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I'm in the 5 day penalty box. My Sawtooth days are likely over, as I won't sacrifice an elk app. A buddy snagged an "A" tag. Any feel for the demand this year? I logged in at 1:30 pm on my wife's account, and both A & B were gone. I wonder if this new rule took it from a 3 minute sell out to a...

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The roll out of the 2021 non-res fees couldn't have been worse timing. The break down for a NR: $185 non-refundable license. $2,626.75 tag fee fronted. $45.75 non-refundable application fee. Processing fee is 3% of the total transaction at check out + $3.50. Processing fee unavoidable, phone or...

Despite the anti IDFG rhetoric on MM's, they actually do listen. I commented 3 times (from different computers and different IP addresses) during the original comment period. This final draft is exactly what I proposed in February regarding one of the elk zones. They do actually listen fellas...

Leaving Wed for 4.5 days for OTC high country bucks with a buddy, anyone else headed out? The weather today had me seriously fired up, did not feel like August. The forecast looks relatively good for an opening week. Hopefully the bulls are bugling early for you elk guys as well.

The fawn mortality rates that is... }> https://idfg.idaho.gov/press/winter-kill-was-less-expected-mule-deer-and-elk-fared-better Was it bad? Yeah. As bad as the glass half empty guys thought? Nope. Mccall / Weiser = 3% fawn survival. Smoky Bennett = 60% South Hills = 57% As I've been saying...

$5 increase for a hunting license. I like it. Revenue from the proposed fee would be used for three purposes: 1. Provide additional money to compensate landowners for depredation damages 2. Create more resources for preventing big game depredations 3. Increase funding for more hunting and...

Long winded but bare with me. I got a buddy into bird hunting 4 years ago. He had just graduated college out of state and returned to Idaho. Buys a non-resident license his first year back and a resident license thereafter. 6 months ago a fish cop basically bangs down his parents door at 7pm...

LAST EDITED ON Oct-31-16 AT 09:10PM (MST)[p]Not asking for spots. We are headed over from Idaho on the 10th to try and fill some cow tags. Any insight on what to expect? Weather, crowds, road hunters? We antelope hunted 2 units south 3 years ago, beautiful country and moose everywhere! Also...

Went out on Sunday to try and a help a buddy get a buck. The closest we could get was 80 yards, snow was a little squeaky. I would have preferred no snow. The focus knob on my binos broke at some point last week, didn't realize it until we got to the first glassing spot. My working optics for...

That F&G is sending via email. Or you can not complain about the draw process.

LAST EDITED ON Jul-01-15 AT 11:52AM (MST)[p]My brother went to pick up his controlled hunt tags at Cabelas. "I need my controlled hunt pronghorn and cow tags please." The lady asks, "Do you want a deer tag?" "Na, just the pronghorn and elk." She still scanned the deer tag, so he called her...

My brother drew the late (all of December) cow hunt in 32A-2. I have deer hunted the southern part a little bit and have camped quite a bit in the unit. He scouted some closed logging roads on the southern side of Council Mountain 2 weeks ago just to figure out access and get a lay of the...

LAST EDITED ON Aug-22-13 AT 04:43PM (MST)[p]F&G released the new plan on Monday. Here is the link to review it. https://fishandgame.idaho.gov/content/webform/2013-draft-elk-plan The public has until September 22nd to make comments. This is important as we will see changes implemented next Fall.

What are everyone's goals for this Fall? No luck in the Idaho draw, so I picked up some OTC tags on Wednesday. Every time I do so it reminds me of how lucky we are to be able to have a chance at each species each year. No points, no left overs or random draws for combo tags to be able to have...

I found a pretty good deal on an ED III 20-60x60mm (straight body) for around $650. Does anyone own one of these, or have any experience with them? Clarity? Image quality? The retail price on the Nikon website is $1,630. Thanks in advance for any input.

At it's finest... I could only take about 1 minute of the dude's laugh: Carnivorous deer:

LAST EDITED ON May-14-13 AT 07:38PM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON May-12-13 AT 10:28?PM (MST) Me and a fellow MM'er have been on the spring bear grind for a few weeks now and finally got it done yesterday on our 4th trip out. The hunting has picked up immensely in SW Idaho for us since May 1st. We saw...

Made it out yesterday with a buddy/fellow MM'er for a "wolf hunt." It's hard to stay motivated looking for an animal that I've never seen before, but we gave it our best shot before the season closes Sunday. It turned into more of a shed hunting/photography trip, but a great day none the less...

LAST EDITED ON Mar-20-13 AT 01:32PM (MST)[p]I'm an Idaho resident, just glancing over your states' board. I read through that bear draw thread and noticed that some of you can't even get a tag with 11 points. 11 points?! For a bear tag?! In Idaho you can shoot 2 a year with a general OTC tag...

I'm a college student and resident of Idaho that is brand new to applying to other states. Cost is a part of the equation but I'm interested in building Mule Deer points in Colorado. From the quick research I've done it looks like it'd run me $10 for the habitat stamp and another $25 per...

LAST EDITED ON Mar-11-13 AT 02:43PM (MST)[p]I'm a college student and resident of Idaho that is brand new to applying to other states. Cost is a part of the equation. I noticed that I missed the elk deadline to apply but am interested in applying or building points for Mule Deer in Wyoming...

LAST EDITED ON Mar-11-13 AT 02:40PM (MST)[p]I'm not interested in non productive comments, so don't bother. I'm a college student and resident of Idaho that is brand new to applying to other states. Cost is a part of the equation. I'm interested in elk and mule deer only for now. As a NR, do I...

I'm not sure what kind of reaction I'll get but here goes. I'm a college student and resident of Idaho that is brand new to applying to other states. Cost is a part of the equation. I noticed New Mexico's deadline is coming up fast so I've got a few questions. I'm interested in elk and mule deer...

The caliber choice thread got me thinking about ballistics. I stumbled across this show on the wild tv channel and am pretty hooked. They seem to actually know what they are doing and how to ethically take shots over 500 yards. In one of the episodes a guy takes a bull at 1,097 yards and...

The spot that I shot my buck last year burned so I ventured out to another close to town general unit. Not a honey hole or anything, saw a few people this last weekend but the area seemed like it could handle a decent amount of pressure unlike much of unit 39. Saturday morning we were hiking...

Any suggestions? Looking for something that will legitimately range big game out to around 600 yards. Am I asking too much?

Just got back from talking with the girls downtown at the F&G office and the good news is that none of the results are lost and everything is fine. The system is just getting bogged down because too many people are trying to get on at once and the more they keep getting phone calls and hounded...

I know this is a hunting forum, but has anyone been having any luck in the riggins area? i wen't Monday and couldn't get on the fish. Three of us tried a lot of different things and fished all day with no such luck in tried and tested spots. We moved around a lot. I'm going to credit this to...

I have a $400 credit with Bushnell and need a scope. It's going on a 270 wsm. Any suggestions on a specific model and magnification power, I'm new to the scope game so any information regarding what to avoid and what to go after would be much appreciated.

What Remington Model 700 should I get? I hunt deer and elk in Idaho, any suggestions? I'm probably going with a 30-06 as far as the caliber.

This is my first season elk hunting. I went up on Mosquito Ridge near Pablo/or Pueblo summit in September for their early rifle hunt and saw only 2 cows. No bulls and heard no bugles for 3 days, we covered a lot of ground. I'm actually very proficient with calls, I practiced all summer as I'm a...