Wrong re-read what I wrote. Allocation has Hunting licenses as part of the equation for a state to receive a certain amount of P&R funds.
Part of the allocation equation is States are awarded PR money based off Hunting licenses in reference to population and size. That is why you small populous states make you buy a HL to enter a draw, that you have zero Chance to draw. Of the $56.3 million that comes from WY license revenue, approximately 77% comes from nonresidents. Now how many of those NR never got a tag? How much would WY loose in PR allocation money if they didn’t maximize the Hunting license via requiring them to enter the draw? Those are legitimate questions that NR’s should know when applying.
“In addition to eligible uses and funding sources, Congress may consider amending Pittman- Robertson’s apportionment structure. Currently, states and territories are treated differently under the program;
states are apportioned funds based on area, population, and number of hunting licenses (see “State and Territory Apportionment” above), whereas territories are allocated funding based on a set percentage or percentage caps. For the Wildlife Restoration program, states receive a minimum of 0.5% of the program’s total apportionment, Puerto Rico receives not more than 0.5%, and each of the remaining four eligible territories receives not more than 0.17%.78 For both the Basic and Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety programs, states receive at least 1% of the total apportionments and territories receive 0.17% of the apportionments.
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