I till believe the point that “NRs spend more than RD” should be contextualized:
NRs spend more per day *while on their hunting vacation*, likely an average length of 7 days. So, while on vacation for 7 days, an average NR Hunter may spend ~$1600, yet the average CO resident spends around $4,000 per month just to live in the state. So, if we are basing the argument on the idea of “whoever spends more should get tag allocation preference,” then there is no debate. Mind you, that is an absurd argument, but that is the argument being presented over and over again:
NRs: “we spend vacation money, therefore, we deserve equal access to tags.”
Residents:”it’s expensive AF to live here, We deserve weighted, preferential access to tags”