More Elk Tags for WYOMING!

[Hilltop]

I don't think Wy residents care as much about the 90/10 split. The economic impact from outdoorsman's helps regardless of residency. What we care about, or at least I care is the outfitters and landowners locking down swaths of public land access so the if you aren't using a outfitter than public land is off limits to residents and NR alike. There are hundreds if not thousands of miles of public land that landowners and outfitters have worked to lease, buy or trade with the legislators to prevent access by not allowing corner crossing.

I hear you on that topic... 90/10 won't change that though.

 

[BuzzH]

The numbers stay the same but the allocations per area would be very different. More of those tags would be general tags. You know guys are less likely to pay for guided hunts on general tags so there would be fewer guides hired yearly for elk. As to other species, there would be reductions and a loss of revenue in the areas mustang mentioned. The lost revenue likely wouldn't be substantial enough to dissuade the argument but there is no reason to not tell the whole truth. Local economies will be impacted when 90/10 passes.

I get your point, but I really don't care if fewer guys go outfitted. Base your business on a public asset and expecting it to not change is foolish. Better be part of your business model to expect and react to change. My public wildlife assets don't exist for the sake of outfitting interests. In fact, outfitters don't do anything but take with both hands...they put ZERO into game management here, not a cent.

Also, try booking a hunt in the thorofare...general tags are pretty valuable there.

Lots of other general areas get lots of attention from outfitters, Wyoming Range, Tetons, SE general areas, etc.

A majority of the money made locally is from residents anyway...we're here year round and we spend money when we draw LQ areas away from home. In fact, we might spend more than a client that gets picked up at an airport, driven to the LQ area, stays with the outfitter and never spends money locally.

Like I said, I get your point, but its over-played as well.