RE: less hunters.
I just want to hunt! Here in AZ, it keeps getting harder to get drawn for elk. I was applying for cow archery for all my choices because I had the best chance of getting drawn...then someone at Game & Fish noticed that many were doing that and took away alot of the archery cow tags, giving them to MLand rifle. They said thatback when the rules were made, they assumed most people would apply for bull for first choice and cow as a back up, but many (like me) just want to hunt, and applied for only cow. So this year I went real radical in my application, and applied for 1st - archery cow, 2nd - ML cow, and 3rd - limited opportunity rifle cow. Hope all my bases are covered! In the past when I applied for bull as my first choice, I didn't get drawn, and I know of people who have applied for bull for 8 years without getting drawn. I just want to hunt!