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CouesFanatic,
I don't blame you and don't find your comments offensive or out of line at all. In fact, I agree with you on some of your thoughts.
I don't know what the answer is, but I do understand and accept that each State can choose to limit NR's any way they want, or even choose to not allow NR's to apply at all.
In the meantime, I will continue to graciously apply for tags where I can as a NR, including AZ.
I hear you on the disenfranchising of youth, that ship sailed when your State chose to adopt preference/bonus points.
For the record, I have applied for CO, MT, AZ, NV, WY for a long time for sheep. I also apply sporadically for ID and NM too. This year was year 37 that I've been rejected for sheep in Montana...19th year in Wyoming.
For guys like me that have been seriously applying for around 20 years, I think its realistic to draw 1-3 sheep tags if you apply long enough. For guys just starting out??? I don't think that's realistic anymore.
I apply for a lot of tags in a lot of states, and I've been on the somewhat lucky side. Have drawn goat and moose in MT, desert sheep in AZ, moose in WY, oryx in NM, and musk ox in Alaska. None of those odds were good at all. But, my thought is, you apply long enough, for enough species, you're bound to draw some good tags eventually.
Good luck in the draws.