RE: Reduction of out-of-state fees
You can control the number of hunters and thus the game population by the number of tags, but that should stay firmly in the hands of the state. I usually tend to be more of a federalist by nature, but this is one that I strongly believe should be left to the state. Maybe they could just mandate a maximum percentage difference between local and out of state tags, that would be less invassive and create less of a presidence for federal interference. Again, I have family in AZ, NM, UT and CA and would love to be able to afford to go hunting with them, not paying through the nose. But, I also am very wary of Federal interference in this situation and what it might lead to, as well as tiping the scale to the side of the outfitter and purchased hunts. That would end much of what hunting means to me.
spud