I have nothing against MT, I think most easterners want to hunt elk, whether it's in MT, CO, NM, etc... they could kinda care less, so it's not some mystical allure of MT, it's the allure of elk.
I really don't understand why people complain about making a process more fair?
Perhaps most people are cheap, which I see all too much of, I know I'd pay more for a buck tag in IL, ie why should I pay more as a resident when we can just charge non-residents more?
I hunt the west, so far just NM, CO, WY, MT, but I apply to even more states.
Also, it's nice to see when the non-res multiple makes sense, every tag is say 10x, etc...I think NM, has different multiples for every tag which makes no sense.
either way I'm going to play the game, fair or not.