huntjock
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Ok. I just had to take a walk after reading the fee increases. With the WY moose hunt being my next target, that is where I really had to catch my breath. Bison applicants - I feel for ya.
And, apologies if this has already been hashed/rehashed in another thread. If so, maybe this will take a different angle, or perhaps additional ideas and opinions will be offered.
Simply, how much will the price/fee increases influence demand? Short term? Long term?
And, how likely are applicants to lower their sites, that is to change their objective from "stay in as long as I need and wait patiently for a better unit" to "draw quicker, even it is in a lower quality unit"? For example, if I had been intent on drawing a tag in unit 38/41 and was planning to bank PP's until I was in the top pool, how likely am to now "settle" for 1/34/42 or 26/23 and draw while I am still in a 2nd-tier pool instead?
Resulting revenues to WYGF short term and long term...not even going to go there.
(Separate topic, WY moose related) Is this a first step toward the ultimate goal of a completely random drawing (like Idaho), the next steps perhaps including 1) setting a specific number of years whereby those remaining with PP's would continue to have the opportunity to apply and draw in a PP draw, and 2) reducing the number of PP tags in each of those years - whereafter, it goes to a completely random draw?
Disclosure: non-resident, 19 moose points, 10 elk points, 7 deer points, 5 antelope points, 3 adult children and 1 youth child with varying points for the same species. I stopped applying for moose for one of my kids last year, while the 2 oldest are still in the game @ 10 and 11 points.
And, apologies if this has already been hashed/rehashed in another thread. If so, maybe this will take a different angle, or perhaps additional ideas and opinions will be offered.
Simply, how much will the price/fee increases influence demand? Short term? Long term?
And, how likely are applicants to lower their sites, that is to change their objective from "stay in as long as I need and wait patiently for a better unit" to "draw quicker, even it is in a lower quality unit"? For example, if I had been intent on drawing a tag in unit 38/41 and was planning to bank PP's until I was in the top pool, how likely am to now "settle" for 1/34/42 or 26/23 and draw while I am still in a 2nd-tier pool instead?
Resulting revenues to WYGF short term and long term...not even going to go there.
(Separate topic, WY moose related) Is this a first step toward the ultimate goal of a completely random drawing (like Idaho), the next steps perhaps including 1) setting a specific number of years whereby those remaining with PP's would continue to have the opportunity to apply and draw in a PP draw, and 2) reducing the number of PP tags in each of those years - whereafter, it goes to a completely random draw?
Disclosure: non-resident, 19 moose points, 10 elk points, 7 deer points, 5 antelope points, 3 adult children and 1 youth child with varying points for the same species. I stopped applying for moose for one of my kids last year, while the 2 oldest are still in the game @ 10 and 11 points.
