Wapiti87
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Just passed 9 to 1. Non residents no longer have otc archery in Colorado. I for one as resident feel it’s about time. I know some of you will be disappointed but such is life.
That’s what I was thinking too. With those numbers it just went from OTC to a gimme second choice. No points lost, no less hunters, no effect on point creep, same as it always was.lol, just set the precedence to take away all OTC to residents and non residents. Which is honestly good. But one thing most residents aren’t understanding is this isn’t going to fix anything, over crowding nope. They are going to take the last 3 yrs average of non resident tags used in units and a lot that amount of tags to non residents in those units. It’s really not gonna change much for a few years until they can see how it’s impacting herds.
Be the same thing they have done in all the other units that have gone to draw, except there won’t be a 75% 25% ratio cause those tags will be 100% for the non residents since residents can buy otc
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This is for 2025 correct? Not this season?
That’s what I was thinking too. With those numbers it just went from OTC to a gimme second choice. No points lost, no less hunters, no effect on point creep, same as it always was.
Did not Coloradro try the draw thing and it failed in the 90's , to much revenue lost? I'm good either way, been in a draw system here in AZ. forever. It sucks but it's the only game in town.
But, but...Idaho!Opportunity is only shrinking across the west,....
Opportunity is only shrinking across the west, this is another example of that. When hunts go from OTC to draw, demand increases, interesting lesson in human psychology there. Nonresidents are an easy target, another lesson in human nature, but we need more hunting opportunities not less.
The reccomendation by CPW staff to eliminate OTC archery elk tags was based on hunter surveys that cited hunter crowding as the issue. It was a social decision not a biological one.So for you it’s about getting a tag, not conservation of wildlife?
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Residents are the stakeholders. Non-res traditionally foots the bill, but residents are the voters. So yes, they’ll be the protected population.Opportunity is only shrinking across the west, this is another example of that. When hunts go from OTC to draw, demand increases, interesting lesson in human psychology there. Nonresidents are an easy target, another lesson in human nature, but we need more hunting opportunities not less.
When NM went to draw for deer, it became a war zone. Thus the reason I started bowhunting and quickly discovered elkYa, and in some units they'll be allotting more NR tags than what hunted there previously OTC. So those units will be more crowded than before.
Residents are the stakeholders. Non-res traditionally foots the bill, but residents are the voters. So yes, they’ll be the protected population.
Thats the damn kicker aint it.if it was only voted on by sportsman that would be a different story