You do not pay into the Montana tax system to argue that point of view. Your federal tax dollars have no bearing on this argument either. The game animals we are discussing are property of the state of Montana, not the federal goverment.

Paying into the state tax system, being part of the state economy year round to the state has ALOT to do with why the residents pay a lesser amount than a non resident to the selected state in which he or she lives in.