A big factor in the decrease in OTC tag sales in 2020 was 3 DAUs in SW Colorado changing to limited from OTC. CPW should have pointed this out as the graph does give the impression of a big decrease in tag sales.
We need to get a pronghorn allocation included in this process. I also suggested a hard cap on the NR allocation for all choices in the draw.
As for doing away with OTC elk, the elephant in the room is the 20% landowner allocation that would then apply. My preference would be a cap on NR OTC...
Split the difference and move to WY.
In all seriousness, hunting is vastly better in MT than CO. Salary, cost of living, and quality of life is going to vary greatly in each state depending upon the local you choose.
Depends upon the state. UT is OIL regardless of whether you fill the tag. In ID, you can turn the tag back in if you don’t fill it and begin applying again after a couple year waiting period. At least this was the case a few years ago, but it may have changed.
The CPW commission is essentially a rubber stamp for CPW admin. and they have been for some time. One more commissioner that can’t tell the difference between a muley and a whitetail won’t change much.
CPW proposing to link the allocation issue with potential changes to the points system is a nice touch also. That should serve as a sufficient distraction to make sure no substantive changes occur to the allocation percentages.
I’m supportive of capping NR OTC tags or even going limited for NRs only. The big risk of going full limited is that we may end up with the 20% LO allocation being expanded to units where it doesn’t currently apply for elk. Thousands of tags would be removed from the public draw. If CPW had ever...
If character could be assessed by ATF form 4473, further gun control would be unnecessary. Intentions of the design are secondary to how the the tool is used.