BCHunter, Thanks for your comments! If you ask any trophy muley hunter in the US which state is currently producing as many B&C muley bucks as anywhere else in the nation...guess where they would pick? Colo also offers more nonres bighorn sheep, mtn goat, moose, and other quality tags than just about any state. I kind of snickered when you mentioned that Colo is not producing quality animals! Would you be willing to pay $50 to $100/license each year to accumulate pts and a chance to apply for deer, elk, antelope, bighorn, mtn goat, and moose in Colo? Most Western states are doing this and it may happen in Colo!
As far as organizations attempting to change nonres fees, tag numbers, etc. there was a group that tried this in Nevada a couple years ago. They had lots of $ and NV actually upped nonres tag numbers that year. I'm not exactly sure what happened but I believe nonres tag numbers are back to where they were?
There have been several individuals and groups that have tried to change Wyo's strange nonres guide in wilderness rule for many years but it has never changed. If you really think about it Alaska is the same way. They require AK nonres to hire a guide to hunt dall sheep, grizz/brown bear, and mtn goat. Someone that just moves up to AK that has no experience in the outdoors can hunt these species while nonres w/years under there belts are screwed! You can fish, small game/bird hunt in Wyo wilderness or Alaska without a guide but you can't hunt many of the big game species?
If you ask me Colo nonres have a great thing going compared to most surrounding states! As a Colo res I really think the residents are getting screwed!