Move the seasons to earlier dates like the past.
Start hunting deer in the 1st season and give higher percentage of tags to archery, muzzleloader, 1st season and 2nd season. Reduced most 3rd season tags by 80% and very limited 4th season tags.
Fencing along most highways and overpasses/underpasses increased across the state. Limit development of housing and oil on land classified as critical deer habitat. Habitat improvements with controlled burns, bitter brush planting and cheat grass control. No doe hunting in any unit below objective. Landowner tags only good for private property.
Increase the penalty for poaching by 10x. Mandatory jail time for repeat offenders. Limit human access to winter range. Even though I’m a nonresident, limit nonresidents to 10% of the mule deer, bull elk and pronghorn tags in 1st draw. Phase out point system over the next 10 years and go to random draw like NM or Idaho.
Make cow elk OTC for archery, muzzleloader and 2nd and 3rd season in most areas. If area is over objective for elk, cow tag would be only $10 for residents and $100 for nonresidents with 2nd tag available. Landowners have unlimited rifle cow elk licenses on private land for August 1st to November 30th.
Significantly increase predator hunting. 1080 for coyotes with the benefit of removing other predators. Make OTC bear tags $10(resident and nonresident) with a season from April 1st to November 30th. Limit 5 per year.
Lions would have same regulations as coyotes. No tag needed and year round season. Legal to trap and no hound hunter permit required. Welcome hound hunters from neighboring state (even Utah)
Wolves treated the same as coyotes with 1080. Problem wolf packs would be eliminated by helicopter gunning.
Within 5 years, deer hunting would significantly improve.