I must respectfully dissagree with the majority of the posts that are anti Zumbo. On the contrary, through the years I have found him to be a common man's writer/hunter. Unlike lots of the "in vogue" new genreation hunters, he is constantly writing about hunts that the common man can do. If you had really read his articles/books, you would not read a lot of rich man's guided hunts stories, but lots of hunts that you and I could go on.

I remember an article in particular where he personally backpacked over a public land mountain to get into some public land that was "locked up" behind private land. The landowner tried to make him move, saying that he was on private land, but shut up when Jim pulled out his maps and the landowner realized he knew what he was talking about. He backpacked the bull he got out on his back over that mountain too.

Sure, he gets to go on some hunts we only dream about, but after putting in his dues, why shouldn't he.

Maybe he didn't go as far as we would like to see in his letter, but let me tell you something: giving up a hunt in Arizona for a real chance at a really big bull is a BIG THING. Are you sure that you could do the same? Let's say that you put in on your own (not through the USO tag process) and you didn't draw in the primary drawing, but drew in the extra tags that were given out. Can you honestly say that you would sacrifice your tag of a lifetime? Of course, this question is only valid to nonresidents, since it doesn't apply to residents. We also don't know all the legalities of putting things such as this in print. Sometimes we would like to say more, but could be sued if we say too much.

Is USO wrong in what they are doing? Absolutely. As a nonresident of AZ, do I support the 10% cap on nonresidents? You bet.

However, I still believe Jim Zumbo to be a good an honorable man. Only time will tell the full story. I for one, support his eating the tag. The letter he writes says plainly that he supports residents hunting rights.

I wrote him a note that thanked him for his giving up his tag in AZ, and encouraged him to continue the fight agains't USO. We will see how it plays out, but I continue to support him, read his articles, and buy his books.