The internet has made the world a smaller place. Easy to access things, including hunting tags. Imagine applying with a form in an envelope. Also, the adventures are shared on platforms like YouTube. No secret what awaits the hunter on the other side of the country.

I waited 50 years to go Elk hunting and my biggest regret is not going sooner. It will only get more expensive and harder to get tags.

Faith and love of others knows no mileage nor bounds. That's simply the way it is.
dogzapper

After the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box.
Italian Proverb