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Old 02-16-2009 | 03:38 PM
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CAelknuts
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Default RE: Another tag fees rant...

This subject has been debated for years. The reality is that it isn't going to change, and those who are willing to pay the price will draw the tags. Those who aren't willing to pay the price will largely be left behind. Do I like having to pay non-resident fees for the 60+ out of state tags that my son and I apply for each year, heck no! BUT, I realize that is whatI have to do in order for us to be able to draw great tags in multiple states as the years go by, so I diligently apply for nearly every species in nearly every western state. Perhaps that is why we've drawn Kaibab deer, early Muzzleloader elk in Arizona, unit 9 archery in Arizona, Monroe archery elk in Utah, and I could go on and on. Odds are, over the next ten years, my son and I will draw more quality tags than 95% of the people who big game hunt, and that will be the result of many years of diligently following an application strategy to put us in this position. My son is 21, and he has 13 desert sheep points in AZ, 10 bighorn points in WY, 9 for sheep in NV, and on and on. Wanna bet how many sheep hunts he'll get to enjoy be the time he's fifty?
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