non guided non residents with way over 10% deer tags

[fatfootdoc]

Have you guys looked at the deer drawing odd reports for 07-08? In many of the units the non guided non residents are getting way more than their allocated 10%!! In one unit, more nonresidents got tags than residents!! What is up with that? Granted, in some units there were more non residents that put in, but even NM residents who applied with their 2nd choice should have been drawn before non residents until the quota of 78% of residents had been met. Keep in mind this is non guided non residents!! not guided, they should only get 10% of the tags!! I am going to try to contact our newly reappointed commissioner Dutch Salmon to get his thoughts, but as the guy thinks wolves are good for NM and that we need to reintroduce River otters to eat our newly reestablished Gila trout population, I will get about as far as I usually do(have you guys seen The Jerk where Navin leaves the family home only to stand on the road in front of the house all day long?? that is similiar to my experience with Mr. Salmon!) which is absolutely nowhere. I have thought about taking the George Taulman tract and finding a lawyer in NM who likes to hunt and fish to look into it. It would be different if the commision would at least listen to us, but not once has dutch salmon ever taken the time to return a phone call or email me back! Anyway , the situation sucks for the NM residents and they need to fix it so it is done right!! AG

[hunter4life]

I believe the way it works is that if fewer residents apply than there are tags available, then the remaining tags will go to nonresidents even if they are already at the 10% cap. You might want to make sure if this is what happened before complaining to the commissioner. What hunt unit/code in particular were you looking at?

[jim]

Those resident numbers showing second choice had probally already drawn their first choice. Those reports list all the choices that people make it doesn't break down the actual draw.

[fatfootdoc]

I hope that is what is happening, but I have some friends who put in for some of those hunts and they did not get drawn for them. That is my issue with it. Like I said before, the non resident app's should be done after the 78% cap has been met for residents regardless of it being the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd choice for them. I emailed the dept of game and fish to see what they say about it. AG

[Hooked_on_Coues]

doc,

 

i actually followed up on the same issue. As near as I could tell it is all copasetic. Undersubscribed by residents in those units.

[fatfootdoc]

Well I still have not heard from game and fish yet, maybe I need to email them again, of course it probably doesn't help that I referred to them as booger eatin morons and dumber than a box of hammers actually I did not and i really don't expect the courtesy of a reply from them. ag

[jamaro]

I talked to Dutch about this last night and he said it was probably because they were undersubscribed by residents... He and I had an interesting conversation at the GAIN meeting... but more on that later....

 

J