I have zero issues with actual tag costs...these lotteries are often geared towards cheaper alternatives to just buying outright a landowner tag/outfitted hunt. In the scheme of things, you still save a bundle of money by drawing these tags over buying them elsewhere.

My gripe is with the point accumulation costs. Want to buy a point for elk in AZ this year, and not even enter the draw? That'll be 158.75.
WY Bighorn is $100 for a point only, again with 0% chance of drawing.

These costs, and the concept of buying a hunting license KNOWING full well you will NOT be hunting that state that year, boggles me.

Oh well, like stated pay to play. I will be 4-5 states untilI graduate college, then I will likely bump it to near all species in near all states out west. Young and ambitious is a deadly combo.[&:]