SS,
That's kind've what I said--increased hunters results in decreased success rate.
The success rate of archery vs rifle is expressed in a percentage, so it does matter if 10 archery hunters kill 2 elk--the success is 20% If 50 rifle hunters kill 10 elk than the success rate is still 20%. But.....archery has a almost 30 day season while rifle has a 5-9 day season. Archers have more opportunity and there is also a ratio that can be used to determined success on per day hunted basis.
Yes, NR's tend to hunt longer and harder than the average resident and that often results in higher success rates for NR's.
And yes, statewide success rate is worth what it is. Hunt code success rate is more telling for a hunter. Although management is generally looking at it from a DAU perspective.
Your contributions are always good SS!
