Hardest tag to draw in continental United States

[xnader]

What would you all consider the hardest/longest wait tag to draw on the continent?

 

[mlob1one]

This is a good question.

Desert sheep in Utah?

There may be tougher, but that one's damn near impossible.

Thule elk in California?

Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

 

[bluetick78]

Any tag I apply for.

 

[USMC-40]

Missouri Breaks Bighorn tag MT

 

[270quest]

Hells Canyon Sheep Tag - Idaho - Only one tag, usually 1/4-500 odds

 

[long hunter]

This year for me it was a Wyoming buck antelope tag.

 

[nettereo16]

I figure it's got to be a preference point system with 20+ pts you're getting into now with 0. You'll never catch up with point creep and you have statistically 0% chance to draw.

 

[cgasner1]

Missouri Breaks Bighorn tag MT

As a resident the draw odds for ram are actually pretty even across the state per go hunt it is a little harder but not anywhere near what I expected


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Beendare]

Probably a

 

[SteepNDeep*]

Is this resident or non res?

As far as resident, North Dakota's bighorn sheep saw 1:5,000 odds in 2021.

 

[sodaksooner]

Any tag I apply for.

yep, beat me to it! Oklahoma elk is on the list for me 24 bonus points and counting. There are guys out there with 40+. There are folks out there every year that draw with 0.

 

[Billy Goat]

0-1 point on a bull elk tag in Pa is 1/7896.


Curious what might be harder, tho there's many a tag that are ten times easier I'd rather get.

 

[fatlander]

0-1 point on a bull elk tag in Pa is 1/7896.


Curious what might be harder, tho there's many a tag that are ten times easier I'd rather get.

Yep, the hobby herd states just aren’t worth the squeeze. It’s cheap to apply but it’s absolutely a donation.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Justinjs]

Michigan elk, 260 tags, 44k applicants, fill your bull tag and done for life and only residents can get a tag.

 

[william schmaltz]

Is this resident or non res?

As far as resident, North Dakota's bighorn sheep saw 1:5,000 odds in 2021.

Non resident was essentially 1:20,000. Max one tag available in the same pool as residents. Random draw. Even for residents this tag has to be one of the hardest to draw at 5 tags for 20K applicants.

I've heard people claim 30+ years for ND Big 3 and for AK Bison. Both are random draw. I've never looked into how long these tags and draws have been available. Just passing on what I've heard people whine about.

 

[wildwilderness]

Michigan elk, 260 tags, 44k applicants, fill your bull tag and done for life and only residents can get a tag.

that's not that hard- works out to 1 tag per 170 applicants...

 

[HaydenLane]

Maybe not the hardest, but these numbers are discouraging. I wish they would increase the application fee by a factor of 10.

 

[Antares]

Where does NM on-range oryx rank?

 

[Rob5589]

Jack-a-lope. I can't even find a state to apply in.

 

[BuzzH]

What would you all consider the hardest/longest wait tag to draw on the continent?

The tags you don't apply for...