NMBighorn,I guess you guided for USO?
You made the comment about everyone filling their harvest cards out honestly,to give G&F a realistic idea of the harvest.I totally agree.
I don't know if this is even feasible out there,but in the Midwest we have/or had a mandatory check-in stations(local Sheriff's office,VFW,where ever)for deer and it was awesome.
In Calhoun County just below Pike,opening day we would all wait in line for an hour or so to have our deer checked-in for age,etc,then a non-removable orange coded tie was put on the animal,(No tie on your deer you better have a good reason why),show off our harvest and to swap stories,have a cocktail, spend time with the family and friends. Good Fun!
Now this was only done for the gun seasons,the archery season(harvest too few and far between),you would just stop at the local Sheriff's or other designated location,(then you'd have to spend all that fuel to drive around town all day or night to show off your harvest to everyone).
I think it would be cool to see everyone's deer/elk and hear the stories,take pictures,video,etc.
Although my state,The State of IL,has did away with this great tradition citing budget cuts(and saying that IL has way too many deer to worry about it anymore),but most of the people doing the aging,taging were volunteers.
The other bad thing is I talked with alot of the locals when this law changed and their were glad saying,I can shoot anything now even small bucks,and not going to tag any of them, unless it's a Trophy or a doe.
And with the volunteer phone process alot are not being truthful.One way or the other.
Anyway just a thought.
"Sometimes you do things wrong for so long you think their right"
-Joe E Sikora