Originally Posted by
salukipv1
Just read in Eastmans' MT did away with the outfitter sponsored tags, so now tags are going to be substantially more!
something like $643 tag is now $915 or so...I don't have the details in front of me but from what I recall...
I'm sure a resident elk tag will still be $19, ie way too cheap!
seriously there needs to be a max non-res/resident tag fee multiplier, somewhere less than 10x makes sense to me.
http://www.nrahunterrights.org/blog/Default.aspx?id=482
Is it just me who thinks most resident tag fees tend to be too cheap, while non-res tag fees are grossly overpriced?
in this case, $20 vs. $900? ie a non-res is paying about 45x what a resident pays!?!?
I think in MT case, they are trying to limit the number of out of state hunters by putting the cost out of reach for the ordinary guy. I would rather see them have a lottery for non-resident. Maybe they already do that. Not sure. If they do have a lottery then they are definitely catering to the big bucks individual shutting the ordinary man out of the process.