CPW 2026 Draw Stats are out

[KsRancher]

I'm not going to play semantics. I didn't say it was the allotment it was what they allocated, which could mean what they set aside OR in my use of the word what they distributed.

This is going to be my last post on this thread. The argument of "if you wanted this tag you should have just put in for it first choice" is just intellectually lazy. The reason people care about their 2nd choice is because they didn't draw their first choice. Many folks are accumulating points whether they want to or not because of point creep. If your 1st choice takes roughly 10 points but keeps alluding you because of point creep you would be a fool to put in for this tag as 1st choice because you would be throwing away a decade plus of points. Why do you suppose not drawing the 1st choice tag and point creep could happen? Could Non-Residents taking a full 25%+ of THOSE tags possibly play a roll??

I'm not the only one who sees an issue here and that's the reason it (hopefully) is getting resolved in '28.

I started this thread with frustration not with non-residents but with the CPW but honestly the only thing this thread has done is given me resolve as a resident to do as much as I possibly can to limit non-resident tags in the future.

I absolutely care about resident 2nd choice. I think EVERY nonresident does. Just like I care about your 1st choice. Now none of this matters as its just yours and my opinion. Its getting changed in 2028 wether we like it or not. I was all for going to the 75/25 which was raising your allotment from 65/35 on some units.

But I think it should go like this for the current 75/25 split

Resident 1st
NR 1st
Resident 2nd
NR 2nd
Resident 3rd
NR 3rd
Resident 4th
NR 4th

The problem I have with all of this is the goal post will be moved again and again and again. Next will be 85/15 or 90/10. I can already hear it now "every other western state"

 

[Mighty Mouse]

This is going to be my last post on this thread. The argument of "if you wanted this tag you should have just put in for it first choice" is just intellectually lazy. The reason people care about their 2nd choice is because they didn't draw their first choice. Many folks are accumulating points whether they want to or not because of point creep. If your 1st choice takes roughly 10 points but keeps alluding you because of point creep you would be a fool to put in for this tag as 1st choice because you would be throwing away a decade plus of points. Why do you suppose not drawing the 1st choice tag and point creep could happen? Could Non-Residents taking a full 25%+ of THOSE tags possibly play a roll??

I think the "I should be able to get a point AND get a pretty good tag in the same year" attitude/strategy is a large contributor to point creep.

 

[RyanT26]

So are NR’s not going to get a Thank you from you for all the funding that we poured into your state. Gee whiz


Your welcome

 

[NICKJ]

I'm not going to play semantics. I didn't say it was the allotment it was what they allocated, which could mean what they set aside OR in my use of the word what they distributed.

This is going to be my last post on this thread. The argument of "if you wanted this tag you should have just put in for it first choice" is just intellectually lazy. The reason people care about their 2nd choice is because they didn't draw their first choice. Many folks are accumulating points whether they want to or not because of point creep. If your 1st choice takes roughly 10 points but keeps alluding you because of point creep you would be a fool to put in for this tag as 1st choice because you would be throwing away a decade plus of points. Why do you suppose not drawing the 1st choice tag and point creep could happen? Could Non-Residents taking a full 25%+ of THOSE tags possibly play a roll??

I'm not the only one who sees an issue here and that's the reason it (hopefully) is getting resolved in '28.

I started this thread with frustration not with non-residents but with the CPW but honestly the only thing this thread has done is given me resolve as a resident to do as much as I possibly can to limit non-resident tags in the future.

So because other people pointed out flaws in your logic, you now want to work against them?