Here is my take on this Resident, Nonresident take on this highly competitive argument.
I have to admit writing and not thinking and just putting down issues that have meant so much to many especially the Residents of this wonderful State NM.
In writing my initial comment what was supposed to come out was the fact that many and I mean many residents have brought to my attention that they are greatly disgusted with not so much the Landowner, But the outfitter number of tags given out each year.
When You look at the issue of the outfitter draw the largest % of people putting in that draw are Non-Residents which is 10% I believe of the draw and another 6% is supposed to go to the remaining number of non-Res who doesn't want to pay for or cannot afford to pay for an outfitter which is in excess of $6500. or more depending on the unit and in some cases as Much As 10,000. OR more.
I have been putting in for these hunts with my son and the hunts we are putting in for our percentages are as low as 1% and as High as 3% if we are lucky. Now if my percentages are off a little, please correct that on the 10% vs 6% if I'm wrong. Now that is 16 % of the draw from what I see.
But however, it works which I do not understand that if there is 16% out there and only 6% for non-residents. How in the hell is it that the Non res applying has such bad odds with 1-3% of the draw. where is all those draws going it's not Non-Res unless the outfitter draw is scooping them up and yes with Non Res.
Maybe I'm dumb but it makes no sense.
I hear all the time on here about the non res taking all the draws away from the residents. If we are going to blame, then isn't it a fact that the outfitter draw is making a killing here.
I'm not complaining here these are just things I hear on here and it's an ongoing crazy situation. It's not the Non-Residents fault we did not make these state hunting laws, and we abide by them as we should. Tell me if I'm so wrong I can take it. I just can't understand.
Here is another issue brought to my attention and it was a good one to say the least. why? Doesn't the state look at the facts that if they have a healthy resident unhappy population? of Hunters that they do not look into a healthier way to make them happy. I guess some will say to stop the Whining. Deal with it. But! Then there are the large majority that says why? Just why? can't the state have a 90 % Resident draw and a straight 10% Non-Res draw. Then the landowners get their numbers of tags based on the amount of property owned to do as they see fit. Those tags are an issue the state can figure out of whether it's shared with the Res and Non Res percentages.
This is what was brought to my attention, and I mean quite a few times and by residents.
Maybe that would eliminate the blame of the Nonresidents sucking up most of the tags generated in the Draw. Because the average Joe Non res is lucky to get 1-3percentin the draw. Your outfitters are getting most of the resident draws.
I had one guy say he went to an outfitter to put him in for the hunts and when he found he was a NM resident he was turned down as the outfitter did not want him to learn his honey holes. Or there would be many more NM hunters putting in alongside the Non Res in the Outfitter Draws.
Now I apologize for the wrong wording in my first writing and this in long is what I was actually wanting to put down. Sorry all! Mike72
I have to admit writing and not thinking and just putting down issues that have meant so much to many especially the Residents of this wonderful State NM.
In writing my initial comment what was supposed to come out was the fact that many and I mean many residents have brought to my attention that they are greatly disgusted with not so much the Landowner, But the outfitter number of tags given out each year.
When You look at the issue of the outfitter draw the largest % of people putting in that draw are Non-Residents which is 10% I believe of the draw and another 6% is supposed to go to the remaining number of non-Res who doesn't want to pay for or cannot afford to pay for an outfitter which is in excess of $6500. or more depending on the unit and in some cases as Much As 10,000. OR more.
I have been putting in for these hunts with my son and the hunts we are putting in for our percentages are as low as 1% and as High as 3% if we are lucky. Now if my percentages are off a little, please correct that on the 10% vs 6% if I'm wrong. Now that is 16 % of the draw from what I see.
But however, it works which I do not understand that if there is 16% out there and only 6% for non-residents. How in the hell is it that the Non res applying has such bad odds with 1-3% of the draw. where is all those draws going it's not Non-Res unless the outfitter draw is scooping them up and yes with Non Res.
Maybe I'm dumb but it makes no sense.
I hear all the time on here about the non res taking all the draws away from the residents. If we are going to blame, then isn't it a fact that the outfitter draw is making a killing here.
I'm not complaining here these are just things I hear on here and it's an ongoing crazy situation. It's not the Non-Residents fault we did not make these state hunting laws, and we abide by them as we should. Tell me if I'm so wrong I can take it. I just can't understand.
Here is another issue brought to my attention and it was a good one to say the least. why? Doesn't the state look at the facts that if they have a healthy resident unhappy population? of Hunters that they do not look into a healthier way to make them happy. I guess some will say to stop the Whining. Deal with it. But! Then there are the large majority that says why? Just why? can't the state have a 90 % Resident draw and a straight 10% Non-Res draw. Then the landowners get their numbers of tags based on the amount of property owned to do as they see fit. Those tags are an issue the state can figure out of whether it's shared with the Res and Non Res percentages.
This is what was brought to my attention, and I mean quite a few times and by residents.
Maybe that would eliminate the blame of the Nonresidents sucking up most of the tags generated in the Draw. Because the average Joe Non res is lucky to get 1-3percentin the draw. Your outfitters are getting most of the resident draws.
I had one guy say he went to an outfitter to put him in for the hunts and when he found he was a NM resident he was turned down as the outfitter did not want him to learn his honey holes. Or there would be many more NM hunters putting in alongside the Non Res in the Outfitter Draws.
Now I apologize for the wrong wording in my first writing and this in long is what I was actually wanting to put down. Sorry all! Mike72
