You shoud first go to
http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/planahunt/default.aspx. This is the #1 site to start with and will give you more accurate prices for tags. Unfortunatly you are to late for the combo tags as most draws are march 15th deadline if you are non-res. Up front fees do discourage people who might draw their tags and then don't pay for them. it is the only way to ensure the drawings include the serious hunter. Imagine if even 20% didnt buy the tag after the draw, that would leave about 3000 hunters who could have gone but didnt havethe chance because someone didnt pay.Besides its all about game management.