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Non-residents in Idaho Shed Hunting
CarbonHunter:
I agree that I don’t think it’s right that the states are charging these fees but at the end of the day these are limited resources and it is because of the commercial collectors that it is now ruined for everyone.
If you operate a business you are required to obtain a permit before you remove timber, gravel, gold or any other resource from public land. It wasn’t the guy that cut firewood or the gold miner with a pan and small sluice that led to permits being required but once the commercial operations showed up with yarders taking logs and gold dredges destroying the river that rules were put in place.
I don’t think anyone on here has problems with permits for logging and mining on public land do you? It is just unfortunate that there is no designation between the recreational gathering and the commercial gathering of many resources. But just like the bison in the 1800’s if the government doesn’t get involved a small group of individuals will ruin it for everyone.
trophyhunt:
--- Quote from: CarbonHunter on February 02, 2025, 07:54:25 AM ---I agree that I don’t think it’s right that the states are charging these fees but at the end of the day these are limited resources and it is because of the commercial collectors that it is now ruined for everyone.
If you operate a business you are required to obtain a permit before you remove timber, gravel, gold or any other resource from public land. It wasn’t the guy that cut firewood or the gold miner with a pan and small sluice that led to permits being required but once the commercial operations showed up with yarders taking logs and gold dredges destroying the river that rules were put in place.
I don’t think anyone on here has problems with permits for logging and mining on public land do you? It is just unfortunate that there is no designation between the recreational gathering and the commercial gathering of many resources. But just like the bison in the 1800’s if the government doesn’t get involved a small group of individuals will ruin it for everyone.
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Now that’s an argument that starts to make sense, I can see what you are saying there. But I don’t think requiring an expensive license (if the commercial guys don’t hunt in Idaho) will slow them down. Better enforcement and stiffer fines for people going into closed areas would be a better change, in my opinion.
CarbonHunter:
If you want to reduce the damage caused by the gatherers you need to reduce the demand for the antlers. Either ban the sell of antlers gathered from wild animals or apply an excise tax to the sell of the antlers including finished products. If you make it too expensive to sell the wild antlers the buyers will turn to the farmed deer and elk to avoid the tax. That would reduce the number of people chasing antlers in early spring as we all know a pile of antlers in the shed just gets in the way after a while.
boneaddict:
Commercial is ruining everything from Morel mushrooms, Hucks, antlers to elk hunting (jerky). That being said, I hope I have a years notice to sell off my antler pile. It’s almost like a 401k.
hughjorgan:
--- Quote from: CarbonHunter on February 02, 2025, 07:54:25 AM ---I agree that I don’t think it’s right that the states are charging these fees but at the end of the day these are limited resources and it is because of the commercial collectors that it is now ruined for everyone.
If you operate a business you are required to obtain a permit before you remove timber, gravel, gold or any other resource from public land. It wasn’t the guy that cut firewood or the gold miner with a pan and small sluice that led to permits being required but once the commercial operations showed up with yarders taking logs and gold dredges destroying the river that rules were put in place.
I don’t think anyone on here has problems with permits for logging and mining on public land do you? It is just unfortunate that there is no designation between the recreational gathering and the commercial gathering of many resources. But just like the bison in the 1800’s if the government doesn’t get involved a small group of individuals will ruin it for everyone.
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If this was the case wouldn’t they apply a license/permit to ALL rather than just to NON RESIDENTS. I think Idahoans are having a hard time reconciling that their population is continuing to increase and they continue to place blame on those that don’t even live in their state. Over crowding isn’t a non resident issue nor is pressuring animals on their winter range. It is a problem caused by the burgeoning increase of residents in Idaho and they seem to keep ignoring the elephant in the room.
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