For NV, I like the way it is now.
We are in the area of 30 or so bulls per 100 cows, maybe a few more in areas.
Our season structure is like this
Aug 1 - 20 - Cow archery
Aug 25 - Sept 15 - Bull Archery
Sept 16 - 30 - Cow ML (some areas have a bull rifle season the 23-30 in areas with a lot of wilderness)
Oct 1 - 19 - Cow Rifle early (all areas with cow hunts)
Oct 20 - Nov - 4- Bull ML
Nov 6 - 20 - Bull Rifle (early in some areas, late in ares with the Sept. rifle hunt)
Nov 22- Dec 5 ( I think) - Late rifle hunt in conjunction with the Nov hunt in areas with a lot of congestion
Nov 20 - Jan 1 - Late cow hunts in certain areas where there are also a lot of early tags, helps reduce congestion I think is the main reason for this.
There are also a few areas which are depredation areas which have different season dates to take care of whats needed.
I like the way it is now because -
Still quality bulls - 60% average 6 pt or better harvested every year (about 5 years old average)
Kill the cows when they are the most vulnerable to hunters to keep the herds in check, and limit the amount of super late hunts to limit the stress on the animals when they need to be building fat reserves.
We have been in this season stucture with only a couple of minor changes for the last 5 seasons. I think it works well, and the quality is still out there, and there is opportunity for the meat hunters to have a fair shot at a cow in a reasonable time frame.
If you draw a bull tag, you have to wait 5 years, and 10 years if you kill one before you can apply again. Cow tags can be obtained every year, if you are lucky enough to draw two years in a row.
IMO - 50 bulls/100 cows would be very difficult to obtain in the first place, and more bulls would die of old age rather than get taken by hunters every year.