ORIGINAL: il coyote
The first year they did the online ordering for the pins I sent in for one and never even got it. I've lost more than half of mine over the years anyway, and never really saw the value of keeping them to begin with.
I got both mine, one for first and second season. They came in a little envelope with a bubble wrap inside. I can't see where they saved much money with the cost of the special envelopes and postage. I miss the check stations too, it was nice going in and check other hunters harvests.