WY preference point increase

[Treeshark]

This plan doesn't really fit with the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation where all citizens should have equal access to hunt and fish.

Neither does the existing R/NR structure, and that is ok.

Parts of the NAM have been dead for a while now. We are in a new era of business conservation.

 

[Forkyfinder]

The NAM has been dead for a while now, it’s a new era of conservation.

The NAM is the largest conservation success story in the world.

Not explicitly serving your interest does not mean something is "dead"

 

[cgasner1]

I should just keep all my return checks this year after the draws and buy a voucher

 

[Treeshark]

I should just keep all my return checks this year after the draws and buy a voucher

 

[Treeshark]

Not explicitly serving your interest does not mean something is "dead"

For sure, agreed. It’s dead because several of the pillars have been abandoned long ago.

NAM is like a Werther’s Original at this point. A nice memory of days gone by.

 

[rookieforever33]

Anybody on here talking about G+F being a business needs to remember, our government does not have a good history of running a business.
Also, our government should never be a business. Businesses make money, government works for the people.
If this is what the non-profit G+F department needs to run efficiently so be it. If you feel like you do not want to be a part of it, dont buy in.

 

[Treeshark]

I wonder if anyone on the commission has ever considered allowing for the purchase of multiple points per year.

Perhaps that would be the easiest way to achieve maximum revenue without having to change the overall structure of the draw system?

 

[idahohuntr]

Neither does the existing R/NR structure, and that is ok.

Parts of the NAM have been dead for a while now. We are in a new era of business conservation.

Thats my line of thought as well. For R's, I think the NAM tenets on equity/access to game are mostly being upheld...but that's far from the case for NRs, so let's rip the bandaid off. Highest bidder gets the NR tags...lot more money will come in...and not just from hunters.

 

[hunter49]

I wonder if anyone on the commission has ever considered allowing for the purchase of multiple points per year.

Perhaps that would be the easiest way to achieve maximum revenue without having to change the overall structure of the draw system?

Dude. Just stop

 

[Treeshark]

Dude. Just stop

Is there a downside to this plan from a WY resident perspective that I am missing? They would absolutely print, and it wouldn’t impact resident draw at all. Blue-collar hunters would still have the random draw, which would still be better odds than many other states.

This would make 90/10 a lot easier to achieve for DEA as well, now that I think about it.

 

[appaloosa]

“We need to be prepared to do more for our Game and Fish employees,” Commissioner Bill Mai said. “Costs have increased across the board - we have to be ready to cover that.”

I would like them to prove it. Lets see the projects and wage increases with ACTUAL math instead of just treating a public resource like a commodity and milking the non-residents for more money. Should be simple to explain since they knew that they "need to be ready" to cover those expenses.

They approve the department's budget every year during a public commission meeting. You can attend, or watch online and ask them to show you every expense down to the exact dollar.

 

[Sawtooth]

Parts of the NAM have been dead for a while now. We are in a new era of business conservation.

"Business Conservation" sounds like that should work out great. I give public lands about ten years with that model in place.

 

[Treeshark]

"Business Conservation" sounds like that should work out great. I give public lands about ten years with that model in place.

I hear you, man- don’t blame me, I’m not even the first person to use the “B” word in this thread. It is a reality though- conservation costs money.

 

[Buffs35]

Thats my line of thought as well. For R's, I think the NAM tenets on equity/access to game are mostly being upheld...but that's far from the case for NRs, so let's rip the bandaid off. Highest bidder gets the NR tags...lot more money will come in...and not just from hunters.

That already happens.

 

[Lost Arra]

The Wyoming legislature approved this increase in 2018. What took the WG&F commission so long to bump it up?

I don't play their point game but still hunt Wyo elk every year. At my age hunting is more important than antlers.

 

[fowladdict]

I hear you, man- don’t blame me, I’m not even the first person to use the “B” word in this thread. It is a reality though- conservation costs money.

I can't speak for the Big Kahuna, but I believe you are taking it out of context.

 

[Treeshark]

I can't speak for the Big Kahuna, but I believe you are taking it out of context.

Could be, I don’t claim to speak for anyone else.

Wyoming is maximizing their financial opportunity for allowing NR tags- this is indeed “good business.” I’m just exploring thoughts that would make it even better business.