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I did a search of this topic before posting it but I only found one thread that was created after the bill had actually passed, and it had spiraled so far out of relevance to the topic that commenting was disabled... so here goes:
I have tried googling and trying to make sense of this for myself, but could really use some help from someone more knowledgeable than me on the topic.
As a non-res, I don't stand to benefit from the bill at all but if I'm being perfectly objective, it really doesn't seem unreasonable. If I'm understanding it correctly, what it seems to me is that Wyoming transitioned from being extremely generous with NR tags, and adjusted their allocation to fall more in line with other states. So it stings a little bit as an NR to go from the generous system to the status quo system, but what can you do.
What it does bring up for me, is questioning what to do moving forward. From reading the overall vibe from a lot of other NR hunters, it seems that we will see a mass exodus away from buying Wyoming points every year. For the folks willing to stick around and continue paying for them, that will be a good thing, right?
I'm in limbo with 13 points for most species. My total for Wy points each year is just shy of $500. The way I see it, if I can reasonably still expect to draw ONE license in Wy in the next 10-15 years (I've only been putting in for the premium hunts), that's another $5k-$7k I will be putting towards drawing a tag. I'm not made of money, but that's 100% worth it to me to draw a premium hunt in Wyoming. (I'm aware that my math above doesn't account for the money spent on my current points, but that's irrelevant to me because that money is spent and gone already. No sense in crying over spilled milk)
Where it would start to get gray for me, is if I'm misunderstanding the new system and have mathematically zero chance at drawing tags somehow. I read an article a while back that made some sort of case for being mathematically eliminated from drawing until you have 50+ points, but something about that didn't sound right to me. There will continue to be NR applicants drawing tags and cashing out points, and I will continue to accrue them, and eventually I will be in the realm of NR hunters who have a reasonable chance at drawing one of the few tags allotted for us.
Am I way off with my thought process here? Are there enough hunters ahead of me in points, and so few tags being dished out, that I will never realistically be near the top of the points pool?
I have tried googling and trying to make sense of this for myself, but could really use some help from someone more knowledgeable than me on the topic.
As a non-res, I don't stand to benefit from the bill at all but if I'm being perfectly objective, it really doesn't seem unreasonable. If I'm understanding it correctly, what it seems to me is that Wyoming transitioned from being extremely generous with NR tags, and adjusted their allocation to fall more in line with other states. So it stings a little bit as an NR to go from the generous system to the status quo system, but what can you do.
What it does bring up for me, is questioning what to do moving forward. From reading the overall vibe from a lot of other NR hunters, it seems that we will see a mass exodus away from buying Wyoming points every year. For the folks willing to stick around and continue paying for them, that will be a good thing, right?
I'm in limbo with 13 points for most species. My total for Wy points each year is just shy of $500. The way I see it, if I can reasonably still expect to draw ONE license in Wy in the next 10-15 years (I've only been putting in for the premium hunts), that's another $5k-$7k I will be putting towards drawing a tag. I'm not made of money, but that's 100% worth it to me to draw a premium hunt in Wyoming. (I'm aware that my math above doesn't account for the money spent on my current points, but that's irrelevant to me because that money is spent and gone already. No sense in crying over spilled milk)
Where it would start to get gray for me, is if I'm misunderstanding the new system and have mathematically zero chance at drawing tags somehow. I read an article a while back that made some sort of case for being mathematically eliminated from drawing until you have 50+ points, but something about that didn't sound right to me. There will continue to be NR applicants drawing tags and cashing out points, and I will continue to accrue them, and eventually I will be in the realm of NR hunters who have a reasonable chance at drawing one of the few tags allotted for us.
Am I way off with my thought process here? Are there enough hunters ahead of me in points, and so few tags being dished out, that I will never realistically be near the top of the points pool?