Free: Contests & Raffles.
Burning points is a good thing in my opinion. There's so many absolutely killer tags out there that can be had with little to no points. You are now free to just start learning some areas and get them producing. Can't do that if you only go every 8 years. The whole dynamic of an area can change in that amount of time. The amount of people out there with point paralysis because they wanna make good on their "investment" is staggering. My inbox is proof So many people don't understand the draws and therefore keep getting "screwed" out of their tags but in reality they never had a chance because they didnt have the points to begin with. I'm researching stuff now with the intention of hunting 2 to 3 years from now.