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<blockquote data-quote="Traxion" data-source="post: 100865" data-attributes="member: 983"><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">I just don't think that you guys give out enough tags to have a preference system. The first few years would be the best but after that point creep would increase and the odds would be just as bad. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 10px">Think of point creep like this- You get in line to get a tag, they give the tag to the next in line. They give out 5 tags a year but 10 people get in line every year. So each new person in line has to wait longer and longer to get their tag. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 10px">Some tags out in the western states took 13 points to get 10 years ago. Now they take 19 points. If the rate keeps up, you're talking 31 points 20 years from now. The tags become nearly impossible. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 10px">Even in SD creep is becoming a problem. When I started applying for archery elk 10 years ago most guys were getting tags with 5 points. I drew with 10 points 10 years later and was lucky. By the time I am able to apply again it will probably be 20 points. Add that to the 10 year wait between applying again and I am 30 years from getting a tag. Somewhat depressing........</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 10px">Once in a lifetime sucks but the chances are equal at least. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Traxion, post: 100865, member: 983"] [SIZE=2][FONT=arial]I just don't think that you guys give out enough tags to have a preference system. The first few years would be the best but after that point creep would increase and the odds would be just as bad. [/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=3][FONT=arial][SIZE=2] [SIZE=2]Think of point creep like this- You get in line to get a tag, they give the tag to the next in line. They give out 5 tags a year but 10 people get in line every year. So each new person in line has to wait longer and longer to get their tag. Some tags out in the western states took 13 points to get 10 years ago. Now they take 19 points. If the rate keeps up, you're talking 31 points 20 years from now. The tags become nearly impossible. Even in SD creep is becoming a problem. When I started applying for archery elk 10 years ago most guys were getting tags with 5 points. I drew with 10 points 10 years later and was lucky. By the time I am able to apply again it will probably be 20 points. Add that to the 10 year wait between applying again and I am 30 years from getting a tag. Somewhat depressing........ Once in a lifetime sucks but the chances are equal at least. [/SIZE] [/SIZE] [/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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