# of tags allowed for NONRESIDENTS 2004???

[Jdubs]

Pupster,

Yes, I have hunted Iowa. I do not think Iowa should increase the number of NR tags, but the incredible amount of exposure sites like this one give IA hunting will assist inevitable changes coming to IA hunting. This site is great but I would rather fly under the radar.
PA has nearly 1 million resident hunters in the woods the first day of firearms season. The problem in PA is within. Too many slob hunters who will not accept QDM in any shape or form.

 

[Pupster]

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Mossy,
I can't believe members on this site comment they do not want more NR's when all this site does is promote hunting in IA

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Maybe I misinterpreted your first post but this sounds like you want more NR tags. Did you have a good quality hunt here? Did you hunt Private or Public Land?

Another trend we're starting to see is NR buying up ground and then either leasing it out or tying it up. I also see this as a problem.

Pupster

 

[SCbowhunter1]

I rather come Iowa to hunt once ever two years on un-crowded public ground or some private property (if I'm lucky) rather than have the opportunity every year but only hunt over pressured public ground or pay several thousand $$ to hunt with an outfitter due to the increase number of other NRs.

The demand Iowa now has for a NR license is due to the way the herd and land access has been managed to this point, this is a direct function of the number of hunters (both residents and non-residents) if one is change it will have some type of impact on the other, IMO.

IMO, it's simple supply and demand, Iowa has a product (selling a privilege) they should charge according to the demand. Increase the price and demand will go down, find what number of licenses per cost will create the most revenue. My guess is fewer tags at a higher cost. Not good for us NR but that's the part of living in a free market. Iowa doesn't owe me or anyone else a discount, they deserve what the market is willing to pay.

In SC the wild game and fish is considered property of the state, therefore the residents have a right to hunt and fish. Non-residents have no rights to our state own game, we only sell them the privilege (a product) to hunt them thus the pay more. We now have over 18,000 NR and most of them lease land or hunt with outfitters. You either join a lease or hunt over pressured small acreage public land. We have no restrictions on the number of NR so the number of NR continue to rise and the number of resident hunters decline every year. I wish SC had the foresight Iowa did to limit the NR years ago.

Iowa is the Mecca of whitetail right now, it's because the way have managed for years, change for sake of instant revenues can be a downfall in the long run for both NR and residents.