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Wyoming allocation and fee increase bill???
« on: March 02, 2021, 01:27:44 PM »
I got a email today from a source in Wyoming about a bill that was being introduced by State Senator Larry Hicks of Wyoming that would reduce the out of state license quota and increase the out of state tag/license costs.  The bill will be heard by committee on March 4th.  Anyone know the particulars of this bill and its actual content and overall affects??
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Re: Wyoming allocation and fee increase bill???
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2021, 01:33:21 PM »
I think the bill would put the quota at 10% non-res and 90% resident quota's.  Not sure but I think the quota currently is closed to 17% non-res but not totally sure about that.  Price increase in licenses would make up for the lost revenue of lowering the quota to 10% is my guess but not sure.  I haven't heard increased tag costs yet.  Its Senate file #103.
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Re: Wyoming allocation and fee increase bill???
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2021, 01:35:35 PM »
Limits nr to 10% of tags and no nr in hunts with less than 11 tags. Raises prices a ton too. $650 for deer, $600 for antelope, $1100 for elk
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Re: Wyoming allocation and fee increase bill???
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2021, 01:39:12 PM »
Man I hate to see this.  Pretty soon only the King will personally hand out hunting permits!
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Re: Wyoming allocation and fee increase bill???
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2021, 01:39:43 PM »
Limits nr to 10% of tags and no nr in hunts with less than 11 tags. Raises prices a ton too. $650 for deer, $600 for antelope, $1100 for elk
Carl, do you know if the prices you quoted are the reg or special?  Will they still have two categories reg/special or just go to one??
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Re: Wyoming allocation and fee increase bill???
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2021, 01:41:18 PM »
Limits nr to 10% of tags and no nr in hunts with less than 11 tags. Raises prices a ton too. $650 for deer, $600 for antelope, $1100 for elk

Ouch. Hopefully we draw at least our elk tags this year before this goes into effect if it passes
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Re: Wyoming allocation and fee increase bill???
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2021, 01:49:10 PM »
Bummer. Had planned on burning my points this year til we found out we had another kid on the way. I figured something like this was coming soon but the quotas are a bit of a surprise

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Re: Wyoming allocation and fee increase bill???
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2021, 01:49:33 PM »
Limits nr to 10% of tags and no nr in hunts with less than 11 tags. Raises prices a ton too. $650 for deer, $600 for antelope, $1100 for elk
Carl, do you know if the prices you quoted are the reg or special?  Will they still have two categories reg/special or just go to one??
thats regular draw. I didn't see anything in there about special draws or eliminating them but I skimmed it pretty fast  :dunno:

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Re: Wyoming allocation and fee increase bill???
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2021, 01:49:48 PM »
Wow, if that goes through I don't think I will pay $600 to drive a day and a half each way to shoot an antelope.  I like hunting them, but that's a bunch of money for 30 pounds of meat at the end of the day.

Maybe I need to burn my points this year....

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Re: Wyoming allocation and fee increase bill???
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2021, 01:52:56 PM »
The bill is just in committee right now and the outfitters are mad as hornets because it will be hard for them to get tags for their clients.  There will be a lot of pushback by outfitters and non-residents but I am sure residents will be pushing back the other direction I would imagine.
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Re: Wyoming allocation and fee increase bill???
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2021, 01:54:53 PM »
Limits nr to 10% of tags and no nr in hunts with less than 11 tags. Raises prices a ton too. $650 for deer, $600 for antelope, $1100 for elk
Carl, do you know if the prices you quoted are the reg or special?  Will they still have two categories reg/special or just go to one??
thats regular draw. I didn't see anything in there about special draws or eliminating them but I skimmed it pretty fast  :dunno:

https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2021/SF0103
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It doesnt address the special at all and just gives one fee

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Re: Wyoming allocation and fee increase bill???
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2021, 01:55:24 PM »
I just sent out 6 emails to those committee members asking to kill the bill.  This needs to die before it goes further! 
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Re: Wyoming allocation and fee increase bill???
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2021, 01:57:23 PM »
These are the senators emails.
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Re: Wyoming allocation and fee increase bill???
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2021, 02:05:32 PM »
I personally feel the tag increases will be inevitable and probably not be able to control.  Its the reduced quota that is the biggest killer!  You think point creep is bad now, it will be terrible if this passes and the quota is reduced like they want it to.  Wouldn't shock me if their greed for money overcomes their desire to reduce quota.  I could see the bill go through committee and the quota goes back to the way it is currently but the cost increases pass.  This way Wyoming would make max money.  If they reduce their quota it lowers their overall total income.  They would make bank to keep the quota and raise the prices.  Who knows what they will come up with!  We are just bystanders that have to drink the Koolaid they make for us! I guess we should all comment on this to the politicians involved.  Pretty much all we can do!

Interesting that they waited until the elk applications had to be in to announce this.  Probably a lot of people that would have tried to burn their points this year if they knew this was coming. 
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Re: Wyoming allocation and fee increase bill???
« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2021, 02:24:47 PM »
I read on another site that the special category would be eliminated by this bill.

 


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