I guess I don't see it the same as BT but I don't see why a client of an outfitter would have any more trouble than anyone else in obtaining a tag. Why set aside 7,500 tags? I have traveled to Illinois for the last several years to hunt their PUBLIC LAND and I didn't do it out of a camper. First of all I have called the first day tags went on sale and had no problem getting a tag every year. I feel they should leave it fair game for all to call in and draw tags. I mean its not like your in a drawing or anything. If you know your going and your going to hunt w/ a outfitter and you've spent that kind of money to hunt I think you can use the phone like everyone else does. Secondly, Sure some of us are not spending the big money to pay an outfitter to hunt but that does not make our money we do spend any less valuable. We rent cabins from the DNR on the public ground to hunt. We also buy our groceries in IL as well as eat in their restaurants and buy their gas. I don't think it fair to say that a NR that hunts public ground is less valuable a hunter to IL economy than one that decides to hunt w/ an outfitter. I wonder how often a person that hunts w/ a outfitter returns year after year to contribute to IL. I might not spend the big outfitter fee but I come back EVERY year and spend money. I realize everyone sees thing differently and I just wanted to express my view of your comment. Aren't you a NR?