UNSUCCESSFUL!! Man, that sucks.
I was told that I would have an entire week off this fall, not by my choosing - it would be Oct. 28th-Nov 4th. Not a bad week to have off - so my Dad and I put in for a MT deer combo tag in hopes of hunting whitetail on a friends ranch in SE MT, not too far from Devil's Tower. It is not a special permit draw, just a general tag. The success rate, according to the MTFWP employee, has been 100% for the last 5+ years, but it was NOT this year. I've been trying to talk Dad and a couple other friends into going back out there for the past few years, but there have always been other obligations. We finally make arrangements this year, and we strike out in the draw.
So now I'm looking at other options. I want to go out of state that week because if I stay here it will be wasted, for several reasons. I used to go to Indiana each year, but family that I stayed with has aged to the point where they can't accept guests. Now I am looking for some type of OTC tag hunting opportunity, but it has to be that week. I guess a closed door opens up the possibility of hunting somewhere new, but finding the right place can be a challenge.
Anyone else heard from your western hunt lottery draw results? Anyone have a good out of state OTC opportunity?
I was told that I would have an entire week off this fall, not by my choosing - it would be Oct. 28th-Nov 4th. Not a bad week to have off - so my Dad and I put in for a MT deer combo tag in hopes of hunting whitetail on a friends ranch in SE MT, not too far from Devil's Tower. It is not a special permit draw, just a general tag. The success rate, according to the MTFWP employee, has been 100% for the last 5+ years, but it was NOT this year. I've been trying to talk Dad and a couple other friends into going back out there for the past few years, but there have always been other obligations. We finally make arrangements this year, and we strike out in the draw.
So now I'm looking at other options. I want to go out of state that week because if I stay here it will be wasted, for several reasons. I used to go to Indiana each year, but family that I stayed with has aged to the point where they can't accept guests. Now I am looking for some type of OTC tag hunting opportunity, but it has to be that week. I guess a closed door opens up the possibility of hunting somewhere new, but finding the right place can be a challenge.
Anyone else heard from your western hunt lottery draw results? Anyone have a good out of state OTC opportunity?