Agree with some of what you say, I hunt public land like yourself.

To my knowledge the issue of raising big game license fees in Colorado (who at the time lagged behind nearly all other states for non-resident big game fees) was not put before the voters, but was decided upon internally by CDOW.

For folks doing an away from home/remote big game hunt (barring the really exotic stuff), the cost of license is the least of the expense compared to travel, camp, and time of from work or away from business.

EKM