In Ohio we don't have any sort of lottery for anything so the Youth hunts are nice because it allows the kids to get their ears wet before all of the yahoos hit the woods with a gun. The thing i have a problem with is the length of deer season bowhunters have. This year i beleive bowseason started the end of october and ran until February 2nd, while gun season was 1 week and 2 days long. To me its just NOT fair to give bowhunters such a long season. They are able to hunt pre-rut, rut, and secondary rut. This year us gun hunters were lucky as the secondary rut was just starting or the first rut was just ending.

As far as outwest i can see your point and it's very valid. Why should a new hunter be able to hunt someplace for a big game animal before someone that has hunted for years and years and spent tons of money on points and such. Reward the experienced hunters. As far as a lottery system that doesn't involve the purchase of points, those that have entered the lottery and bought a hunting license the most should get the better overall odds. JMHO