I would sell all my hunting stuff, join peta, and take up golf before I went hunting with SNS.
Sy Gilliland does not care one bit about either DIY resident or non resident hunters, in fact WYOGA has tried the last 2 legislative sessions to run bills increasing the percentage of special fee NR tags from 40% to 60%. That move would have eliminated 20% more of the available NR tags from the youth priced NR pools for deer, elk, and pronghorn. In a conversation I had with Sy about a year ago, he thinks that NR youth should be paying the special fees, and would like to see all the NR tag fees increased to the Special price. He also said he thought all (youth included) Resident elk tags should be $500. He asked if I could support that...yeah, when pigs fly.
This type of legislation is damaging to the sport as it creates a system that is in defiance of the North American Model. It also creates a system where those with the fattest wallet get more access to our wildlife resources.
At a time when we need hunter recruitment, hunter retention, and reactivating those that have been away from the sport a while...the last thing we need are bills run by WYOGA that damage our ability to do all three of those things.
Also fair to note, is that WYOGA has not taken a position on public lands transfer, and, IMO, if you're not opposing PLT, then you're supporting it.
The bill that WYOGA pushed on the 60/40 died on a house floor vote yesterday, thanks to the actions of local Wyoming Sportsmen's groups.
