used to be… kind of hard to have when they are sold out 10 months before the season.

[huntnnw]

To me they still keep the return tag dates and the outfitter leftovers in August

[CarbonHunter]

Everything I have seen shows the same that they will still allow returns and sell them at later dates.

The main consensus was that they were handed 28 recommendations and they didn’t want to slow the process to ensure they achieved all of the recommendations. There was also discussion from a couple that they shouldn’t address the outfitter allocation at the same time and that the outfitter concerns should be handled separately. I watched the first meeting of the advisory group as well and the outfitters are in no way interested in addressing the OTC nonresident issue but only concerned with ensuring they have as many tags and opportunities for their group as possible.