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[time2hunt]

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[High Climber]

*censored*. I need a better job

[cem3434]

The sad part is the draw odds still won't get any better. 

[Beastmonger1987]

*censored*. I need a better job

[dvolmer]

Costs in all of these high desired western states is just going to continue to rise, and I mean REALLY RISE! I don"t like it any more than the rest of you. But if I was going to have someone sell my car for me, I would want them to get as much as they could and what the car can bring. No different for out of state tags. The owners of the animals are the citizens of the state. I would imagine that they want the best bang for their buck. If a certain price non-resident tag has hundreds/thousands of applicants more than there is quota, the simple fact is that they are selling it way to cheap. As long as they sell all of their tags, the price will keep skyrocketing until supply meets demand at the highest cost possible.  If you owned all of the tags, you would do the same. It's nothing more than simple business. The only decent price tags anyone will be eligible for (and have the right too) will be the ones in the state where they live.  If you CHOOSE to live in a state that sucks for hunting (Washington State) then you better have a very big pocket-book if you want to participate in any kind of quality hunting experience in the future.  Like I said, I don't like it either. The states are feeding off of each other.  They each see what the other state has done and how they increased revenue and then they just follow. It's going to blow up exponentially in the near future.  Out of state hunting will soon be a sport for only the rich and wealthy.  Your option will be to pay up or move to the state of your choice that gives you the best options.

[HighlandLofts]

For that k8nd of money the safeway meat department looks good.

[follow maggie]

Costs in all of these high desired western states is just going to continue to rise, and I mean REALLY RISE! I don"t like it any more than the rest of you. But if I was going to have someone sell my car for me, I would want them to get as much as they could and what the car can bring. No different for out of state tags. The owners of the animals are the citizens of the state. I would imagine that they want the best bang for their buck. If a certain price non-resident tag has hundreds/thousands of applicants more than there is quota, the simple fact is that they are selling it way to cheap. As long as they sell all of their tags, the price will keep skyrocketing until supply meets demand at the highest cost possible.  If you owned all of the tags, you would do the same. It's nothing more than simple business. The only decent price tags anyone will be eligible for (and have the right too) will be the ones in the state where they live.  If you CHOOSE to live in a state that sucks for hunting (Washington State) then you better have a very big pocket-book if you want to participate in any kind of quality hunting experience in the future. Like I said, I don't like it either. The states are feeding off of each other.  They each see what the other state has done and how they increased revenue and then they just follow. It's going to blow up exponentially in the near future.  Out of state hunting will soon be a sport for only the rich and wealthy.  Your option will be to pay up or move to the state of your choice that gives you the best options.

it sucks for people like me, but that’s the basics of it. Fortunately I love bird hunting & Idaho has a generous disabled veteran discount so I can still afford to go there. And bear hunting is still pretty reasonable in a lot of places.

[dvolmer]

For that k8nd of money the safeway meat department looks good.

. Safeway meat market is always cheaper than hunting. Even in your state of residency. The days of “filling the freezer” hunting because you can’t afford beef and chicken have long since passed. Tags, equipment, days off work, and fuel consumed are always going to be more expensive than store bought meat. We all hunt for recreation and because it’s in our blood. Not to sustain us anymore. I guess some could argue that the wild game meat is more healthy for us but it’s never cheaper.  But hopefully we can keep convincing our wives that it is!!!!