These are last year’s draw odds for the Wyoming general license. There are applicants with 11 points, 10 points, 9, 8, 7. Its always been that way. And like I said I’m pretty sure that once these guys light their points on fire they’re not buying anymore. I’m forever an optimist! If you want to kill bulls every year you gotta be!
Hmm??? I’m not sure if they are listed that way in the odds or not. Or are applicants listed there by the point average for all party members? Good point Brad and you’re probably right but either way these guys dumped their points and I’d bet money they’re not coming back. I like that. Don’t go away mad… just go away!
That's exactly what they represent and always have........"how many years one has been collecting those points". That has also always been used in determining how many more "years" it will take to draw the tag you want. It takes a little guesstimating as well, since we never know how many will "dump" their points for a lesser tag.
Actually the task force said general elk license will be spilt into regional general units and those regional units will have some type of caps on them and that the total cap of 7250 NR would go away potentially increasing overall NR license
I'm pretty worried my 13 points won't get the tag I'm after. Last year I dropped 9 antelope points on a "6 point unit" and ended up only having 10% odds!
The 7250 is not a cap currently its a minimum and wyoming all ready issues more then the 7250 nr elk license i think the regional elk area for nr is a good idea
Maybe…. Depending on where you hunt. That would make it similar to regional deer licenses. Look at the difference between region G and H right now. Some hunters would like it. Some probably wouldn’t.
I would really like to see nrs sanction Wyoming too...where is the petition I need to sign?Just the term “Task force” pisses me off. I talk to Gary Fralich the biologist in the area regularly. He said it’s no longer game management it’s people management. He doesn’t agree at all with the 90/10 split. The task force is based on nothing more than resentment for non resident hunters. Opportunities for residents in Wyoming are great. Never good enough though. Go hunt wilderness!
I hope they know how to balance a budget. But wait… they aren’t Wyoming Fish and Game so the Wy F&G budget doesn’t matter to them. My dream which will never happen is that for just one year 100% of non residents do not apply for any licenses or buy any points. I think the war in Ukraine calls it “sanctioning”. The results of that would be my pleasure to read about!
Looking at the draws over the years, I've seen this happen every year and kinda scratch my head wondering who'd burn 10-15 pts on a lowly 1-3 point unit. Perhaps they were building pts and eventually decided to hunt when Uncle Joey can draw or they just gave up and decided to burn the house in a familiar unit after realizing it's gonna be 20+ years to draw a "dream unit". Or maybe they really pay no attention to the numbers as I do know guys like that, that don't know how many points it takes. Who knows but if you look back thru years, you'll see it pretty regularly.
As if preference points that cost enough and guarantee nothing aren’t bad enough now you propose we all give states $100 a year for nothing? I’ll pass. It costs me that much every year for a deer point in Colorado with my small game license and habitat stamp but at least I know I can go hunting when I want. Quality of hunt not so guaranteed but I can hunt. A point system is better than this idea. Those who put their time and money in should have better odds. You might feel differently if you were an elk hunter in your 60s.
Yeah but once it happens you’ll see a large jump in the amount of pts to draw the general units as those holding out give up, think what he is saying is some may give up before that change happens and just take their 10pts to the generals.
Well when they take away half the tags and only 10 are available but 1000 with max pts are trying to draw it’s roughly the same thing and people will give up and go general.
