WY NR's special/regular tag splits, comment now

BuzzH

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This post is for the NR hunters mostly, but I'll be opposing moving the tag split between special and random to 50-50, currently there is 60% regular fee, 40% special fee.

Time for NR's to comment, single question on the public input link.


Some useful talking points:

1. The NR youth prices ONLY apply to the regular fee, NR youth that want to participate in the special draw pay the same prices. This will limit NR youth by another 10% of available tags.

2. With the fee increase that will be passed, point creep will explode, be worse with the splits going to 50-50.

3. Outfitters already got their way with the fee increases, enough is enough.

Be tactful, but firm in opposing the tag splits and ask to leave them as is.
 

BuzzH

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Clocks ticking and this will impact NR hunters if its not scrubbed by the task force...

Get your comments in ASAP.
 

Naturebob

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I will hunt Wyoming for elk this next year Just to get rid of my 13 points' then be done with that State. Buzz can have it with His over priced tags and average animals ..Let the Rich Boys take over. They won't get Arizona!....................BOB!
 

BuzzH

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I will hunt Wyoming for elk this next year Just to get rid of my 13 points' then be done with that State. Buzz can have it with His over priced tags and average animals ..Let the Rich Boys take over. They won't get Arizona!....................BOB!
Just can't leave it alone can you?

If you think WY is too high priced and the bulls aren't big enough, just don't hunt here, you wont be missed.

WY, definitely not worth it, in particular on public land:













Only one I've ever had scored from Wyoming...373 and change gross, public land:

 

BuzzH

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I will hunt Wyoming for elk this next year Just to get rid of my 13 points' then be done with that State. Buzz can have it with His over priced tags and average animals ..Let the Rich Boys take over. They won't get Arizona!....................BOB!
In fairness...I've done OK with 3 of the 4 tags I've hunted in AZ too (donated one tag to AZ hunt of a lifetime for a youth with a life threatening illness).

All on public land, but like everywhere else on planet earth, there aren't 350+ bulls behind every bush...but I did find one behind a pinyon tree:



An average bull in the mahogany a few years later:



And another average bull in the catclaw acacia/ wait a minute bush a couple years back:



Elk hunting is fine in AZ but its not much different than elk hunting anywhere else.

Didn't you have a tag this year? I'd like to see some pictures of the big bulls you've killed the last 40+ years in AZ.