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Wouldn't be a bad idea for him to get his residency in idaho and buy a life time license there, when he moves back home he will always be included in the resident draws of idaho when ever he applies, no matter where he currently resides.
This is inaccurate, according to the Idaho Fish and Game website if you purchase a lifetime license and then move to another state and claim residency you will have to purchase and apply for non-resident tags. Further it's possible that by purchasing a lifetime resident license in Idaho you would disqualify yourself from ever being able to get a MT resident license or a CO resident license as those states have specific rules saying you can't hold a resident license in another state. This is a gray area and I would want to check with the Montana FWP headquarters and get something in writing. The computer systems of the states don't cross reference each other... but I'm sure they will eventually and it would be a pain in the butt if 10-15 years from now your son has to call up the FWP and spend an hour min on the phone every time he applies because the system wont let him apply because it can see he holds and Idaho license.
No western state will allow you to hold two resident licenses, there is a gray area with members of the military and students in some states.
Idaho
https://idfg.idaho.gov/question/lifetime-hunting-license-still-valid-if-i-move
https://idfg.idaho.gov/question/how...and-fishing-license-cost-40-year-old-resident
Montana
http://fwp.mt.gov/fwpDoc.html?id=76444
Colorado
https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/About/Accessibility/ProofofResidencyRequirements.pdf
Wyoming
Wyoming doesn't specifically say you can't have another resident at all just you can't have purchased one within a year.