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  1. Lukem

    Crazy Big Game Draw Stories

    In 1992 as a NR my dad drew WY sheep, WY moose and WY pronghorn in a high demand unit. Odds factored together were astronomical.
  2. Lukem

    Wyoming opener success!

    It was already harder to draw this year. We've hunted it for years and had drawn most of the time with no points and didn't draw with 1+ this year IIRC.
  3. Lukem

    Nebraska to limit NonRes Deer tags

    Yes, preference points are on sale during the draw period (closes today) and are available to NR. Purchasing points was an option that was added last year. The only draw units are Frenchman MDCA and Platte MDCA. Pine Ridge MDCA wasn't added to the draw list this year because there wasn't...
  4. Lukem

    Wyoming 90/10 task force!

    That's fine and I'm not trying to treat you like a kid. It's just that most people want to scream "it's not fair" and want to make changes that favor them (whatever side you land on). Not all people understand that there are specific reasons that NR are limited in some states but not nearly as...
  5. Lukem

    Wyoming 90/10 task force!

    It's apples and oranges. You can't compare a limited resource in a low population state to something that's nearly unlimited like WT in Wisconsin. Simply comparing deer hunters, Wyoming has less than 50,000 deer hunters that hunt the state and Wisconsin has 600,000. In WY NR make up 30% of...
  6. Lukem

    Wyoming 90/10 task force!

    You're generally free to go hike and enjoy those federal public lands all you want, it's not the state stopping you from accessing them. But when it comes to the wildlife, it's the state and the people of the state that have the say. Lands and wildlife are generally separate entities, unless...
  7. Lukem

    Wyoming 90/10 task force!

    State game agencies manage the species of the state under the public trust doctrine and do so for the people of that state. It's this way across the nation and a foundation of the North American Model.
  8. Lukem

    Wyoming 90/10 task force!

    Yeah it could. 1400 in line ahead of me and if that ends up being 20 permits per year.... I'm sure I'm younger than most ahead of me on the list. It was about 2000 ahead of me not that many years ago. I wish I'd have kept each of the reports for all the years to analyze the dropout rates.
  9. Lukem

    Wyoming 90/10 task force!

    Yeah, that wasn't directed at you, but a rhetorical question. Yes, the cut does impact my ability to draw, but I'm in the range that will draw, it'll just be a few more years down the road. I'm fine with waiting. Going to a lottery eliminates that guarantee.
  10. Lukem

    Wyoming 90/10 task force!

    Care to refund me for my 18 sheep points? I know the system is broken, but to penalize me that's played by the rules and participated since nearly the beginning, as well as "invested" in it, is unfair as well. Going to a $10 entry would make applications skyrocket.
  11. Lukem

    OTC Mule Deer

    Yeah, the interest in western hunting is changing the tag allocation landscape for sure. Thanks.
  12. Lukem

    OTC Mule Deer

    Trying to compile a little info and this group is as knowledgeable as any. How many states have OTC mule deer opportunities for nonresidents? I know Nebraska has for both archery and firearm. Any other states have firearm? Any for archery? I'll consider muzzleloader a firearm for my info...
  13. Lukem

    Mountain Bikes

    Components are a tricky thing. Pricier ones are generally quicker, quieter and lighter, but they aren't always more durable, there are tradeoffs on that broad spectrum. That and the high end ones always cost more to replace when they do break. Definitely don't go bargain basement, but top of...
  14. Lukem

    Colorado Senate Bill 21-150

    Oh I know...wildlife are owned by the people of the state and held in trust by the state agency. I'm just trying to figure out how someone that thinks wildlife on federal grounds are owned by all US citizens then approaches wildlife of private property.
  15. Lukem

    Colorado Senate Bill 21-150

    How do you handle wildlife on private lands then? Owned by the landowner? 36% of CO isn't a majority.
  16. Lukem

    Wyoming proposal to slash Non-resident hunters

    There might be some resident money, but a lot of it came from all of us on the Dry Piney Project...
  17. Lukem

    Wyoming proposal to slash Non-resident hunters

    Do you have a citation on the NGO funding that shows it's primarily from residents? Genuinely curious. I've been under the impression that most dollars from what you listed come from agency funded studies and that overpasses come from roads monies.
  18. Lukem

    Hip Replacement Full Recovery Time

    Not my experience here, but my father's. He had his hip replaced in Feb 2007 at age 55. Was told he'd be on crutches for 2 months min and a cane for likely 6 months. He put the crutches down after 28 days and was a full go in under 3 months. He's also a freak. He had his knee replaced last...
  19. Lukem

    What’s the hardest to kill?

    That's just overall entries. They probably have some of the public/private data in their system, but I'm not going to take the time to look that up. The B&C data shows that it's whitetails by a mile, add the public land aspect to it and they aren't on the same planet. MD and Elk are common...
  20. Lukem

    What’s the hardest to kill?

    Considering Boone and Crockett have had 365 mule deer, 70 elk and only 20 whitetails entered under your criteria (net) and that there are probably several times more WT killed per year than the other 2 species combined, the answer isn't even close.

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