So I did some research and thought I would share.
Reviewing the 2015 tag allocations I saw some increase in tags in some units.
I thought - Hmmmmmm, then I realized something.
With the new 20% Land Owner rules, there must be 10 licenses for a hunt code for landowners to get any vouchers (1 unit wide and 1 PLO).
That\'s why many hunt codes increased to 10 licenses this year.
And generally in this scenario, we, the resident hunters lose.
For example, GMU 2 muzzleloader elk went from 9 to 10 licenses this year. At 9, the breakdown would have been:
Residents: 8, Non-residents: 1, Landowners: 0
At 10 licenses, it is:
Residents: 7, Non-residents: 1, Landowners: 2
And here we as hunters thought the CPW were managing tag allotments for herd management, not giving revenue to Land Owners.
Reviewing the 2015 tag allocations I saw some increase in tags in some units.
I thought - Hmmmmmm, then I realized something.
With the new 20% Land Owner rules, there must be 10 licenses for a hunt code for landowners to get any vouchers (1 unit wide and 1 PLO).
That\'s why many hunt codes increased to 10 licenses this year.
And generally in this scenario, we, the resident hunters lose.
For example, GMU 2 muzzleloader elk went from 9 to 10 licenses this year. At 9, the breakdown would have been:
Residents: 8, Non-residents: 1, Landowners: 0
At 10 licenses, it is:
Residents: 7, Non-residents: 1, Landowners: 2
And here we as hunters thought the CPW were managing tag allotments for herd management, not giving revenue to Land Owners.
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