Let me start off by saying I have nothing against non-residents.
I live, play, work & hunt in Montana. I have lived in Nevada for 2-years, I moved because of the poor drawing odds. Nevada figures a elk tag is a once in a lifetime tag. I want to hunt elk every year. I have also lived in Idaho, Arizona & New Mexico. Arizona & New Mexico are not as hard to draw as Nevada IMHO. I never did draw a tag in Arizona, New Mexico or Nevada. I only tried for the state that I was a resident in at the time. Every year I would send in my application & every year I failed to draw. This allowed me to buy a non-resident Idaho Panhandle region elk tag over the counter. I have family living in Idaho & I grew up there so this made it a easy hunt for me.
I can relate to how the non-residents feel. I also know how residents feel. I feel if I work & live in a state I should get better odds at drawing a tag & get it for a cheaper rate. I figure I am paying enough in taxes to the state of Montana every day to earn this right.