If your odds are going down each year in SD, it's because of the applicants above you and their cubed points. It would take 331 brand new applicants to do as much damage to your odds as one person going from 10 to 11 points. Sure, a slug of new applicants definitely hurts odds, but the cubed...
I have a 2016 3.5 Ecoboost. 6.5' bed with large fuel tank. It just rolled over 105k miles and, knock on wood, I've had zero trouble with it. I bought it at 2 years old with about 40k on it.
They should have the same chance at things that I have, if those things are a public resource like hunting tags. I'm not special because I happened to be born before them.
How is there equality when those who got in on the ground floor of a point system have a shot at drawing a tag every single year for 20-30 years until they are guaranteed that tag, while a kid just starting may not even be in the drawing until they are 40-50 years old? How is there equality...
Doesn't Montana square points?
Preference point systems work fine for hunts that can clear out applicants in 5 years or less. The problem is that with the increased popularity of western hunting, all of these low point hunts will soon become high point hunts. Look at the Wyoming general elk...
Man, I have no desire to learn to score pronghorn. I've got double-digit Wyoming points and when I decide to draw a tag, I'm going for the prettiest buck. Cape, horn shape, and horn size will all enter equally into the equation.
You should be able to get on some snook in the mornings and evenings fishing from the beach. After dark, catch a ladyfish and put it on a circle hook and toss near some dock or bridge lights, and hang on tight. Otherwise, rent a few kayaks and go explore some mangrove shorelines. If you don't...