LAST EDITED ON Mar-13-06 AT 06:04AM (MST)[p]
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>If you think that the landowner
>vouchers won't sell, look at
>Pennington's link to his sight
>and see all of his
>"sold out" hunts. The
>market is currently still there.
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The market (demand) for the tags is certainly going to remain very strong. It is the supply that will somewhat dry up. The fact that most of the hunts are sold out is for a couple of reasons: The first is that this time of year, there are none to sell. The landowners have to apply and receive them first. Second, it could be that that fact that he says "sold out, MAY have more later" is because the supply for this year will shrink considerably.
Yes, there will still be landowner tags for sale, but I will bet you that they will be greatly reduced over the next few years. I am not talking about the landowner tags that are already being used ON the ranch they were issued for. I am talkng about the tags that are being sold with the stipulation that you CAN'T hunt on the ranch for which they were issued. These tags are basically being sold as a souce of money that the landowner is not out anything. He is not selling a hunt on his ranch. He is selling a public land ONLY tag. That loophole has been stopped.
Sorry, don't mean to hijack the thread. I too think this year will be a real hard one to figure. On the one hand, there will be a number of people who will give up on the high point hunts and opt for something lower, really screwing up trying to "play the odds" on the lower and mid range drawings. However, some may try to be real sly and hope that enough people do that, which would give them a chance if they still stay in the hunt for a coveted tag.
txhunter58
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