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New Mexico Privatization. Nuthin like it
The SCR is for "Small Contributing Ranch". Those are not guaranteed tags, those are drawn through a different drawing. That would be a good place to start if you want to change the system.- npaden
- Post #38
- Forum: NEW MEXICO
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New Mexico Privatization. Nuthin like it
Don't confuse people disagreeing that the current model needs to be completely thrown out and all those tags should just be transferred to the public draw with saying that the model is perfect and doesn't need tweaking. There is a lot of room for improvement. There are some ways the system is...- npaden
- Post #36
- Forum: NEW MEXICO
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ID nonres sheep/Moose/Goat apps?
Yes. He can apply in the NR DIY regular quota. There are several states that throw NR youth a bone in some form or another. Reduced price youth licenses that allows them to apply, specific youth tags that they can apply for, etc. There are a few states that specifically reserve their youth...- npaden
- Post #90
- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
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Wyoming Elk Draw
Come on guys, the application deadline was just 3 1/2 months ago! What are you expecting! -
ID nonres sheep/Moose/Goat apps?
When they first went to the 6% they rounded it so that if the quota was 10 tags, Resident youth got 8, Outfitter pool got 1 and Nonresident DIY got 1. NMWF pitched a fit and threatened legal action against the department of game and fish to say that they had to round down. So now the quota has...- npaden
- Post #86
- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
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Be honest about your Wyoming elk app!
Looking at the Bison drawing the price went from $4,500 to $6,500 and the applicants went from 443 down to 369 a decrease of 17%. I know I was responsible for 2 of the 74 applications that dropped out. The fee increase was part of it but the $163 nonrefundable credit card processing fee X 2...- npaden
- Post #154
- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
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ID nonres sheep/Moose/Goat apps?
Say what you want about New Mexico's crappy 6% allocation to DIY nonresidents and the crappy rounding to screw nonresident kids out of tags and all that fun stuff but they seem to have figured out how to run a draw. From the application deadline to the money being back on my credit card was...- npaden
- Post #81
- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
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New Mexico Privatization. Nuthin like it
Looking at this map of current elk range, it looks like New Mexico does have about the same amount of elk range as Nevada and Arizona combined. Kind of crazy that Arizona has 35,000 elk in that little strip of habitat and some of the biggest bulls in the world as well. Nevada seems to be the...- npaden
- Post #16
- Forum: NEW MEXICO
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New Mexico Privatization. Nuthin like it
I don't know. The arguments comparing the New Mexico elk herd to the ones in Nevada and Arizona are pretty compelling. All 3 of those states have water as a limiting factor. New Mexico directly rewards landowners for habitat improvements, and they have 104,000 elk on the landscape compared to...- npaden
- Post #14
- Forum: NEW MEXICO
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New Mexico Privatization. Nuthin like it
It wasn't my intent. The privatization of wildlife is a concern, I just don't see a good solution. The New Mexico model does encourage habitat improvements and there could be an argument that there are more elk on the landscape as a direct result of those improvements. The CO, WY, MT, etc...- npaden
- Post #11
- Forum: NEW MEXICO
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Arbitrary Hunting Goals
My goal is to get out there and enjoy it. I've been super happy to be a part of some nice animals hitting the ground in a variety of states and hope to continue that. A DIY mountain goat was really my only true "goal" or maybe more of a "wish" and I was super lucky to be able to do that...- npaden
- Post #9
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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New Mexico Privatization. Nuthin like it
It does seem a bit like a broken record, how many different threads have you started on pretty much the exact same topic? The solution is not near as simple as you make it sound. Look at CO, MT and WY. These are the states with by far the most elk. All 3 have robust over the counter elk tags...- npaden
- Post #9
- Forum: NEW MEXICO
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Fixed Index Annuity
People tend to argue that if you are 65 term life is going to be super expensive so better to buy whole life when you are younger. Take that same payment and invest it in an index fund and by the time you are 65 you won’t need life insurance because you will have enough saved that you don’t...- npaden
- Post #13
- Forum: Money and Finances
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Who’s getting one?
I am now backer 1,114 on kickstarter. This could really be a game changer for my wife. She has full mobility but gets tired out fast and then starts to freeze up. This wouldn’t be something she would wear every day, but might be a difference maker for travel days walking at airports and...- npaden
- Post #7
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Who’s getting one?
Pretty interesting. This could be a game changer for someone like my wife with Parkinson’s disease. Definitely looking into it for her.- npaden
- Post #6
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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House of Representatives votes to remove gray wolves from endangered species list
If they changed it simply to where litigants would not receive compensation from ESA litigation relating to wolves it would most likely accomplish the same thing and be a lot more well received.- npaden
- Post #21
- Forum: Sportsmen Issues
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throwing good app money after bad and repeat
In some ways Wyoming made it easier for me this year. With Bison going to $6,500, the convenience fee was going to be $163 and having a whopping zero tags in the random draw for Sheep I didn't apply for a OIL tag in Wyoming for the first time in 15 years. Idaho got $300ish for less than a 1%...- npaden
- Post #10
- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
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2024 Utah Draw Results
Most points for elk of any state I apply in. Only state that I regularly apply in that I have never drawn a tag of any kind. Probably not going to change this year.- npaden
- Post #9
- Forum: Tag, Applications, Maps & E-Scouting
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Cats Aren't Trophies
FYI, when I was in Colorado Springs for work a couple weeks ago I got some placed ads from Coloradans for responsible wildlife management surfing Facebook on the hotel WiFi. The ads were good, I was surprised by some of the comments. I think some people were thinking they were for the...
