Originally Posted by
salukipv1
Jealous? I don't think that's the right word, perhaps, I think UNFAIR is more appropriate, many non-residents apply to the entire west....so living in every state certainly isn't a possibility,
Life's UNFAIR...so what.
Originally Posted by
salukipv1
maybe MT is really just trying to cater to residents, period. which doesn't make much sense since a non-res tends to spend way more on the local economy than residents.
That's not even remotely true. You have tunnel vision salukipv1. Non-residents might spend comparatively more for the whoppin' two days that they're in town on each end of their hunting trip, but the residents participate in the local economy every single day. The residents are the ones paying for the road maintenance so you can drive to your hunting camp and they're the ones that are keeping the local stores and restaurants open for the 360 days of the year that you're back home.
Originally Posted by
salukipv1
personally I don't even see a reason to charge a non-res anymore than a resident, especially if all states adopted the same program, which is what I liked to see every state at least adopt a maximum multiplier, like 5x or 10x.
You have to be kidding right? Why would a state like Montana that has whitetailed deer, mule deer, elk, antelope, black bear, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, bison, and mountain lion offer resident priced tags to somebody from a state like Illinois that has whitetailed deer and um.....oh yeah that's it. Supply and demand. Practically everybody that hunts in Illinois wants to hunt Montana and practically NOBODY in Montana wants to hunt Illinois.
If you want to hunt there on the cheap so bad then more there. I always wanted to hunt Alaska and I knew I'd likely never be able to afford the guide fees to hunt as a non-res so I upped and moved. Now I've got moose, caribou, sheep, bear, wolves...It's just all in how bad you want it and what you'll do to get it. If you want the creature comforts of your life in IL then by all means stay there, but if that's what you choose to do then frankly you can pound sand if you don't like the system in Montana, or anywhere else.
Originally Posted by
salukipv1
good luck MT! curious to see how the draws go....maybe 10% drop? or do you think more like 50%?
The general draw had about a 50% draw success. People that were willing to pay $1250 for outfitter sponsored licenses can now get a license for $897 so it's reasonable to assume that their numbers won't decrease. Bottom line is many thousands of people can choose to not apply due to the higher prices and the licenses should still sell out.