Missedagain, those are interesting numbers. I'm curious what caused the up & down swings over the years. Anyone have the info regarding when they went to on-line, then back to old-school?? BIG dip from 04 to 05, then another dip from 06 to 07...... Two ups & downs. Anyone remember what events cooralted with those years?? I know what drove the latest (that's what we're talking about). But I wasn't aware of any event in 05......
Elmerfudd, I agree with you. Looks like easy money from the non-residents for the AZ G&F.
PCpython, YES! Like I said, I think they should definitely charge up front. Whether on-line or old-school! ;-)
swivelhead, why not?? ;-)
Missedagain, based on your statistics, unfortunately the Bighorn sheep scenario only affects between 8000-20,000 hunters. VERY much the minority, according to the AZ G&F and hunters in general. It may suck for those few that want those tags, but the masses (looking at the overall general numbers that are published) are not impacted that greatly by this decision, even though those that are passionate about sheep are impacted greatly.
Seems like some are concerned with having to put-out money up front. Some are concerned with draw odds. G&F can't please everyone, and at the end of the day I think it's about money, technology, politics, hunters, passion, BS, everything......
Good luck to ALL of us!
S.