[Byron]

Another way to ensure tags aren't drawn and wasted would be to have draws out earlier. Have results posted before the end of June. If licences aren't purchased by third week of July then all remaining non purchased licences go back into the barrel and people can reapply for a second round of draws out by the end of July.

This would do two things:

1) Force people to buy the tags if they truly intend to hunt, I understand it won't do anything about anti's drawings and buying tags, but if they are spending the money we can't control that anyways.

2) Would generate a second round of draw application revenue to assist with conservation ect without raising the application costs.

I have no issues with pre purchasing WC as its required anyways, but the whole raising the draw application is a tough one. Especially for a young family with kids who are just getting into hunting and want to start building priority. Keep applications affordable, limit it to Alberta residents for the draw codes, adopt Sask policies for non-resident draws for whitetail this will allow for out of province relatives to still hunt with family just doesn't need to be for our limited moose/elk/mule deer/ antelope tags. And allow for a second phase of draws for all drawn tags not purchased by a certain deadline. Even if only accounts for 5-10% of tags making it back into the second draw period that is still 5-10% opportunity to ensure tags aren't wasted and will help to continue to eat at the build up in priority and ensure tag/opportunities are utilized and help to meet conservation quotas/harvest numbers.