Yep, sgt217 said why.
Also, been dry the last several years doesn't help. And the Fish and Game gives out so many tags it seems - so many people moved to AZ and want tags. Quality went down.
Other than being in a 15-year drought (or theoretically longer) I vehemently disagree with the supposition of a predominate portion of the remainder of that post and especially the erroneous presumption that quality has decreased as a result of all that was mentioned within the post.
Number of big elk are down, too many elk being killed to promote better feed for cows, and the board with too many pro ranch people on it...Quality is down, but like I said, big bulls can still be found...
