30% Increase in Nonresident Hunters in Wyoming in one year

[2MANY]

Soon only the rich will hunt.

[Antlershed]

Facts and data are fun... 

[2MANY]

Please don't bring facts into this discussion.

[7mmfan]

 

[cb1989]

Facts and data are fun... 

Everyone's entitled to their own facts...

[Curly]

Facts and data are fun... 

Are those numbers only non resident? Or is that combined res and non res?

[Antlershed]

Facts and data are fun... 

Are those numbers only non resident? Or is that combined res and non res?

That is non-res only, straight from the Wyoming Game and Fish website.

[Curly]

Facts and data are fun... 

Are those numbers only non resident? Or is that combined res and non res?

That is non-res only, straight from the Wyoming Game and Fish website.

Edit: I thought this was in the Elk hunting forum for some reason, so those are Elk numbers only.

 

[Antlershed]

Facts and data are fun... 

Are those numbers only non resident? Or is that combined res and non res?

That is non-res only, straight from the Wyoming Game and Fish website.

Edit: I thought this was in the Elk hunting forum for some reason, so those are Elk numbers only.

 

You caught my edit before I re-edited it. It is in the elk hunting forum. 

[Ellensburg]

Great news. Increased $$$ for a state that actually manages their wildlife.

New hunters keep the sport alive.

If hunters keep decreasing in #'s.... the outcome is much worse than harder to draw tags.

[dvolmer]

I don't know the facts on Wyoming but In Montana they had a huge increase.  Since they raised their prices close to 10 years ago or so they have had more tags then entries into the 17,000 non resident deer/elk combo licenses.  If you applied you got the tag and their were left overs.  This year I talked personally to the license agent in Helena and there were 3500 applicants that didn't get drawn.  This I know because I was one of the 3500.  I was lucky to get a license later in the year through the alternant list but two of my hunting partners that put in originally with me didn't get to hunt in Montana this year.

[dvolmer]

Facts and data are fun... 

Facts it may be, but in Region K where I hunt deer and region 99 where I hunt antelope , in the last few years it has taken a huge increase in the number of points it takes to draw the license.  You have to buy the Special (expensive) tag and you still have to wait a year when you used to buy the cheaper tag and hunt every year.  Antelope has went from a two year wait to a 6 year wait.  When I started putting in for Region 2 elk licenses 8 years ago it took 7 points to insure you got the tag.  Now it takes approximately 12 points to draw the tag and I am now sitting on 8 points and wondering if I will ever catch up.  So don't tell me its all of the same!

Your data is extremely flawed because it doesn't take into account all of the people buying points in Wyoming and not actually applying for a license that they know they wont get until they get more points.  All those buying points are just like people putting in and not being successful so your data is extremely flawed and skewed.  I have 8 elk points now but have never applied for an elk license yet.  This is because I know that with 8 points I wont be successful.  So I will keep watching the draw results and keep buying the points until I know I am in the hunt for the tag.  This is no different than applying each year and knowing I don't have a chance in heck of getting drawn.  Your data is missing a very huge variable.

One of the problems is that a lot of hunters here in Washington don't understand the way that Wyoming gives their tags out.  There is a huge difference between a preference point system (Wyoming) and a squared bonus point system (Washington). He who has the most points gets the license in Wyoming.  He who has the most points in Washington has a better chance to get drawn but absolutely isn't guaranteed.  In Washington the guy with one point has a chance.  In Wyoming the same hunter has no chance.  Yes, Wyoming gives out a small number of licenses in a random draw but a lot of the sought after tags don't have enough to even have a random draw.

[sjhgraysage]

dvolmer,
 Ones ability to get a non-resident tag or a tag in their own state should not be based on the amount of money one has in their wallet.
One should not be able to go to the head of the line for a tag because they have more money than some one else.

[jdmecomber]

What the heck! That doesn't look like a 30% increase to me

[jdmecomber]

I think I am responsible for fake news, sorry guys. 
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