30 years in the making...

[Wrench]

I feel your pain! (grin) 33 years in idaho & not a single elk tag drawn, basically all the same unit! I gave up 3 years ago & haven't applied since! (good thing I enjoy OTC)

ElkNut

I'm not too many moons behind you Paul. I'm getting to the phase where I may take up fishing by the end of this decade and just kill a buffalo.

I love to be in the elk woods in September.....but I enjoy killing them less every year.

 

[wapitibob]

Spends $25K on raffle tags perhaps?

No idea, just curious as he seems to hunt quite a bit.

 

[Rich M]

Yep. And we have a bonus point system, not preference points. Big difference. Most everyone, whether they know it or not, will ever draw an OIL or coveted quality tag. It's a lottery with very slim chances, even with tons of points.

We're even walking down that road in FL for local hunt tags. Crazy how the number of hunters exceeds the available tags by that much - and how they can come up with come convoluted way to "raffle" em off. If you got "in line" 30 years ago, you should be 30 years in front of the guy who applied this year.

But it isn't "fair" and the system has to be fair to everyone evenly, no matter how many years of points you have.

 

[Wrench]

To be fair, I get tags every year in Washington....but I have to hunt general seasons with everyone else. I have been guessing that I could draw a tag at some point to kill a bull in an area that has better opportunity.....but I am obviously wrong.


Kudos to Washington for getting the draw done in a few days. That is WAAAAAAAAAY better than years past.

 

[doc holiday13]

Pick a different unit. Follow me for more tips.

crazy talk

 

[Bachto]

How does Samong draw all time?

He doesn't? He hunts all OTC in Washington except for his dads rifle elk tag which I am sure took many points to get.

 

[Bachto]

I drew a blue mountain rifle elk tag this year with 18 points.

 

[wapitibob]

He doesn't? He hunts all OTC in Washington except for his dads rifle elk tag which I am sure took many points to get.

thank you, I didn't know

 

[Bachto]

thank you, I didn't know

Yeah here in Washington for deer there is still a lot of OTC opportunity. The Bull elk tags are what are stupid. to kill a bull elk on the east side of the state, minus a few northern units, it's all draw. Otherwise it's spike only. The west side of the state is OTC for elk but is 3 pt or better. So the bulls he killed in WA were OTC.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

One thing that is a problem is WDFW set in place a rule where you can turn in a tag for any reason (I can see for medical or death in the family, etc) and get your points back. Now, everybody applies for everything. Why not, right? Not sure if all those tags turned in go to other folks or they just are ignored. I wish they would do something similar to Idaho where you can't apply for every category.

 

[mtnbiker208]

the last time i drew anything in idaho was in 2004.