With another $200 increase in Wyoming for the special license for non resident elk effective 1/1/2018 there comes a point where one decides to go elsewhere which leaves the State of Wyoming with even more budget problems.
Fees keep rising
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mnhoundman
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Yup, typical government take advantage of the working man!!
I'm sure they will keep going to catch Montana.
I'm sure they will keep going to catch Montana.
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buckbull
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Based on the amount of point creep i'm seeing in the units I monitor there is certainly still alot more demand than supply for tags. Maybe the silver lining will be less people applying. They also are allowing pref points to be increased up to $75 for elk, deer, and antelope, and I'd be surprised if WGF doesn't take advantage of it.
shootbrownelk
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Wyoming is pretty much inline with the surrounding states. You don't HAVE to buy the special license. That's an outfitter created scam to get more clients with deep pockets.
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Hilltop
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Work2hunt
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I don't like any of the fee increases either, but this is simple supply and demand economics. Point creep keeps going up equals too much demand. I don't see it going down anytime soon either.
And yet we still get too many out-of-state hunters, but hey, at least they keep my resident costs really low.
mnhoundman
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Hahaha, yeah your right there. Just think if it wasn't for non resident you guys wouldn't be able to kill enough critters and they would get sick and die!
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bghunter
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Those bureaucrats know how to balance supply and demand, just added volfes to the equation, what is the result? Supply reduction, tags reduction, points creep, and tag price is going up.
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Dark Mavis
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You're welcome.And yet we still get too many out-of-state hunters, but hey, at least they keep my resident costs really low.
lostriverproductions
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It used to be worth the wait. Now I have seen some units you have better odds in the reg then the special with same points. Well one deer unit I can recall anyways
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ore hunter
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I have a felling that it will increase point creep in the reg draw and problably increase the draw odds for the "rich people" that are willing to pay the "special" price,,don't forget the vasoline.
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fackelberry
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Well there is one easy fix for the tag increase. If you dont like it, dont apply. Im sure there are 3 people in line to pay the fee increase for every 1 that isnt. Im a resident so it doesnt matter to me, my dad drew a non-resident elk tag here last year, i didnt want him paying the high dollar special tag price so we just had him buy points for another year or 2, then drew the regular price tag. Dont think him waiting the 2 extra years to hunt hurt anything. We still got him a damn fine 6x6 on opening day on public land. Maybe if some of the non-residents wait a year or 2 and let other people either drop out, or burn their points it would be easier to draw the regular tag and not "HAVE" to pay the special tag fee. Just my humble experience and opinion.....
Hilltop
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Very true fackelberry but some of us want to get hunts in more frequently while we can. I typically don't buy the higher priced tag but if that's what it takes to get the tag on the year I want to go... Guessing I won't regret a dime spent on hunting when I'm stuck in that rocking chair and can't go.
