New Mexico Outfitter Draw Set-Aside is Toast -Finally !

[D_Walt]

Flip side of the coin; How many people (residents) does the hunting outfitter business employ in NM? How many NM residents benefit from these jobs? Is it more or less the 3300 or so NM residents that will benefit from the additional tags? Figure a $3 million loss in tag fees, for the 3300 +- fewer NR tags. Then say one third of those were going guided, so 1100 fewer guided hunters @ $5k each (some more$, some probably less $) that’s $5.5 million lost for residents, and that’s not even counting the rest of NR spending. I bet my $ figures are way low. Ultimately it’s up to the residents (or rather, their elected representatives) of NM to determine how they wish to benefit from their wildlife. It’s is laughable to spin this as a positive for NR’s….we don’t have any say anyways (and that is not a problem).

 

[David58]

Some of the outfitters on Facebook are acting like it's the end of the world. Biggest bunch of cry babies I've seen yet

Yep. Landowner tags have gone up in price, but none of them go without a home. The outfitter just has to have a network to buy them, or has to spend the $$$ to get those tags (which means enough capital going after the draw and before the season to buy those LO tags). But I will say there is some good news in this, the outfitter grip in NM has been loosened a little bit. Not much, but it is a start.

David
ID (was NM)