But that isn’t the price for all. You’ve just said the rich folk get these. The peasants can have the other tags. Thats the European model not the NA model. I’m not complaining, just pointing out the facts.
I just don’t think out pricing people is the right approach. odds get longer with higher participation. That should be the discouraging factor. If you don’t like the odds don’t participate. I want to see other passionate and dedicated hunters, not rich guys who just bought a new rifle and...
You can dislike the extreme price on principle without personal motivation. I can pay to cut the line. I just don’t think that type of option supports the North American model. Random with high participation is probably the best model, despite generating the longest odds. Charge everyone the...
Whether it sells or not is not the point. I dislike the high price on principle. It’s a step towards privatizing wildlife. The kings deer, for the guided country club millionaires.
There are clearly tags that will be oversubscribed in the special. The drop is from those lower tier units and hunts that still sold out in the special last year but aren’t worth $2K plus travel expenses.
The type 6 tag has the highest draw odds across my multi state application strategy for 2024, so it’s basically my backup. Although the tag is far from guaranteed.
Unguided NR odds are horrible for most species despite good populations. The guided pool and generous landowner hunting privileges are mostly to blame. I’m fine with regular residents getting preference. The hunt structure also seems intentionally designed to reduce unguided NR tags. I wonder...
$1,000 on applications, points, and raffles; unlimited on refundable tag fees that need to be fronted; guns are an investment not an expense; gear counts as a gift for any upcoming holiday; and instate hunting is cheap (turkey, whitetail, duck, etc.). Western states don’t like me, so I never...