Originally Posted by
salukipv1
Would you still buy an elk tag if it went up to $50? $75? $100? for a bull elk tag?
You really think an increase is in the future for residents? I could see $19 going to $24 haha, but certainly not $40 or $50.
Make a resident bull elk tag $75, a non-res bull $750, res cow $20, non-res cow $100.
know how many non-res would buy a bonus cow tag if they were $100 or less? nowadays I bet almost no non-res buys a 2nd cow tag for like $300? ie for a meat tag? it would go from 0 to thousands, talk about increased income!
I would pay $50 for a Montana resident elk tag. I used to pay $50 for a Wyoming elk tag when I lived in Wyoming. IMHO Wyoming is a better state to hunt that Montana.
I currently apply for a Wyoming non-resident type-6 Cow/Calf elk license every year. My total cost for this tag this year was $302.00 mailed to my door. I will be happy to apply for this cow/calf only tag again next year. I think Wyoming has a great deal offering a cow tag at this price. I am happy to pass up a bull and take home a tasty cow.
I might be the exception to the rule on the board, I am a meat hunter not a horn hunter.