Out of State Hound Hunter Permits in Idaho

[Darvin Ecklund]

This is just a topic of discussion and I would like to here some comments about how "ONLY 70 OUT OF STATE HOUND HUNTING PERMITS IN IDAHO" came about and what the hound hunters in Idaho and other States feel about this. I guess I wish I could hunt in Idaho on a pursuit only permit (if they had such a thing) without getting drawn.

[Blue Man]

I think they should do a pursuit for the non res. Maybe some thing like Utah does thas why I relocated her from Colorado for the hunting.

[tylers dad]

I believe the Idaho Guides and Outfitters Assoc pushed through the non-resident hound hunter permit because of nonresidents coming to Idaho with their hounds and hunting. I can't even take my father hound hunting unless he draws a permit as he is a non-resident.

[Badlandcat]

What is the deal that everbody at the tree has to have a hound handler permit to hunt bear? I am more than likely going to eat one of them 70 state wide tags, because i didn't read the regs close enough.

[tylers dad]

anyone that owns a dog, handles a dog, or hunts over one must have a hound hunter permit

[Darvin Ecklund]

I have noticed that they have changed the regs a lot in the last 6 to 7 years. One year you couldn't even ride along if you didn't have a dog, one year you didn't have to get drawn if you had an Immediate relative that was an Idaho resident. I haven't read them this year because I didn't get drawn. Maybe the Idaho hound folks need to get together and have a voice. After all, an Idaho guide can have a person from out of state bring his dogs over and kill a bear or just run them as long as he is with the guide and being guided. It doesn't matter if it's only for a dollar. I guess it's either become friends with a guide, or just hope you get drawn. I know a lot of non-residents from Washington didn't want to take the chance of getting drawn so they all moved over there. Instead of hunting a few weekends a year in Idaho, they now hunt most of the season. If I knew I could pursue game in Idaho without getting drawn and I would stay in Washington, but it doesn't look like it's will change in the near future without some input from other houndmen other than guides and outfitters. I have a few friends in Idaho that I hunt with but this year that is not going to happen because of the draw rules. I have a brother in Idaho that wants me to bring my dogs over but the way it is set up that is not legal. Guess I'll have to make the move this year.

[Darvin Ecklund]

Hey tylers dad, Have you ever been able to give input to Idaho fish and game about this? And if so, what is their stand?

[DesertDweller]

[Darvin Ecklund]

[reed]

[Liz ODell]

[Darvin Ecklund]

[Blue Man]