ORIGINAL: Don K
"We've heard of another who will be bankrupted over this. "
Sounds to me like they didnt plan. How does Outfitters in other states do it when they have a much lower cap then Illinois? They survive so they must plan ahead. Lots of Outfitters work in draw only states and they must be doing ok.
IMO, the only way to tell how much of a demand there really is, is to have a mail in lottery system in place. You then would know exactly how many people where applying.
Let them scream in Springfield all they want. I hope the cap stays where it is for everyones sake Non-resident and resident hunters.
Truthfully it's about time the outfitters were thinned out. Here in Pike there are so many outfitters leasing ground, us little guys have little chance of finding places to hunt. We could probably lose half the outfitters and still have more than neccissary. I don't hate em, but as someone who's lost hunting ground to em, I'm happy to see em having some trouble.