It all comes down to math, if residents and non-residents paid the same price for tags, then the Fish and Game Department would have to increase the price of the tag. If a non-resident deer tag curently cost $350 and they droped the price to say $50 then the Fish and Game Department would have to sell 7 tags to recoup the same amount of money. That means allot more hunters for the same price which would impact the harvest. Most of the Western states could not absorbe adition hunting presure or harvest of our big game animals. I have no problem with the way the system is now designed. If you have a problem with the out of state fees then become a resident.