Wyoming 90-10, it’s starting

As I have reed through these posts the thing I have noticed is no one has talked about how this will affect the younger generation of hunters . I'm 77 have had the opportunity to draw several tags in Wyoming over the years . Have met some great people an harvested some good animals , these things the younger hunter may not have that opportunity to experience !!
Fair point indeed.

Someone should perhaps write them and suggest a special draw for kids under a certain age. I think 16 would be a good place to start.
 
you must be new
UT pulled tags out of the draw
NM went to 6%.
AZ went to 5%/5%.

Didn't Colorado make a change a few years ago with sheep, moose and mtn goat? Once you get your three, buying additional bonus points is basically worthless. Didn't hear a lot of people on these sites whining about the changes with all these other states. 90/10 is long overdue and should've happened years ago.
 
I'm sorry I will try to clarify my point. I was trying to make

It's total BULL **** ANYONE OR ANY AGENCY TAKES PEOPLES MONEY KNOWINGLY FOR A CHANCE TO PLAY. THEN SAID PERSON CHANGES THE RULES MID GAME AND KEEPS THE MONEY.
In the real world said player will pay an huge price for that move. In this instance every penny should be refunded if the players want out of the game.
I wish they agency would get sued in court and have to pay every penny back plus all the lawyers fees on top.
That's as good as I can explain it.
I am lost on the full refund thing here. I am not saying that a pct of your point money shouldn't be on the table. Your odds changed, doesn't mean you are shut out completely. Wouldn't disease, depravation, etc,,, things out of anyone's control also altered your odds of a draw? Only so many licenses are issued yearly, and I would imagine that changes all the time.
You gambled with your money here, if you drew a tag last fall, you wouldn't be in this conversation, because you won. But you still haven't lost, it's just the chances have diminished some.
Aging out isn't a fault of WYG&F, and I am relatively sure they have a plan to take on all comers, or had a settlement figure in mind before making this decision.
But demanding a full refund on a game you or anyone chose to participate in, I am going to quit here.
 
As a NR who has always hunted with an outfitter and guides in WY, it will be interesting to see if licenses go to outfitters if/when they go to 90/10 for elk, deer and antelope. If they do, it would seem the state may be putting some of their residents (the guides) out of work due to less NR hunters. Would be interesting to see data on how many residents use an outfitter/guide, anyone know?
 
I've been thinking of moving from TN to the beautiful states near the Rocky Mountains. Just not sure where yet. The changing hunting opportunities for NR's may just push me to make the move.
 
Hurrah! I have finally found a benefit of being this old. When I was much younger, I was able to drive from Utah to Colorado years ago, go into a bar, buy an over-the-counter elk tag and drive into the mountains and hunt.
I was able, while stationed in Alaska, to hunt moose and caribou after taking a free or nearly free (at my age I can't remember) F&G class on the rules & regulations, tags were easy to get, and go hunting. F&G rangers were stricter on fishing for salmon as I recall.
 
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