I've been putting in since 1990 and have gotten my license 3 times including this year. Got it back in 94, 2006 and this year.
My good friends father has been putting in since there was a draw system. Be it the old style or the computer one and has never been picked and he is in his late 70's. I'm certain he has never missed a year since his son is a die hard hunter.
Definitely something wrong with our system. Turns honest hunters into poachers or guys to find themselves a native buddy. I've heard the stories.
The only way I can see how this might be improved is to allocated more tags for some zones. I mean a substantial amount and have a better priority system. The problem is now we have so mnay guys in the highest priority pool or would be in the highest pool if they made more pools like Alberta that it would still take a very long time to get picked. They would swallow up all the tags and many in the highest pools still would not get picked for many years. To help it out we would have to get the non-hunters out of the draw.
Reduce the number of applicants, increase the number of tags and create say pools 0 through 10 for each zone. 10 being the highest. Only people in the highest pools (9 and 10) to get tags until the tags are all allocated for each zone for that given year. Then if any left over after the high pools get allocated would there be tags drawn for the mid level pools numbers 6, 7, 8,. People in the lower pools(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, would not get drawn until they climb up to the higher pools by entering the draw every year.
The problem I see, Is where does the government start??? There are no records on file going back further then 1994 where we have been putting in every year. So the guys that have put in way back will not get credit for all those years. The worst record on file for not getting picked would be someone waiting 16 years and there are many who have waited a hell of a lot longer.
