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With DEA, there are other voices that will come into play like hotel owners. With OIL stuff, the financial impact is pretty limited and outfitters can speak loudly.If I was a hotel owner that catered to traveling hunters I would be pretty vocal about the outfitters wanting all or even more tags.Not to say it won't happen, but it's going to be different because of this as well as a lack of benefit to resident hunters. The outfitters would be on their own with that one. It's a more naked money grab than the discussion of giving more tags to residents.
Quote from: Stein on March 12, 2022, 12:34:54 PMWith DEA, there are other voices that will come into play like hotel owners. With OIL stuff, the financial impact is pretty limited and outfitters can speak loudly.If I was a hotel owner that catered to traveling hunters I would be pretty vocal about the outfitters wanting all or even more tags.Not to say it won't happen, but it's going to be different because of this as well as a lack of benefit to resident hunters. The outfitters would be on their own with that one. It's a more naked money grab than the discussion of giving more tags to residents.In the proposed DEA bill landowners would also get some of those tags that used to go to non-residents. So this is large landowners also flexing their muscles alongside the outfitters. Those large landowners control alot of WY politics.
Quote from: kselkhunter on March 12, 2022, 01:23:37 PMQuote from: Stein on March 12, 2022, 12:34:54 PMWith DEA, there are other voices that will come into play like hotel owners. With OIL stuff, the financial impact is pretty limited and outfitters can speak loudly.If I was a hotel owner that catered to traveling hunters I would be pretty vocal about the outfitters wanting all or even more tags.Not to say it won't happen, but it's going to be different because of this as well as a lack of benefit to resident hunters. The outfitters would be on their own with that one. It's a more naked money grab than the discussion of giving more tags to residents.In the proposed DEA bill landowners would also get some of those tags that used to go to non-residents. So this is large landowners also flexing their muscles alongside the outfitters. Those large landowners control alot of WY politics. I don't believe there's any bill or anything else that's been written up or proposed yet for deer, elk, and antelope. There's talk by hunters on internet forums about "what if." But that's about it at this point, as far as I know.
I was just debating jumping in. Probably good I forgot to buy points or apply every year. Still considering deer/elk but looks grim also. I think I will just stay Idaho and Montana that’s pretty much the only places I have consistently hunted. The multiple state applications just seem to get worse every year.
Maybe Washington should designate at least 10% or even 20% of its limited entry tags for nonresidents.
Quote from: archerykraze on April 19, 2022, 12:36:39 PMMaybe Washington should designate at least 10% or even 20% of its limited entry tags for nonresidents.Washington doesn't get many non-res other than Turkey, and I think it would be difficult to justify limited entry Turkey tags