So Buzz, how much did you and other Wyo res spend on your hunting licenses in 2022 and what was the average price/res tag? My guess is you have at least 6 tags in your pocket with an average tag price of around $35 or less/animal.
I drew 2 Wyo tags this year as a nonres and spent around $2,100 on tags, fees, pref pts, and stamps. That's an average of $1,200/animal.
With that said, it's pretty obvious that nonres spend a heck of a lot more $/animal than Wyo res that goes directly to the WG&F budget. Every nonres tag lost with 90/10 or any other scenario is a pretty big hit to the WG&F, especially when you talk about 1/2 of the limited nonres big game tags lost with 90/10. That doesn't even factor in the loss the WG&F in revenue generated by nonres not willing to purchase pref pts when their draw odds are cut in 1/2 and it takes twice as long to draw the same limited tags. I'm certain that a lot of nonres will drop out of the pref pt game.
As I've been saying all along, it's a pipe dream that Wyo will convert to 90/10.....why on early would the WG&F and small town business' want to shoot themselves in the foot by cutting nonres revenue and opportunity?
We all know there was no strategy brought up that would make up the budget losses if nonres tags were cut in 1/2. Buzz, what's your solution for the direct loss to the WG&F budget with 90/10? I know you have none and will twist and turn facts as you always do!
Status-quo sounds pretty darn good the closer you look at the facts!