Just got my new Bugle issue today. Looking through the table of contents I saw Randy's article and went directly there. Well written piece about resident vs. non-resident tag fees. I'll give the big guy credit, it sure does make people argue about what THEY have to pay but we never think about what others do for the same privilege. It takes some intestinal fortitude to put it in writing and take a stand like that. I am also one of those that passed on a hunt because of tag fees. I personally would not mind a GRADUAL increase over time for my resident tag fees to keep things funded. Waiting until things are almost gone, then jacking prices by a huge amount to cover things would be a blow to many people. A little bit here and there seems to go almost unnoticed. It was very interesting to see the numbers Randy put up on the price ratio per state for tag fees. And that was just for elk! I would like to see that done for other big game just to see what's what between the states. Maybe that would become a way for hunters to decide which state gives them the most "bang for their buck" so to speak and they would apply for those "better" states before others. After time, maybe someone would notice and adjust things accordingly. Doubt it, but it's worth thinking about. Thanks Randy for speaking up on the subject like you did.