This is the part I hate...........outfitters getting the first 7,500. All Non-resident hunters should be treated the same whether they use an outfitter or not.
Why is that a problem? Outfitters lay out big $$, usually early in the year, and then have to hold their breath while they wait and see if their clients draw tags.
It appears you would just as soon not see any NR's, but, assuming that some NR hunters are going to be a fact of life, would you prefer the guy who drags a camper into Illinois, hunts unguided on the little bit of public land there is (land that you as a resident probably helped pay for) and spends almost nothing in your state? Or would you rather see the hunter that comes in and pays the outfitter who pays the landowner, pays the guides, pays the grocery stores, pays the motels, pays local taxes etc etc etc??