I just did a trip from Salt Lake to Reno Nv. and back and was stunned by the amount of vehicles pulling ATV trailers and sporting racks in the back with California liscence plates. They came in droves, for miles! During the first 200 miles from reno they outnumbered the Nevada vehicles 10-1!!

I cant wrong anyone for having a desire to hunt, but this display made it quite apparent to me that obtaining a non-resident huinting liscence cant be all that difficult.

It also occured to me that if any state is being unfair in reguards to non resident hunting privledges that it is California. They should be made to import as many hunters as they export.

I'm guessing none of the bars, party stores, resturants, and motels in Utah are complaining much.

Jeff

Back in the days I used to drive commercially, we had a run across Montana into ND. To stay awake, we'd count MN vehicles with antlers visible, somewhere. The right time of the year, there'd be a couple of hundred of them. Cars, trucks, trailers, SUV's, they'd be sticking up from the strangest places... LOL! Dutch.

Wstrnhuntr
You might have a good idea there. Calif. could offer a special season, with low license fee, on Liberals. No closed season and No bag limit.

As a Republican in CA, I am ok with that, let's include Minn, New Yorkers, South Dakotans, etc, and clean house.

It appears that the vast majority of these out of State guys are NOT hunting at all. Hell out here in Montana most of them just drive the backroads looking for their game. I couldn't imagine spending the money for an non resident tag and then spending your "hunt" in a pickup truck.
FN in MT

I was recently sentenced to living in Kalifornia, after living my entire life in Utah. Wstrnhuntr, thank your lucky stars that you live in a state with so much hunting oportunity. I visited my home stomping ground last week for some Deer and Duck hunting. It felt so good to see the Bucks being so proudly displayed in the backs of vehicles. Duck hunting, where I now live, is all but nonexistant. I never realized what I left until last week.

I lived awhile in Logan, had a good time there although the hunting is not what it once was. I hope to sample the duck hunting at Lake Perris this year, otherwise burn up I-15 on the way to greener pastures when I get a week off.