Dana, welcome back, thought you had hung it up.

First, lets let the people know the REAL truth behind the birth of Transfer Tags.

They used claims of over deer population, too many car/deer accidents, and crop damage claims to the Kansas Legislature to get them to pressure KDWP to act. KDWP was responsible for the management plan that built our herd up from non-existence over 30 yrs of restricted access. KDWP was aware that the herd was not well established enough to support the commercialistic desire to open the access and there to be unlimited tags. The commercial lobby had lobbied KDWP for a long time trying to get more access to NR tags so they could turn to deer hunting for another source of income. When they didnt get the results they wanted, they went to the legislature, KDWP' s boss. Natural Resource Comm of the legislature and the Ag Comm. members are mostly from farm backgrounds. It was not hard work for the lobbyists to get the legislators to react in their favor. Several Senators and State Reps have profited from the sale of transfer tags they obtained. This measure was supported by large farm operations that receive millions of dollars of crop subsidy money every year, and by Outfitters who will be able to control the sale of Kansas Hunts. This measure was not to help the small farmers struggling to survive as they have claimed.

NR hunters have had their chance of drawing a tag reduced by 50%. They can still hunt Kansas does, but the buck tags in the t-tag system are reserved for the privileged few who can afford to buy them. Instead of paying $205 for a tag, they are currently being sold for $800 and up. Some have sold for as high as $3000.