There are probably a lot of reasons I-161 passed but Dink has highlighted a few. Certainly there is resentment against midwesterners who pay $5000 to hunt antelope. Most ranchers I know beg you to kill a few but if the rancher can get $5000 Gs the rules change. Now I know many neighbors of outfitted ranches that voted in favor of I-161 because they see the outfitter shooting only a select few bucks while they are getting over run with the does. How many does do the NR take? Then ask a Montanan how many cars they have totaled because of deer. Add some more resentment. For legality reasons the resident licenses should be raised by an equal %. That would be an extra $7 for an elk.
