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Old 04-25-2009 | 03:02 AM
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cherokee_outfitters
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I don't agree with the Wyoming Outfitter law of having to have a guide to hunt the wilderness it does belong to all the people.

Lets break it down like this. People live in each state they choose to live. Being a resident should have it's benefits. Say Colorado has 250,000 elk and everyone doesn't have to draw or pay higher fees from out of state. That would be like opening the flood gates on a dam. How long do you think it would be until the number of elk were so low that the odds of seeing an elk in the wild would be slim to none. How many Young Hunters would ever get the chance to hunt in their own state before loosing interest in hunting period? There's a reason for the non resident fee's and limited draws especially in areas where the wild life officials are trying to bring up the numbers for a good hunting experience. The State should control the number of hunters in the field by tag fees and limited numbers by drawing tags in some area's.

I do believe everyone has the right to hunt. And the national forest belongs to us all and it's our playground. But I stand behind the state's for making decisions on keeping good hunting statistic's and not just flooding hunters into the field and wiping out the game. There's a big difference between a state having 250,000 elk and another state having 3 million whitetail deer. You have too understand the whole picture.

Also a Colorado Elk for around $600 is three times the meat for the money versus a Kansas Whitetail for $333. But it's not about meat is it. It's about being able to play and not have to pay. In life we all have to pay to play but some have to pay more. Move to where you want to hunt the game you want to hunt the rest of you life because it's going to get a lot worse in the future with numbers of tags and costs.

Last thing all states that draw for limited licences should be 50/50 so everyone gets a chance.
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