First off, cut back on the cow and calf moose and doe tags. The tough winters,wolves, and ticks have hammered the herds in the Peace and the tag numbers haven't changed. A crew cab full of guys with two tags each can wipe out an entire herd of mule deer does.
By going to six point elk zones, you create a gene pool full of mature 5 point elk. I don't think any one wants that.
Put the non resident tags on draw. That way the tags numbers can be controlled relative to what the game populations are. Now the guides get their tags regardless of where the game populations are at and the resident hunters get what's left over.
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