You know me bird, I got an opinion on about everything. ;-)
I hope you are right and no increase is made until after the changes are implemented and some data proves a direction. To increase permits on the premise success in November will be lower would be a mistake.
The late hunt success, in my opinion, will mirror the September hunts. By November, I believe, many of the bulls antlers will be broken up. I know first hand what shooting a big broken bull is like and it is a downer. If someone is looking to shoot a trophy bull, I personally would not risk the late hunt for the broken antlers.
I hope they do not up the ante by 15%, but who knows. I sure would like to get through the system before these changes are put into effect. Maybe the changes won't hurt quality, but they surely won't help.