Now I'm new to this issue, but here's what I think USO is trying to do.

Okay, a lot of nonresidents are going yeah, sic' 'em boy, but what you ought to be doing is putting together a posse to lynch those USO guys right now, because as I see it, it's going to be nonresidents howling up a storm when this all plays out. In the long run, I don't think this USO action is going to have much effect on resident hunters.

Here's what I think is going to happen. For starters, remember that NM has a law that nonresident hunters must have a guide or an outfitter. WY has a similar law, applicable only in wilderness areas. Well, guess what every state in the west is going to do in the first ten years after the USO action takes effect? They are going to pass laws just like NM, saying to nonresidents, "Hey welcome to our state, but you gotta hire a guide!" Where do you think the champions at USO are going to be when this happens? Why, they're going to be popping champagne corks in the back office, that's where.

The days of the do-it-yourself nonresident hunt are numbered. That's USO's real target.