With the increase in applications we’ve seen in NM, I wonder how widespread this could be? Three charged for creating fake hunter accounts to enter the draw, medically transferring tags to paying customers who believed they were getting legit tags. I don’t think it would take much to audit the transfers.
www.abqjournal.com
Three men charged in NM elk tag fraud scheme
Three men allegedly sold fraudulent elk tags to out-of-state hunters, rigging the system and cheating New Mexico residents out of fair draws.