Below is the email I sent to Oregon's game department.
It may not do anything, but as a business owner myself, I'd want to know why a cusomter is leaving.
"To whom it may concern,
My name is Robby Denning. I'm from Idaho Falls, Idaho.
I'm 40 years old.
I'm writing to you because I'm very concerned with how you're treating non-resident big game hunters.
I have paid the license fee to apply in Oregon the last 5 out of 6 years, earning 5 preference points in that time.
I like to hunt mule deer and considered Oregon worth applying for.
Now that you've nearly doubled the license fee and continue with only a 5% non-resident allocation, I'm seriously considering giving up on Oregon.
There is a much better dollar value for non-residents in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, and Nevada. I think I'll spend my Oregon license dollars in those states.
What might keep me in the Oregon game is if you either offered up to 10% of tags to non-residents (most states do), lowered the amount of tags outfitters can reserve (I can only afford to go self-guided) and did something to turn around your buck numbers.
I see that you've changed some OTC archery units to limited draw and that to me is a step in the right direction, but rifle hunters typically determine buck numbers in a unit, not archery hunters.
I love to hunt and place a high value on it, but you're exceeding that value now.
Good luck funding your department on only resident fees.
I represent many non-resident hunters I know.
Please forward this email to the proper personnel if you're not the correct person.
Thanks for your time"
It may not do anything, but as a business owner myself, I'd want to know why a cusomter is leaving.
"To whom it may concern,
My name is Robby Denning. I'm from Idaho Falls, Idaho.
I'm 40 years old.
I'm writing to you because I'm very concerned with how you're treating non-resident big game hunters.
I have paid the license fee to apply in Oregon the last 5 out of 6 years, earning 5 preference points in that time.
I like to hunt mule deer and considered Oregon worth applying for.
Now that you've nearly doubled the license fee and continue with only a 5% non-resident allocation, I'm seriously considering giving up on Oregon.
There is a much better dollar value for non-residents in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, and Nevada. I think I'll spend my Oregon license dollars in those states.
What might keep me in the Oregon game is if you either offered up to 10% of tags to non-residents (most states do), lowered the amount of tags outfitters can reserve (I can only afford to go self-guided) and did something to turn around your buck numbers.
I see that you've changed some OTC archery units to limited draw and that to me is a step in the right direction, but rifle hunters typically determine buck numbers in a unit, not archery hunters.
I love to hunt and place a high value on it, but you're exceeding that value now.
Good luck funding your department on only resident fees.
I represent many non-resident hunters I know.
Please forward this email to the proper personnel if you're not the correct person.
Thanks for your time"