Here's some info I acquired from IDFG about resident and non-resident tags sales for the last 10 years.
I've been hunting Idaho since 1985 and have never seen the hills so crowded with hunters. I'm hoping IDFG does something to disperse hunters a little. I would like to see split seasons and hunters have to choose one or the other for example, Archery elk would be divided into 2 time frames 30 Aug-15 Sept and 16 Sept-30 Sept. Hunters would have to choose 1 or the other. They could do the same for all general deer and elk seasons where crowding is obvious. My 2 cents. Enjoy the info.
PS. If you are a resident, save some money and buy and 2nd tag.
16,636 elk tags 19,122 deer tags = total increase of tag sales in 10 years
ELK Tag sales 2009-2018
RES 74,828 - 74,354 - 72,579 - 71,475 - 76,602 - 81,784
NON 12,022 - 10,228- 9,337 - 8,885 - 9,341 - 11,193
RES 85,788 - 87,676 - 86,669 - 87,527
NON 12,231 - 14,218- 15,289 - 15,914
Resident Tags 12,744 increase
Non Resident Tags 3,892 Increase
Left-over non-resident elk tag sales 09-18
411-377-353-391-430-1,078-962-1,460-926-757-Res-Non(2nd) Elk tags
305-271-270-293-324-810- 722-1,113-694-549-Resident buyers
106-106-83- 98- 106-268- 240-347- 232-208-Nonresident buyers
Deer Tag Sales 2009-2018
Res-123,416-120,953-120,337-122,724-130,266-140,230-145,967-145,941-
138,673-136,405-Total increase of 12,989
Non-14,359-12,098-11,658-11,433-12,535-17,086-19,928-21,004-
21,005-20,492- Increased 6,133
Res-Nonres Deer (2nd) Tag
1,282-1,045-965-1,092-1,196-3,386-3,752-2,885-2,140-2,031
Resident buyers
706-617-588-685-728-2,048-2,224-1,440-1,118-1,032
Nonresident Buyers
576-428-377-407-468-1,338-1,528-1,445-1,022-999
I've been hunting Idaho since 1985 and have never seen the hills so crowded with hunters. I'm hoping IDFG does something to disperse hunters a little. I would like to see split seasons and hunters have to choose one or the other for example, Archery elk would be divided into 2 time frames 30 Aug-15 Sept and 16 Sept-30 Sept. Hunters would have to choose 1 or the other. They could do the same for all general deer and elk seasons where crowding is obvious. My 2 cents. Enjoy the info.
PS. If you are a resident, save some money and buy and 2nd tag.
16,636 elk tags 19,122 deer tags = total increase of tag sales in 10 years
ELK Tag sales 2009-2018
RES 74,828 - 74,354 - 72,579 - 71,475 - 76,602 - 81,784
NON 12,022 - 10,228- 9,337 - 8,885 - 9,341 - 11,193
RES 85,788 - 87,676 - 86,669 - 87,527
NON 12,231 - 14,218- 15,289 - 15,914
Resident Tags 12,744 increase
Non Resident Tags 3,892 Increase
Left-over non-resident elk tag sales 09-18
411-377-353-391-430-1,078-962-1,460-926-757-Res-Non(2nd) Elk tags
305-271-270-293-324-810- 722-1,113-694-549-Resident buyers
106-106-83- 98- 106-268- 240-347- 232-208-Nonresident buyers
Deer Tag Sales 2009-2018
Res-123,416-120,953-120,337-122,724-130,266-140,230-145,967-145,941-
138,673-136,405-Total increase of 12,989
Non-14,359-12,098-11,658-11,433-12,535-17,086-19,928-21,004-
21,005-20,492- Increased 6,133
Res-Nonres Deer (2nd) Tag
1,282-1,045-965-1,092-1,196-3,386-3,752-2,885-2,140-2,031
Resident buyers
706-617-588-685-728-2,048-2,224-1,440-1,118-1,032
Nonresident Buyers
576-428-377-407-468-1,338-1,528-1,445-1,022-999