No kidding. You can come to Utah and hike in any of the National Forests at anytime you want and you'll never hear a peep outta me. But the elk that roam on that land, well they belong to Utah. In Utah we have the dedicated hunters program. I volunteer (that means without pay) so many hours a year to a service that directly benefits wildlife. I go to public meetings and vocally speak out my opinion about management in Utah. I live here and have to deal with the decisions our DWR makes. I just don't see how somebody who doesn't live here can get as a tag as easily as me leaving me out in the dark unable to hunt my own backyard. Non-res tags should be limited.

Think of it like this. Because a car is on a public road does that mean you have as much right to that car as the actual owner. NO. If he decides to sell that car he may give his family the greatest opportunity to buy the car and would give them a better deal he would to a stranger.

So just because elk live on public land, why should somebody in Texas have as much right to hunt that elk as me when it belongs to the state of Utah? Thats like Canada suing the US saying we all live on the same continent and have as much to hunt the animals as you do wanting as many tags to go to Canadians as Americans. The land belongs to everyone, the animals belong to the state. I am completely unaware of why that distinction can't be made.

Next you'll be suing some rich saying the money he has in his bank account belongs to the Federal government and we all should have a right to it. Come on.