LIK2HNT
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Please keep this civil. I am just throwing out this idea to NM because it is one of the true random draw processes out there. I am a NR so take that for what it is worth.
I did not want to side track the other recent thread. Seems like a lot of residents are worried about increasing applicants and lower and lower draw odds. Please think about this idea and post and pros and cons you see with it. Times are changing, and I feel everyone needs to give a little to gain.
What if you could only apply every other year based on your birth date? Theoretically this would cut applicants in half, greatly increasing odds. Something like this:
Odd birth years (example for 2023) can apply for Deer, Oryx, Ibex
Even birth years (example for 2023) can apply for Elk, Bighorn Sheep, Barbary Sheep
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Even birth years (example for 2024) can apply for Deer, Oryx, Ibex
Odd birth years (example for 2024) can apply for Elk, Bighorn Sheep, Barbary Sheep
The next year they would switch. So every year you would apply for something, yet only be ably to apply for a specific species every other year.
Left over tags would be up for grabs for anyone.
One con I see with this is for group and family group hunters. Not everyone would have/be able to get a tag. This is where a little give comes in. They could still go and help out though. But odds of being draw are greatly increased.
As a NR I have drawn an Oryx tag in 2000 and my daughter drew a youth deer tag 10 years ago. I like NM system except for the outfitter allocation, but that is out of my control.
Thanks
I did not want to side track the other recent thread. Seems like a lot of residents are worried about increasing applicants and lower and lower draw odds. Please think about this idea and post and pros and cons you see with it. Times are changing, and I feel everyone needs to give a little to gain.
What if you could only apply every other year based on your birth date? Theoretically this would cut applicants in half, greatly increasing odds. Something like this:
Odd birth years (example for 2023) can apply for Deer, Oryx, Ibex
Even birth years (example for 2023) can apply for Elk, Bighorn Sheep, Barbary Sheep
——————————————-
Even birth years (example for 2024) can apply for Deer, Oryx, Ibex
Odd birth years (example for 2024) can apply for Elk, Bighorn Sheep, Barbary Sheep
The next year they would switch. So every year you would apply for something, yet only be ably to apply for a specific species every other year.
Left over tags would be up for grabs for anyone.
One con I see with this is for group and family group hunters. Not everyone would have/be able to get a tag. This is where a little give comes in. They could still go and help out though. But odds of being draw are greatly increased.
As a NR I have drawn an Oryx tag in 2000 and my daughter drew a youth deer tag 10 years ago. I like NM system except for the outfitter allocation, but that is out of my control.
Thanks