I've always been amazed how lucky (collectively) an extremely small group of video content producers have been in drawing some of the most difficult the tags in which to produce content. A hand full of people at best, producing videos that have drawn multiple Elk, Moose, Sheep as well as Goat and Buffalo tags. Meat eater, Fresh Tracks, Into the High Country and throw NR Eastmans in there two. I guess if you're firm believer coincidence.I posted this a couple of year back. Randy's shows have the same effect as Rinella...
I also greatly appreciate all the Randy does. But anyone that thinks his videos, podcasts, promotions, social media, etc. don't have a negative impact on hunting crowding in specific areas and decreased draw odds in units that he has been and filmed is fooling themselves.
I was just curious, so I looked up the stats from his Mountain Goat hunt/unit that he videoed and podcasted numerous times about in 2021.
Resident First Choice applicants: 2017-2021, 5-year average : 112 applicants
2022 : 223 applicants
Double the number of applicants in a special draw unit in 1-year after he was there.