I believe that people will more easily take shots beyond their capabilities with rifles. It's easy for people to pick up a rifle and scope with BDC/turrets and think they can shoot 600+ yards. They sight in at 100 and assume they are good to whatever their scope can go to. They never even have...
Say it again for the people in the back.
You wouldn't even have to add the whole $9. The tags can still bring in significant cash in a raffle. You only have to make up the difference.
Not enough time off to hunt everything every year. I havent deer hunted in CO in 3 years because I have been busy in other states. Not going this year because I am burning my elk points and hunting other states. Maybe next year I will be deer hunting in CO again with 4 points.
All I am saying is that the idea that there wont be anymore money because the tags aren't auctioned is false. If the department wants to they can easily make up the difference from what the auctions brought in.
Sorry, I am not on board.
You have watched people donate an extra $50k. That can be made up by adding $.15 or less to every license.
Money from tags going to orphanages or homes? Sorry, that's not the point of conservation. While great organizations to donate to they should not be taking...