This is part of the reason draw odds in Idaho are better than most other western states. Nonresidents can receive up to 10% of the total tags in the draw for the species they have applied for and applicants are limited to applying for only one species. Idaho requires you to purchase a hunting license each year as well as application fees and processing fees that are all nonrefundable. The downside is that there is no reward for your investment as far as increased odds in subsequent years and, in Idaho, the yearly investment is high. This is good news for young new hunters or if you are just getting started in the draw game and don’t have many points built up across the West. Idaho does not use a bonus or preference point system in any of the draws so it does not matter if you are a first time applicant or have been applying for 20 years - everyone has the same odds of receiving a tag. If you have applied for a moose, sheep, or goat tag in Idaho you are not eligible to participate in the deer, elk, and antelope controlled hunt draw. Jump to: New for 2016 State Information Draw System Mule Deer Breakdown Whitetail Deer Breakdown Elk Breakdown Antelope Breakdown The idea that radicals from around the world are trying to influence wolf hunting regulations in Idaho is absolutely unacceptable.Photo credit: Shutterstock Idaho's deer, elk and antelope application overview Even though the anti-hunters didn’t get their way on this one, is should still be a wakeup call for all of us hunters to get involved with hunting-based politics and make our opinions heard. A huge applause goes to Idaho Fish & Game for holding their ground, and basing their decisions on solid, scientific data, along with the voices of the people who have to live with the wolves (Idaho residents). Obviously, the vocal, anti-hunting segment of our world community had more to say about wolves in Idaho than Idaho hunters, outfitters, and ranchers did. By comparison, of the 21% tallied who were Idaho residents, 55% supported lengthening wolf seasons and 45% opposed. According to Idaho Fish & Game, 84 – 85% of those tallied opposed lengthening wolf seasons. That means the majority of the responses (79%) came from outside of Idaho, with “many coming from outside of the US”. (A Castle Creek Outfitters blog contained a link to the survey on January 31.) Of the 27,076 participants who commented, only 5,675 were Idaho residents (21%). Worthy of mention in Idaho Fish & Game’s process to extend wolf seasons was a 14-day public comment period earlier this year. The report states wolf predation remains chronic on livestock over much of the state, and “continues to have a negative effect on elk populations in some backcountry areas”. This robust population remains ridiculously above the original federal recovery criteria of 150 wolves and 15 breeding pairs statewide. The decision to lengthen wolf-hunting seasons comes on the heels of a recently released report, based on extensive game-camera surveys, which estimated the total wolf population within the state of Idaho at 1,541 wolves during the summer of 2019, and approximately 1,000 by the end of the same year. Wow! How Idaho Fish & Game ever got away with this one with a rather large, urban-dwelling, anti-wolf-hunting and loud segment in our society is beyond me. To top that, wolf season is now open year round in the game units surrounding Challis, Idaho (28, 36A, 36B, and 37). Season now runs from August 1 to June 30-a full 11 months. Wolf hunting season in Frank Church Wilderness game units 20A, 26, and 27 has been extended by one month. Changes went into effect immediately on February 20, 2020. Idaho Fish and Game recently extended wolf hunting seasons, opened more areas to wolf trapping and extended trapping seasons over most of the state.
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