It depends on what the definition of local is?Local as in living in the State or local as living close to the area hunted.Someone can live in Boise and not know diddly about the Selway/Gospal Hump/Frank Church/Clearwater or St Joe but take someone living in St Maries/Yellowpine/Elk City or Dixie,and it's a different ball game.
I know tons of local hunters that take there vacation during Elk hunting that have jobs that give that.
I think it is about even as to odds when someone hires a Guide that spends his time finding Elk for his clients prior too, to those that live near the Elk,and do Guiding also and know where they are.
Our local hardware guy is a Guide for a Selway outfit and they took 5 Elk this year and more locals went without compared to previous years.The 5 Elk were hard earned also compared to last year and more Elk quicker.
