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promoting eastern MT hunting has nothing to do with general area elk tags...i'll take that statement back if a butt load of tags get turned back in by those you didn't draw 700 permits...but doubtful
economy is doing well, WY increased their prices this year, and there was more upfront demand this year due to how quickly the tags went last year.
Before the nonresident tag price increase, all of the Elk and Deer tags sold out at the first drawing. Sometimes it took two years to draw a general tag. That was way before Randy started filming in Eastern MT. People are beginning to feel like the NR tag price is justifiable and are applying and buying surplus accordingly.
yep. Got charged 4 times. $3600 is a lot for a general tag!
One thread the discussion is about MT out pricing NR's, then another thread (here) talks about insta-sold out NR tags...
Not vouching one way or the other. I do support Rez increase... 'Nother subject.
Y-eeeouch!
It looks like I'm going to be in Montana as a nonresident this fall, but a resident in the years to come!
That being said- I've been busy trying to set things up, and completely missed the leftover purchase (drawing?) period. I'm used to hunting MO and its OTC tags, so the draw schemes have had a steep learning curve.
I've never chased elk or mule deer, but hope to this fall (perfectly fine with a cow or doe tag). Am I SOL for chasing big game this fall, or will there be time for me to grab a tag later in the year and try my hand at filling the freezer?
Is a mere guess on my part but will go ahead and toss out my hunch that the income distribution of MT combo buyers is more top-heavy now than before the steep increase in price a few years ago. I suppose a person's economic position in life and choices on how each of us spend discretionary money will influence whether someone thinks raising the most money from a set of limited NR tags is a noble goal to provide more funds from non-voters for a state's budget or if on the other hand there is an increased risk of shrinking the pool of NR hunters. NR hunters that likely support hot-button Western issues such as public lands and access. If I live in the Midwest or East then hunting out West helps me grasp and form an opinion re public lands and access issues. If I decide applying out West as a NR is a Rich Man's game then maybe I remain ignorant about the nuances of issues or I focus on local issues to me. Human nature is what it is. No NR has a right to be able to afford tags in another state. There are benefits for having a large pool of NR aspiring to get one of those NR tags.
Yeh randy doing shows promoting eastern Montana and the leftover tags didn't do anyone any favors . And I am not bashing him he does a great job with most things he does . Just dunno if videos advocating for NR to come to eastern MT was a great idea