there must be a balance between game numbers and quality, no one wants to hunt where there's almost no decent game populations,
and no one wants to hunt where theres almost zero chance of spotting anything with legal horns,
while I have zero issues with having a 4 point minimum, for a deer/elk to be legal, and limited deer/elk tags,
there should be both over the counter and mail in licenses available, and game departments should strive for a health herd,
and reasonably high populations consistent with what the area can easily support.
MANY WESTERN STATES , have come to VEIW SELLING DEER AND ELK TAGS, AS BASICALLY FREE MONEY
points systems and lotterys make planning a hunt much more difficult, Its obvious that some states are deliberately trying to make hunting both difficult and financially prohibitive, for example calif. makes it impossible draw a tag to hunt the same area in two consecutive years.
and several have raised out of state tag prices to the point its no longer financial possible or justifiable to hunt in those states.
I know I spend several out of state trips having never once seeing a trophy or in some cases just legal bull/buck in two weeks of hard hunting.
when I started hunting out of stated a weeks pay covered the cost of both a deer and elk tag, now its over three and a half weeks pay, just for the tags
keep in mind other expenses have also increased dramatically , I know I just can no longer spend a months salary, to spend 2 weeks hunting out of state
and no one wants to hunt where theres almost zero chance of spotting anything with legal horns,
while I have zero issues with having a 4 point minimum, for a deer/elk to be legal, and limited deer/elk tags,
there should be both over the counter and mail in licenses available, and game departments should strive for a health herd,
and reasonably high populations consistent with what the area can easily support.
MANY WESTERN STATES , have come to VEIW SELLING DEER AND ELK TAGS, AS BASICALLY FREE MONEY
points systems and lotterys make planning a hunt much more difficult, Its obvious that some states are deliberately trying to make hunting both difficult and financially prohibitive, for example calif. makes it impossible draw a tag to hunt the same area in two consecutive years.
and several have raised out of state tag prices to the point its no longer financial possible or justifiable to hunt in those states.
I know I spend several out of state trips having never once seeing a trophy or in some cases just legal bull/buck in two weeks of hard hunting.
when I started hunting out of stated a weeks pay covered the cost of both a deer and elk tag, now its over three and a half weeks pay, just for the tags
keep in mind other expenses have also increased dramatically , I know I just can no longer spend a months salary, to spend 2 weeks hunting out of state