WY Price Hike Implications

[Bigjay73]

If could hunt WY pronghorn every other year and WY general elk every three years at the special prices I would be pretty happy.

I'd do cartwheels, it's about every 5 years for pronghorn at these point levels

 

[elkduds]

Increasing the price of concert tickets by a 1000% hasn’t stopped the arenas from selling out.
I predict zero change.

But its fair because modern music is 10x better than back in the day, amIright?

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

I'd do cartwheels, it's about every 5 years for pronghorn at these point levels

We need pronghorn numbers to recover so tag numbers can increase. They've dropped quite a bit over the last 10 yrs.

 

[Bigjay73]

We need pronghorn numbers to recover so tag numbers can increase. They've dropped quite a bit over the last 10 yrs.

Completely agree. I stopped putting in for doe tags, not that it matters.

 

[BuzzH]

Completely agree. I stopped putting in for doe tags, not that it matters.

It would matter if you put in, draw them, and chuck them in the garbage.

 

[Bigjay73]

Side note, I wonder if the corner crossing verdict will attract hunters to units where crossing corners makes a poor access unit a decent access unit.

 

[SAJ-99]

I agree and it's all about rotation let's say I drop out this year. For every guy like me there is 10 new guys jumping in who don't care what it costs they're just keeping up with the jones's or in this case they're new favorite influencer.

I think the problem is they don't understand the cost of time. Let's say the applicant is 35 and it takes 5 point to draw in regular. Starting today, 5x$52 is $260 in fees just for the points. Assuming the pref point draw odds for WY never change, that is five years of not drawing. What is the five years worth for WY? Then they say "I need to diversify". AZ look similar so they jump in there too. Then look at buying OTC tags in ID on Dec 1, and that becomes a shitshow. Maybe it takes 3 tries to get an ID tag. MT looks attractive so they jump there too, because why not. NM is 'no points' and the odds suck but hard to say no. NV? UT? What really is the actual total cost? And by the time you're done you are 50+ and have snuck a boat load of $$$s into this, while listening to the HT experts who kill elk "every year" because they are residents that have either have a horseshoe up their arse, have private land, or bust their ass across the state to find elk. The cost in $$$??? Who knows? Just DON'T TELL MY WIFE!

 

[00BUCK]

I believe no change in the top 1/3rd of units for all species, but their will be change in the middle tier of units and dramatic change in the lower units.

Some of the lower units will be able to be drawn with little points as they are not worth the price hike of the special to most. And that is a stolen tag.

Remember, most NR hunters are already shooting game in their own state

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

Side note, I wonder if the corner crossing verdict will attract hunters to units where crossing corners makes a poor access unit a decent access unit.

probably not

 

[Treeshark]

Some of the lower units will be able to be drawn with little points as they are not worth the price hike of the special to most. And that is a stolen tag.

I am thinking along the same lines, the challenge will be to accurately predict where that line of mid/low point units is going to fall.

 

[RunNGunSC]

transition years also seem to produce some illogical results. I guess a lot of us think the same way. It may take a few years to actually see the random draw impacts.

 

[MonsterElk]

It's mind blowing to me that people balk at $2,000 for WY for how much of a quality hunt you can have. Especially when hardly anyone complains about MT at $1,000+ for a flippin general tag.

Even if you draw a special tag every 5 years at 2 grand a pop, that isn't even $40 a month over that timeframe. Or like $10 a week. Give me a break.

It's OK let them decide to hunt a different state that way we don't have to put up with some, I said some non-residents that drive as far back as they can in the timber with their side by side and then wonder way they can't find any elk. Then stop by our camp and ask, have you guys seen anything or had any luck.

 

[Archer86]

It would matter if you put in, draw them, and chuck them in the garbage.

That's what we did this year tossed 4 in the trash

 

[Bigjay73]

It would matter if you put in, draw them, and chuck them in the garbage.

Didn't think about that

 

[Flatrock]

It's OK let them decide to hunt a different state that way we don't have to put up with some, I said some non-residents that drive as far back as they can in the timber with their side by side and then wonder way they can't find any elk. Then stop by our camp and ask, have you guys seen anything or had any luck.

Lol. Good post dude.

 

[Creedance91]

transition years also seem to produce some illogical results. I guess a lot of us think the same way. It may take a few years to actually see the random draw impacts.

Now that we have the results, it looks like there were some behavior changes in the general non-res regions. It's a 1-point trend, but interesting to see how all of our predictions played out.

 

[dan.kirkpatrick]

between fuel prices and tag increases,as a blue collar guy trying to hunt several states,,{at least applying in several} im stuck with the "reg price" for sure and will have to live w point creep or quit,,{im zeroed out on the elk points this year and really wonder if i should even start over in the wyoming elk game}deer and prong still gonna play the game,but only "reg " price.

 

[Kentucky Jack]

between fuel prices and tag increases,as a blue collar guy trying to hunt several states,,{at least applying in several} im stuck with the "reg price" for sure and will have to live w point creep or quit,,{im zeroed out on the elk points this year and really wonder if i should even start over in the wyoming elk game}deer and prong still gonna play the game,but only "reg " price.

Same here man! Driving all the way from Kentucky ain't cheap. It's very unfortunate how much it costs these days but no way I could afford the special price. Would love to go every year but can't even afford that at the regular price. And I don't see it getting any better!