No attack on you grizzly, but I have zero idea what is so utterly confusing about this new system. I created accounts for myself, my wife, and my father, without any additional guidance, and had no issues. I applied for paddlefish, all turkey draws, and now elk tags without and hiccups. All of our preference points showed up, and all the draws are open and running when they say they will be. Maybe I am in the minority with my experience?
I think a lot of the outcry on social media comes from the same people who b*tch and moan about any changes GFP makes, whether it be season dates, tag numbers, preference points, etc. Lot's of folks just want someone to be mad at, and GFP is an easy target. If most of these people would calmly sit down and take a half hour to properly set up their accounts and explore and learn the new interface instead of immediately throwing their arms in the air and going on facebook to cry about it, they'd see that it is a decent system that once you learn it, works well. Is it perfect? No, but it does have new, nice features.
All in all, I don't think that any confusion or issues with this new system is going to affect draw results or number of applicants. They've already adjusted application windows for turkey and elk draws. If they are still experiencing issues when deer apps open, they'll do the same there.
If there is to be a decrease in apps due to the system, it will be next year. If I remember correctly, I believe all paper apps will be eliminated by next year and all apps will need to be done online.
