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Idaho Outfitter Industry Idaho Outfitter Industry Presentation To Presentation To Presentation To Presentation To

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Outfitters are ow ner/employers Outfitters are ow ner/employers (375) (375)

Overview of Idaho Industry Overview of Idaho Industry

(375) (375) Guides are employees (1,800) Guides are employees (1,800) All must be licensed annually by All must be licensed annually by State (IOGLB State (IOGLB--

• -$450 and $115)

$450 and $115) Outfitters special use permit on Outfitters special use permit on

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public lands (FS, BLM, IDL) public lands (FS, BLM, IDL)— —pay pay permit fees of 3% of gross plus permit fees of 3% of gross plus campsites/grazing campsites/grazing

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Industry Diversity Industry Diversity

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IOGA IOGA

IOGA is a non IOGA is a non-

• profit 501

profit 501-

• c

c-

• 6 business

6 business trade organization founded in trade organization founded in 1954 1954

– Represent 45 % of outfitter businesses Represent 45 % of outfitter businesses Represent 45 % of outfitter businesses Represent 45 % of outfitter businesses (172 of 375) (172 of 375) – 290 total membership 290 total membership

Not to be confused w / IOGB Not to be confused w / IOGB— —1961 1961 statute statute

15 member board 15 member board 2 staff 2 staff 24/7 at Statehouse 24/7 at Statehouse

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Affiliated w ith America Outdoors Affiliated w ith America Outdoors Association Association— —presence in DC presence in DC

Myth Myth Outfitters are all Outfitters are all Outfitters are all Outfitters are all young adrenaline young adrenaline junkies junkies w ith lots of time off w ith lots of time off

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Facts Facts

Family run Family run Average outfitter in business 14.5 Average outfitter in business 14.5 Average outfitter in business 14.5 Average outfitter in business 14.5 years years Average business generates 11 jobs Average business generates 11 jobs Equipment investment & maintenance Equipment investment & maintenance Collect sales tax and pay use fee Collect sales tax and pay use fee C t i i it C t i i it

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Customer service priority Customer service priority Return clients basis for success Return clients basis for success

IOGA Member Priorities IOGA Member Priorities

Monitor State and Federal Monitor State and Federal Agencies and Legislature/Congress Agencies and Legislature/Congress Agencies and Legislature/Congress Agencies and Legislature/Congress Maintain Positive Image Maintain Positive Image Group Marketing Group Marketing Professional Development Professional Development

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Outfitter Necessities Outfitter Necessities

Quality fish and w ildlife populations Clean free-flow ing streams Reasonable regulation A i t

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Appropriate access

CBC Issues of CBC Issues of High High Interest to Interest to the Idaho Outfitting Industry the Idaho Outfitting Industry

Proposed Wilderness Proposed Wilderness

– Wilderness Mgt. Wilderness Mgt.

Ditch Ck on Nez this year

Wilderness Mgt. Wilderness Mgt.

Proposed Wild and Proposed Wild and Scenic Rivers Scenic Rivers Trail Maintenance & Trail Maintenance & Appropriate Access Appropriate Access Impacts on the local Impacts on the local Rural Economy Rural Economy

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Rural Economy Rural Economy

4.6 cleared; 2 days work; 3 persons

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Proposed Wilderness Proposed Wilderness

Tw o mtgs of local land Tw o mtgs of local land-

• based

based tfitt d CBC tfitt d CBC

• utfitters and CBC reps
• utfitters and CBC reps

– Leo Crane’s Dec 2010 ltr explains Leo Crane’s Dec 2010 ltr explains

• utfitter concerns w ith Wilderness
• utfitter concerns w ith Wilderness

(see handout) (see handout) – Outfitter sentiment has not changed Outfitter sentiment has not changed

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Crane responds to CBC w ith Crane responds to CBC w ith alternative alternative (see handout) (see handout)

Wilderness Mgt Example Wilderness Mgt Example

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1998 DEIS preferred alternative 1998 DEIS preferred alternative

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Wild and Scenic Wild and Scenic

Area land Area land-

• based outfitters ambivalent

based outfitters ambivalent regarding new designations regarding new designations regarding new designations regarding new designations

– Concerns expressed relatively to being Concerns expressed relatively to being able to maintain assigned campsites and able to maintain assigned campsites and use of chain saw s in ¼ mile W& SR use of chain saw s in ¼ mile W& SR corridors corridors – IOGA supports W& SR primacy over IOGA supports W& SR primacy over Wilderness Act w here designated rivers Wilderness Act w here designated rivers d Wild i t t i CBC l d Wild i t t i CBC l

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and Wilderness intersect in CBC proposals and Wilderness intersect in CBC proposals

Ex: Main Salmon W& SR and FC Ex: Main Salmon W& SR and FC-

• RONRW; 1980

RONRW; 1980 CIWA language CIWA language

Float/Pow er operate on many W& SR Float/Pow er operate on many W& SR

Trails Trails Problem Problem

Outfitters huge concern w / continued Outfitters huge concern w / continued expectation of Congress/public to expectation of Congress/public to expectation of Congress/public to expectation of Congress/public to maintain trails yet provide less $$$ maintain trails yet provide less $$$ annually annually

– Access Access— —if cant get there, cannot provide if cant get there, cannot provide

• service. Additional trail
• service. Additional trail costs has

costs has

• utstripped the outfitter ability to do so
• utstripped the outfitter ability to do so

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Nez Nez—FY11; 1,239 of 2,443 miles (56%) FY11; 1,239 of 2,443 miles (56%) Clearw ater Clearw ater— —796 of 2,698 (38%) 796 of 2,698 (38%) FC FC-

• RONRW

RONRW— —577 of 2,397 (24%) 577 of 2,397 (24%)

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Potential Trails Solutions Potential Trails Solutions

Appreciate continued efforts of Holly, Appreciate continued efforts of Holly, Scott, Brad, Clearw ater/Nez and others Scott, Brad, Clearw ater/Nez and others Scott, Brad, Clearw ater/Nez and others Scott, Brad, Clearw ater/Nez and others

– Minimum tool, Upcoming Dec 5 mtg, etc. Minimum tool, Upcoming Dec 5 mtg, etc.

CBC support for outfitter trail language CBC support for outfitter trail language (see handout) (see handout) CBC support for language (and funding) CBC support for language (and funding) for all trail miles to be maintained for all trail miles to be maintained ll ll

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annually annually

– Better language than 1980 CIWA Better language than 1980 CIWA

CBC lobby for jobs bill similar to CCC CBC lobby for jobs bill similar to CCC

Impact on Rural Economy Impact on Rural Economy

Number of outfitted hunters Number of outfitted hunters— —3,575 to 1,161 statewide 3,575 to 1,161 statewide (1995 to 2009) (1995 to 2009) Spin Spin-

• off effect on lodging, restaurants,
• ff effect on lodging, restaurants,

miscellaneous retail, etc. miscellaneous retail, etc. Value of hunt business now worth 30 to 50 cents on the Value of hunt business now worth 30 to 50 cents on the dollar since reintroduction dollar since reintroduction Triple Wammy Triple Wammy – Wolves, wolves, wolves Wolves, wolves, wolves— —documented additive documented additive predation impact predation impact – Increased N/R license and tag fees Increased N/R license and tag fees – Recession Recession— —the new economy; no recovery the new economy; no recovery

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y; y y; y IDFG eating $2.5 million in unsold N/R deer and elk tags IDFG eating $2.5 million in unsold N/R deer and elk tags annually annually

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Some things to ponder Some things to ponder

What to do? What to do?

– Help get the w ord out that State w olf mgt Help get the w ord out that State w olf mgt is a positive and w hy is a positive and w hy is a positive and w hy is a positive and w hy – Help IDFG find w ays to allow residents to Help IDFG find w ays to allow residents to pick up N/R tags at reduced price pick up N/R tags at reduced price – CBC co CBC co-

• sponsor w orkshops on business

sponsor w orkshops on business diversification diversification – CBC co CBC co-

• sponsor w orkshops on “How to w in

sponsor w orkshops on “How to w in trail contracts” trail contracts”

CBC lobby for “jobs” bill on CCC style CBC lobby for “jobs” bill on CCC style— —

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CBC lobby for jobs bill on CCC style CBC lobby for jobs bill on CCC style— — put folks to w ork on the ground put folks to w ork on the ground

"Save the Soil, Save the Forests, Save the Young Men."

Th k Y ! Th k Y ! Thank You! Thank You!

Q and A, Comments Q and A, Comments

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