Wildlifer
Old Mossy Horns
Just fly out, we’ll take my truck.I’m debating on what I’m going to do.
These gas prices got me rethinking driving 4000 miles round trip!!
I’m in for Iowa deer now.
Just fly out, we’ll take my truck.I’m debating on what I’m going to do.
These gas prices got me rethinking driving 4000 miles round trip!!
I’m in for Iowa deer now.
Same thing happened to me year before last on Montana elk tag.The draw odds report came out.
18 out of 20 drew out at 5 pts .
I’m gonna find the other guy who didn’t draw and we can drown our sorrows together!!
Don’t tempt me. I’ve got enough airline miles to fly to Denver and back for free.Just fly out, we’ll take my truck.
I’d like to take my pup out there and chase birds when we are deer hunting. But I know she won’t like me leaving her while we are out chasing deer.drew antelope tag for area 61-1, will chase antelope and Sage Grouse with the drahthaars
drew mule deer tag - Area K (landowner deal - swapped pooling points for access to primo private land)
and then already have my Area 007-1 elk tag, gonna hunt private there as well (paying for that one)
looks like from 20 Sept to 7 Nov (ish) i am in Wyoming chasing game except for a week break to help run a dog hunt test here in NC,,,
I’d like to take my pup out there and chase birds when we are deer hunting. But I know she won’t like me leaving her while we are out chasing deer.
Our antelope units border each other...drew antelope tag for area 61-1, will chase antelope and Sage Grouse with the drahthaars
drew mule deer tag - Area K (landowner deal - swapped pooling points for access to primo private land)
and then already have my Area 007-1 elk tag, gonna hunt private there as well (paying for that one)
looks like from 20 Sept to 7 Nov (ish) i am in Wyoming chasing game except for a week break to help run a dog hunt test here in NC,,,
Now that’s what I call living the dream!!drew antelope tag for area 61-1, will chase antelope and Sage Grouse with the drahthaars
drew mule deer tag - Area K (landowner deal - swapped pooling points for access to primo private land)
and then already have my Area 007-1 elk tag, gonna hunt private there as well (paying for that one)
looks like from 20 Sept to 7 Nov (ish) i am in Wyoming chasing game except for a week break to help run a dog hunt test here in NC,,,
One major reason archery hunts are getting hard to draw is people have figured out they can archery hunt 2 or 3 times in the span it takes to draw a rifle tag. People just want to hunt.My crowd put in for points only in all of our regular states in anticipation of drawing in a 0 pt unit in Colorada. Well, we did not draw with 1 point. It appears applicants for that unit blew up last year thus screwing up the draw odds. We booked with the outfitter last year with hopes of hunting his area this year. The outfitter is screwed as only 20% of his booked clients drew the elk tag. I'm glad we paid our deposit last year because we had first refusal for his area in the adjoining OTC unit. It's amazing how popular archery elk hunting has become. Our favorite unit in MT was so crowded last year we have decided to not go back. The draw odds in AZ, NM and WY have gone to crap for nonresidents due mainly to how those states "subsidize" outfitters. In addition, more regulation is on the way to reduce nonresident tags in WY and give them to the outfitter pool.
I've been in some draws now for 20 years and will likely never be in the max points pool. Will have to draw in the random to ever get a chance. Obviously it can be done , but it's a long shot.
I'm hoping for you too...I have 20 (21 going into 2023) sheep points in Wyoming,,, right at the "front" of the point bubble,,, got my fingers crossed than folks ahead of me bail due to inflation etc,,,
one can hope anyhow,,,
I'm hoping for you too...
No kidding. I did the math for the fuel on the antelope hunt and at Shaggy's pricing, it's going to be roughly $2500 for a week of hunting and travel. That is some serious cash....I think we are going to see this bubble burst in the next 3-5 years. Lots of people dumping points. They are either aging out or realize they will never draw that top tier unit so they are dumping on lesser tags to get to hunt. Just look at the Colorado draw recap. Quite a few people in the 6-12 pt range applied for tags that historically take 1-4 pts.
Also, applications are down across the west this year. The COVID boom was a real thing. Rising gas prices and slowing economy is making people pump the brakes a little.
I put in for AZ Rocky... I'm hoping to continue my good fortune. LOLI've taken wild swings at all states this year for sheep,,, only one left is AZ and I haven't seen you this year so your luck couldn't have rubbed off on me!!
No kidding. I did the math for the fuel on the antelope hunt and at Shaggy's pricing, it's going to be roughly $2500 for a week of hunting and travel. That is some serious cash....
Trumps gas price would be roughly $1250 or less. Build back better they say.... Bull
I hope so. The crowd we saw out there last year made me not want to go back to an otc unit.I think we are going to see this bubble burst in the next 3-5 years. Lots of people dumping points. They are either aging out or realize they will never draw that top tier unit so they are dumping on lesser tags to get to hunt. Just look at the Colorado draw recap. Quite a few people in the 6-12 pt range applied for tags that historically take 1-4 pts.
Also, applications are down across the west this year. The COVID boom was a real thing. Rising gas prices and slowing economy is making people pump the brakes a little.
You can do group draws.Let down once again. Got denied on a late season Iowa ML tag. It should have taken two points to draw and I had the points. My buddy that was going with me got drawn with the same number of points that I had. I guess he will ride by himself come January….guess I’ll just stay in NC.
Drew a late muzzleloader tag in Iowa.
Finally, a draw went my way!!
My wife manages some branches out there and I got permission to hunt a small farm (115 acres). It’s located 5 minutes from 3 WMAs so it gives me plenty of options.
Area 7 will cost ya BUT it will pay offdrew antelope tag for area 61-1, will chase antelope and Sage Grouse with the drahthaars
drew mule deer tag - Area K (landowner deal - swapped pooling points for access to primo private land)
and then already have my Area 007-1 elk tag, gonna hunt private there as well (paying for that one)
looks like from 20 Sept to 7 Nov (ish) i am in Wyoming chasing game except for a week break to help run a dog hunt test here in NC,,,