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The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

382 | Tag Sales, Big Game Management, and more with Idaho Fish & Game

The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

by Exo Mtn Gear

Sports, Sports:wilderness, Health & Fitness, Wilderness

4.42.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

This is a wide-ranging conversation with Toby Boudreau, Deer & Elk Coordinator for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. We discuss Idaho's recent non-resident tag sale, why Idaho doesn't have a preference/bonus point system, how Idaho's elk and deer tag allocations are managed, the status of CWD in Idaho, the latest information on Idaho's wolf populations, and much more. Toby's previous appearance on the Hunt Backcountry Podcast, "Wolves and Wolf Hunting" — https://exomtngear.com/blogs/podcast/215 LEAVE A MESSAGE: https://speakpipe.com/huntbackcountry or [email protected] Podcast Episode Archive: https://exomtngear.com/podcast

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Huntback Country Podcast in the first episode of 2023.

0:28.3

This is episode number 382 and our guest is Toby Boudreau.

0:34.2

He is the deer and elk coordinator for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

0:39.7

He had joined us previously to talk about wolves, wolf hunting, wolf management in the

0:45.5

state of Idaho and that was a couple of years ago.

0:48.6

And we wanted to get Toby back on the podcast and really we went through a ton of topics

0:53.4

as it relates to Idaho, hunting and Idaho, tags and opportunities, the status of different

1:01.2

game animals, different hunting units and zones.

1:04.8

We covered a ton in this episode, including some of the recent problems that occurred with

1:11.5

non-resident tag sales that many of you are probably very familiar with and perhaps even

1:17.4

frustrated by.

1:18.4

We've talked a bit about that on the podcast as well.

1:21.0

So we really appreciated Toby's time and willingness to get on here and go through

1:25.6

such a wide variety of topics.

1:28.4

And I know that if whether you're an Idaho resident of faithful non-resident hunter or someone

1:33.8

who is perhaps new to considering hunting Idaho, no matter where you fall in that, there's

1:38.8

a lot to take away in this episode and I hope you enjoy it.

1:42.7

As always guys, it would help us tremendously if you share the show with a friend.

1:48.0

We don't advertise, we don't do any promotional stuff like that.

1:51.6

This show grows by your word of mouth and we certainly appreciate your support in that.

1:57.8

And as always, if you have questions for us, send an email to podcast at exo-mountaingear.com

2:03.1

or look for that link in the show description that says leave us a message.

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