Want Lifetime Hunting Privileges in Idaho? Live There for 5 Years

Want lifetime hunting privileges in Idaho? New law makes sure you’re committed.

BOISE – Idaho residents who want to purchase lifetime hunting and fishing licenses will need to prove they’ve lived in the Gem State for five years in order to earn that benefit thanks to a new law – 10 times longer than the prior requirement after the legislation’s sponsor said some hunters and anglers may be moving to Idaho briefly to take advantage of the perk.

Want lifetime hunting privileges in Idaho? Live there for 5 years

BOISE — Idaho residents who want to purchase lifetime hunting and fishing licenses will need to prove they’ve lived in the Gem State for five years in order to earn that benefit thanks to a new law — 10 times longer than the prior requirement after the legislation’s sponsor said some hunters and anglers may be moving to Idaho briefly to take advantage of the perk.

Idaho Just Made It Much Harder to Get a Lifetime Hunting License After Nonresidents, Influencers Abuse It

Idaho has extended the residency requirement for purchasing its lifetime hunting or fishing license from six months to five years. The new law, which passed on April 1 and goes into effect on July 1, comes after frustrated Idaho sportsmen complained of out-of-staters abusing the relatively short requirements.  State Rep. James Petzke introduced the bill, HB 855, and testified on March 17 that it was designed to prevent short-term Idaho residents…