What is the reason for no tags in 5 years?

[madmike]

It's been 5 years since I drew a tag. Granted I put in for quality areas, but not even a whiff of a tag. So the last couple of years I've been looking at General areas. The one thing I noticed in Wyoming is some of the areas tags have dropped as much as 50%. Not only elk, but deer and antelope as well. I know drought, the wolves and management objectives. But what about there are less hunters today than at any other time because of it's more expensive, we're coming out of a recession and less new hunters. I have a friend who always pays the Special tag and he draws a good bit. Is it just a way to manipulate the supply and demand process to increase funding for G&F or is it a real conspiracy to stop hunting by the common person. And please don't think I'm picking on Wyoming, it's a very special place for me and the state I love to hunt the best, but Utah, Colorado are doing strange things also. What is you guys opinions?

 

[Flint]

Actually, the competition for tags has never been greater. In my home state of Utah, the number of applicants for limited entry tags goes up every year. The number of trophy hunters has increased dramatically, but we are not increasing the areas where tophy animals live.

Five years is really not much of a tag drought if you are putting in for good areas. I know people who have been putting in for 20 years and haven't drawn.

 

[DonVathome]

WY general tags higher price have 80% NR draw odds, cannot beat that.

Pick a few apps to go for units that are not top of the line and your odds will go way up. Go for some bow tags, or at least muzzleloader to also help odds.

Pray for the elimination of CC apps (never will happen but if it did odds will double).

Good luck I go for 20-40 tags a year, drawn 1 in 6 years, this year is 7, but many are LOW odds like sheep etc. I should pull 2 tags this year, points are starting to increase my odds and I should easily pull 1 great tag a year for the rest of my life.