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Message: <blockquote data-quote="luvcatchingbass" data-source="post: 227493" data-attributes="member: 1979">So based off of 2016 there was approx.-72,000 applicants-48,500 licenses were available total-13,500 removed from total for gratis -35,000 successful lottery drawsIf the number of rifle licenses is determined by the deer population then the total number of allowed licenses will still be 72,000 and the 13,500 gratis tags that are taken away means another 13,500 other people will apply for lottery and very possibly there will also be more if their chosen units show to have more tag numbers than years prior. Can't really count any of the rifle/bow tag holders as a bow tag can be purchased at any point so 8,814 tags do not get thrown back into the mix. If going to a 1 tag system where population determines the total number of tags available where there is no gratis and a bow tag is no longer over the counter you possibly will now have more people entering the ring for rifle so the % odds decrease again in that situation or all bow hunters would need to have their OTC tags purchased by the end of day when lottery applications are in so that they can be equally used in the population equation which again will decrease the number of tags available which again decreases the successful rifle %.I think I made sense or maybe not, it's Monday and way too many scenario possibility so whatever.- - - Updated - - -this took way too long to type out in small spurts.</blockquote>