ORIGINAL: salukipv1
Also why not more expensive tags? Particularly non-residents, I pay 10-15X for a non-res tag out west, I think here in IL we aren't charging that much, let's increase both res and non-res. I think a non-res is like $250 bucks? Our whitetail deer is to IL what an Elk is to Nevada/utah/arizona. We really only have 1 big game specie and it's phenominal, a non res elk tag in nevada is around $1200 through the state and we're charging $200-250? I know deer out west vary from about $250-450 for a non-res, I think if we increased res by$10 and therefore non-res by 50-100 depending what our multiplier is, that would help, I'm sick of gov't talking about problems, making all of us crazy about them, then doing nothing about them, when in a weekend most of them could be well on their way to being solved, if we just implemented change/ made it mandatory. New bill: kill a doe for a 2nd buck tag, done, period, next issue. That didn't take long. And requires no effort etc...
$365 for non resident archery in IL. Certainly not a bargain by any means. Earn a buck in WI is also not the best answer IMO. It may increase the number of does harvested, but does nothing for the bucks, if not harming by increasing the number of button bucks harvested out of "need" for taking a doe, which can be tagged as a doe unless antlers are 3" or greater, so button bucks beware.
For my tastes, antler restrictions are the way to go produce big bucks, which is what I care about. I know, not a super popular thing to say, but tis the truth. For meat, bring on the does. Definitely no easy answers.