The reason I am so negative about MT point system is back in 2001 when they first started it, I called and talked with a person in the Licensing Dept and to get a clarification on the point thing.
After talking to her on this subject, I point blank said to her that if I should give the extra 20 bucks, does this give me a tag the following year if I did not draw that year, her answer was NO. So I said, well then lets say I keep putting in each year and paying the extra 20 bucks, is there a guaranty that I will draw in 2,3,4 or even 5 years, her answer again was NO. So I came back again with another question, lets say I keep paying the 20 Bucks and each year no tag, this looks to me like it could keep going on for years, at which she said that is possible.
So I told her I would only apply and pay no extra money and hope that I draw that way. She comes back with YES you can do that but maybe you will get lucky, but could be hard to draw. This statement sounded too stupid so I just thanked her and hung up after about 15 minutes of my time and money, no 800 number here.
I put in 2001 for the Big Game tags even though I had drew this same tags in 2000, guess what, I drew again back to back years.
Now this year only two of us put in for the Combo tags, paid no points and still drew and saved 20 Bucks in the process.
Don't get me wrong, I am far from being cheap but when I get a response like this from a F&G dept. that is when I have doubts about their "point system".
And I agree that Nev & Az have a very high cost "point system" but no matter what one thinks, make your own choice. I have yet given any money to any state for a "point" other than CA where I live and it only cost me 7 Bucks, since I did not draw last year, and yes, this could go on for a number of years but this is for Desert Sheep not Deer. How many fellows out there have applied for 10-20-30 years in their home state and yet have not drawn a Sheep tag, I hear about it all of the time.
While I'm on this subject, there was a fellow who lived here where I live that for 37-38 years put in each year for Sheep in AZ and never drew. He had the money, he could have bought a GOV tag etc. but refused to do it. Unfortunatly, he passed way two years ago with a 3/4 slam ONLY needing his Desert and never made it.
Well I will get off my soapbox, that's my 20 Bucks worth.
Brian