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 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)

 

[CMF]

The collective math favors both residents and DIY.

Can you elaborate...

 

[Pucky Freak]

Can you elaborate...

POGA has a nationwide agenda to carve away DIY big game hunting opportunity State-by-State. They cozy up with legislators and other persons of power, wealth, and authority to get outfitted clients a leg up on draws or just direct tags through a variety of methods. Any win builds their momentum to replicate the tactic elsewhere.

IMO the long game for the NR DIY is to support resident hunting priority rather than bemoan the sheer # of NR tags available. It creates a nationwide cultural cohesion to fight off mutual threats such as the OB3 public land sell-off, etc.

 

[Alabama]

It was 84% R 16% NR before this outfitter pool. If it's really about taking back tags from outfitters, then just go back to 84/16 or 85/15 to account for the Residents who were applying in the outfitter pool.

 

[Khunter]

Absolutely. It is ridiculous that they can easily make 1-2k off of these offers to get clients x3 draw odds without doing anything other than signing and submitting a piece of paper. I didn't believe it could be done until I heard about this and jumped in on it. Still didn't draw unfortunately.

It is such a scam. I have done it before and drawn a great elk tag and I still want to see it disappear along with EPLUS.