Nonres hunters, Boycott RMEF
LAST EDITED ON Dec-19-04 AT 07:08AM (MST)[p] Are they helping you hunt?? I am not sure anymore.
I never thought it would come to this but we all need to start thinking real deep about our hunting opportunities dwindleing away unless you only hunt in your own state or have too much money.
Recently it was brought to our attention that as a nonresident hunter you will have 50% of UTAH's nonresident limited draw tags will be given away at a drawing only if you go to a convention held in UT. This means that most of those tags will end up in the hands of only those with enough money to fly out to the convention or those who live nearby (residents}.
There is 2 problems with this. The first is that it is making it so only the rich nonresidents can apply for these. Only the rich or someone living near the state line will have the time and money to go to such a thing.
Second, Don Peay is screwing the nonresident chances big time. He is taking 50% of all the tags from the limited drawing (currently 25% plus now an additional 25%) but only 2.5% of the resident pool. Of these 50% he is taking out of the nonres pool who do you think will be able to win them?? the answer... The rich nonres who can go to the convention, and the residents themselves.
So now you have to ask yourselves, unless you live in UT and can go to his little show is MREF helping you get out hunting in UT??
Shame on RMEF for taking these tags this way. unless the 50% of tags will only be given to nonres guys who go to the show this is a scam that Don Peay thought no one would see through.
You might as well forget about drawing tags like in the good old days when you just did your homework and sent out money in an envolope. Now you have to fly out to UT and worship Dons Buddy Karl Malone and stimulate the local economy to make it right in his eyes.
I suggest all nonresidents contact the UT F&G and voice your opinion on this. We are ALL FOR RAISING MONEY for wildlife but this is not the way to do it. He could have raised money a lot of other ways that gave nonres applicants a fair chance.
USO's attorney fee fund is looking better every day thanks to Don Peay. He will divide the hunting population even more
LAST EDITED ON Dec-19-04 AT 07:08AM (MST)[p] Are they helping you hunt?? I am not sure anymore.
I never thought it would come to this but we all need to start thinking real deep about our hunting opportunities dwindleing away unless you only hunt in your own state or have too much money.
Recently it was brought to our attention that as a nonresident hunter you will have 50% of UTAH's nonresident limited draw tags will be given away at a drawing only if you go to a convention held in UT. This means that most of those tags will end up in the hands of only those with enough money to fly out to the convention or those who live nearby (residents}.
There is 2 problems with this. The first is that it is making it so only the rich nonresidents can apply for these. Only the rich or someone living near the state line will have the time and money to go to such a thing.
Second, Don Peay is screwing the nonresident chances big time. He is taking 50% of all the tags from the limited drawing (currently 25% plus now an additional 25%) but only 2.5% of the resident pool. Of these 50% he is taking out of the nonres pool who do you think will be able to win them?? the answer... The rich nonres who can go to the convention, and the residents themselves.
So now you have to ask yourselves, unless you live in UT and can go to his little show is MREF helping you get out hunting in UT??
Shame on RMEF for taking these tags this way. unless the 50% of tags will only be given to nonres guys who go to the show this is a scam that Don Peay thought no one would see through.
You might as well forget about drawing tags like in the good old days when you just did your homework and sent out money in an envolope. Now you have to fly out to UT and worship Dons Buddy Karl Malone and stimulate the local economy to make it right in his eyes.
I suggest all nonresidents contact the UT F&G and voice your opinion on this. We are ALL FOR RAISING MONEY for wildlife but this is not the way to do it. He could have raised money a lot of other ways that gave nonres applicants a fair chance.
USO's attorney fee fund is looking better every day thanks to Don Peay. He will divide the hunting population even more