Idaho Non-resident Elk tags

[Flatlander000]

So I was reading through the Idaho Fish and game website and they say that you have to be over the age of 18 to be able to hunt big game alone as a non resident. Is that true? Is there any loop holes around that?

 

[Blank]

Not over 18, but 18 or older.

If you are a non-resident between 10-17, and hunting Idaho, you have to have a Junior Mentored license. That means accompanied by someone 18 or older. The mentor can be someone 18 also.

 

[Deerlove]

Blank does the mentor have to have a tag for the same unit?

 

[JPickett]

Blank does the mentor have to have a tag for the same unit?

i think just a valid hunting license

 

[Deerlove]

Just the hunting license? I thought you at least had to have a deer tag or elk tag?

 

[Blank]

From the 2020 IDFG regs, page 113:

• Nonresident youth ages 10 to 17, who possess a nonresident junior mentored hunting license, must be accompanied by a licensed adult 18 years of age or older and be close enough to be within normal conversation or hearing range without shouting or the aid of electronic devices. The licensed adult must have a current year tag which is valid for the same species, and may hunt while participating in the mentored hunting program. The licensed
  adult may not accompany more than two youth at a time. A tag that has already been filled still meets the tag possession requirement.
• Nonresident youth ages 12 to 17, who possess a full price hunting license are not required to follow the “accompanied by” rule in the field.

 

[muleyhunter413]

To be a mentor you must have a tag for the same species. That is all. Not the same unit or time frame but same year and species.

 

[Deerlove]