The "western culture" is just what a bunch of "easterners" brought with them when they populated it.

I do agree that the majority of hunting licenses should go to resident hunters guys. Here in the NorthEast we have drawings for moose in our own "trophy areas" that are as hard to win as any good Bull elk area. In PA many of us put in to draw one of the 80 or so elk tags.... but the difference in the draws in place that I reference is that while the majority of the tags go to residents, non residents get an honest shot based on the odds. In NH a resident could wait 5 to 10 years to draw a moose tag, while a non-resident might go 10 to 20 .. or longer. All hunters share the load... and when you compare the odds residents and non residents have to get one of the few tags, they are skewed in favor of the resident, as they should be, but not completely one sided ... and I'll use Arizona as an example .. just 10% to 90%. I have been fortunate to hunt a few of the Western states, but my son who has about 2 more months in the oven may never get the chance. I don't want to have to buy the right ... I want the same shot as the next guy. Anyone who thinks me paying over $1000 for a single big game tag is not paying my fair share is sniffing to much manure.

Now if guys like you can at least throw me the bone that somethings have to be improved, if my son and I are to be able to hunt out West some day 15 or 20 years from now. I am not a big fan of the alternatives that are popping up because people are throwing their elbows up and saying "not in my back yard". Such as outfitters "guaranteed tags" for huge money, or game farms where you pick your animal from a menu, or leasing for huge fees the rights to hunt some outfitters 400 acres.