Maybe you should consider another view of federal lands and your so called state game mangagement funding. I am familier with some of the stats from Co. and when a resident pays $30.00 for the same tag I pay $480.00 for, I have serious doubts that many residents taxes are putting $450.00 directly into the DOW's pocket!
Maybe you should look at the DOW's budget and see just how many more MILLIONS of dolllars the non-residents put toward game management than do residents or state and local funding you might be surprised, not to mention the boost to the local economy from their stay in your hotels, their spending at your stores etc. I aggree that a resident should have the larger share of the tags drawn each year but what if you had no non-resident hunter you might not have any DOW. Your game commissions all over the west do a fantastic job of manageing your game animals but they need ALL of us and our money and support to continue. I am getting so tired of this resident /non-resident arguement that accomplishes nothing, we are all hunters wanting to fulfill that same passion, the thrill of the chase, can't we get past the bull and get down the hunting the lands we all own and support!