With my nearly flawless record of failed draws and point accumulation, I was thinking today. Yes, when you manage to draw a special tag they can be great hunts. But I have had equally great hunts with OTC tags. The thing is that the tags that take 20 years to draw are actually not much fun in my opinion, they are stressful. You have so much riding on the tag, you will never hunt the unit or species again. You are all in trying to make the most out of this "special" tag.
On the other hand. You buy a tag, call a friend and take off for a couple of days. Stumble into some game with no expectations and end up having a great time.
So what is your favorite OTC hunt? I'm not asking the state, unit, and weapon. Just quite simply what is it?
For me it is a toss-up, here are a few.
We used to be able to hunt black bears in AK every year as NR, That was a lot of fun, there is something about starting and working your own bait that is cool.
AZ archery deer tags are great also
Finally A zone blacktails in CA, I have many fond memories of those hunts. Trouble is access to private land.
On the other hand. You buy a tag, call a friend and take off for a couple of days. Stumble into some game with no expectations and end up having a great time.
So what is your favorite OTC hunt? I'm not asking the state, unit, and weapon. Just quite simply what is it?
For me it is a toss-up, here are a few.
We used to be able to hunt black bears in AK every year as NR, That was a lot of fun, there is something about starting and working your own bait that is cool.
AZ archery deer tags are great also
Finally A zone blacktails in CA, I have many fond memories of those hunts. Trouble is access to private land.