What does a non-resident Idaho license and elk tag go for these days. Last time I went it was somewhere around $750. Our group were doing a drop camp in the Stolle Meadows area for mule deer and elk. Two days before the elk season started I was still hunting for mulies and a bull bugled ab out 1/4 mile or so away. Almost as soon as he was done bugling a giant 6x6 bull stood up from behind a cluster of small pine trees no more than 50 yards away and bugled back. It was a sight I'll never forget. I got on my knees and was trying to get my camera out of the bottom of my back pack as he just walked away from my life. I got a nice 4x4 mulie on that hunt but never released an arrow on a bull elk.
I just checked and it was WY that had cost that much. ID elk tag is just a bit over $400. There are a couple other fees you have to pay but not bad for some of the best venison on the planet. (I haven't tried caribou yet).