I got to talking it over with another Hunt Talker and thought I would post the question and see what comes back. Why are "Western" tags/licenses/applications so mystifying/baffling/complicated? I have been out West and very much love it and will be returning so please don't take this with any negativity whatsoever. I have also dealt and will continue to deal with tags/licenses/applications so I do have some experience. The question I ask stems from growing up and still living in the Midwest. Assuming a few generalities, I can either go to my local bait shop or Walmart and pick up a hunting license and/or deer tag and be on my merry way. Even when traveling to a nearby state within 10 minutes of glancing through the hunting and fishing guide for any given year I know what I need to purchase and where I can use it. Intuition tells me it's the diversity of species out West and also limited animal populations. But I thought I would get some of your thoughts on the matter.