LAST EDITED ON Mar-10-17 AT 07:19AM (MST)[p]>Shedneck,I respectfully disagree how does a
>shortened waiting period alleviate the
>elk overpopulation problem,will they issue
>more tags because of a
>shorter wait to apply?if like
>you say folks would rather
>wait 5 yrs than kill
>a small bull,then why not
>make it the same wait
>period for kill or no
>kill,it's all about application fees
>
That's exactly what they did - it's now 7 years whether you harvest or not.
And issuing more tags causes issues as well, one of which is an over concentration of hunters in the field. Not only are sportsman generally opposed to that for many reasons, but it also has the potential to limit sucecess rates when animals have so much pressure.
And once again, why is more money a problem? They didn't raise the price of the application fee. One of the greatest arguments for hunters and hunting - and one which true hunters are most proud of - is that if it wasnt for hunting then there wouldnt be conservation because fees paid by hunters for things like applications are almost the entire revenue stream for wildflife management agencies. You show me that NDOW has too much money and I'll start believing your argumemt.