Idaho OTC Deer Tags

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Was looking at the Idaho website last night for a friend and see where ID has over 8,000 General Deer tags left at a cost which includes license/tag of $400.00 for a NR. I wonder why there are so many tags left over, maybe they are over priced a bit??

Brian
 
Price has everything to do with it, a few years ago they jacked prices quite a bit and ever since then they haven't been able to sell all of them.
 
Just curious are there any decent areas to hunt with the general tag that are not to over crowded? I have never hunted Idaho but was just wondering.
 
Simple-$$$$$$$$$.

Idaho did sell all of its deer tags last year.

Too many tags for the amount of mule deer. Go whitetail hunting up north if there's any tags left for those.

Better than Utah? Yes!

But still too many tags........
 
Idaho has sold out every year since they let residents buy the leftovers for non-resident prices for a second deer or let non residents buy more than one tag.
Shane
 
Oilcan,
I have found, and I'm sure it is the same everywhere. If you go in an honest 1 mile from the road, you leave 95% of the other hunters behind. One mile from the road in Idaho is usually at a 45 degree angle. I have hunted in unit 39, arguably Idaho's most popular unit and very seldom see another hunter. Now I make a real effort to get away from people. But the success rates in most general units are anywhere from 25 to 45%. There is no non-res tag cap on most units in Idaho.
 
Is a person from Idaho going to really spend $258.50 for an extra deer tag when they get them as a resident a whole lot cheaper?

Brian
 
Brian,

It's the only way they can buy more than one tag. If they are willing to pay the NR fee they can get all the leftover tags they want, I believe.

JB

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
--Benjamin Franklin 1759
 
Idabigbuck thanks for the info. With Wyoming and Arizona draws left its not looking good. I was talking to my brother and we where trying to figure out what to do if we don't get drawn,we where thinking of a OTC Cow tag in Colorado.We may have to look into Idaho i would much rather hunt deer than Cow elk.
 
"Is a person from Idaho going to really spend $258.50 for an extra deer tag when they get them as a resident a whole lot cheaper?
Brian "
The answer is heck yes, it is still way cheaper than going anywhere out of state, and there are a bunch of good areas open in the general hunt. If a resident is serious about his deer hunting, he may shoot a buck at the beginning of the season and then decide he still wants to hunt. A few hundred bucks and he's back in business.
 
LAST EDITED ON Jun-19-06 AT 10:34AM (MST)[p]The nonresident cap was met last year. I bet all the Nonresident tags are sold again this year. The price is based on simple economics - price and demand. The tags are more expensive than they were a few years ago but Idaho isn't the only state that has had drastic price increases. At least nonresidents are allowed to hunt every species residents can. From what I understand California doesn't allow nonresidents to hunt tule elk or bighorn sheep.

I've been tempted to buy a second tag at nonresident price. All I have to do is work a few extra hours to cover it. I bet more than 90% of the nonresidents that hunt Idaho made more money than I did last year. In a couple years when I'm making more money and have more time to hunt, I'll probably buy extra tags at the nonresident price on a regular basis. If I draw a controlled hunt for deer this year, I might buy a second tag at nonresident price. Convincing my wife that it is a good idea might be difficult. She would like it if I spent less time and money on hunting than I do ;)

Guys purchasing additional tags at the nonresident price might kill more than their fair share of deer(depending on who you talk to). However, this is much better than the guy that is shooting his wife's and daughter's deer every year. Also, what is the difference in an Idaho resident purchasing a second tag at nonresident price and a nonresident shooting a deer in their home state and then coming to Idaho to shoot one?
 
I have bought NR deer tags. I have used it for shooting a second bear. if I dont get a bear with it then I go shoot a deer with it.

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SS34,

Now that seems like a good deal that you got going there, wasn't aware of that side of the cost for you residents.

Brian
 
I buy an extra tag at non-resident price every year. It's well worth the money to me. I saw in an earlier post where someone said you can buy as many tags as you want at the non-res price. I don't believe this is true, you are limited to one extra tag.

IB
 
I also believe its limited to 1 extra deer tag and 1 extra elk tag. And there is not a limit on deer tags on a per unit basis (except for the SE corner) just a limit on total non-resident deer tags for the state.

I have and will again buy a second NR tag. If my luck in out of state draws would have been better I might not, but like mentioned earlier it is sure cheaper to hunt a second deer 30 minutes from my house than pay the same NR price and have to drive 10 hours or more to hunt a strange area.

Idaho deer hunting isn't like the Gunnison Basin. Its not as good as places in NV or the LE units in UTah. What it does offer is a deer tag every year, a 3 week rifle season and a 4 week archery hunt on the same tag, the ability to hunt any unit you want and hunt mulitple units/types of terrain every year. And a legitimate chance to kill a good mature buck....every year.
 
It is limited to only one extra tag. Read the bottom right corner of page 24 in the 2006 big game regs.
Good luck to everyone in the draws.
 

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