Addicting
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Commission voted yesterday to approve NR preference point increase for Deer, Elk, and Antelope to $75 starting Jan 1, 2027.
WY preference point increase
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Lab
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WOW! Its so expensive to play the game now
seeth07
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182% increase to collect points for those three each fall
WapitiBob
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Still cheaper than OR, AZ, and UT for a NR that only wants to buy points.
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True story.
This is a smart move for the state. The negative impact (if any) of this is likely to be felt more by surrounding states than Wyoming itself imo.
Matthew57
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Even with buying a Utah license every other year?
I'm sure this is gonna surprise some habitual point buyers.
WapitiBob
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$72 license ($144 spanning 2 years) and $21 app fee. Last year it was $60 and $10.
cgasner1
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Good for them I’ll keep playing
Considering that they sell 180K-190K points to NRs for each of the elk, deer, and pronghorn draws, this is a smart business decision. The same inventory of tags sold results in $13-14million of annual non-resident revenue, per species, without a single extra critter being harvested and not a single extra set of non-resident boots competing with residents.
When you have a superior product like Wyoming has, this pricing model is very smart on their part, even if it costs NRs a chunk of change to keep their place in line. Some states could follow the WY model, but I'm not sure they have the same mix of quality/opportunity that WY has created, so the results in other states might not be the same.
At this point in my life, I'll pay the fee. They have finally priced me out of bison in Wyoming, so I guess I'll reallocate some of that bison credit card processing fee to keep my place in line for Wyoming elk/deer/pronghorn.
When you have a superior product like Wyoming has, this pricing model is very smart on their part, even if it costs NRs a chunk of change to keep their place in line. Some states could follow the WY model, but I'm not sure they have the same mix of quality/opportunity that WY has created, so the results in other states might not be the same.
At this point in my life, I'll pay the fee. They have finally priced me out of bison in Wyoming, so I guess I'll reallocate some of that bison credit card processing fee to keep my place in line for Wyoming elk/deer/pronghorn.
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