ND Big 3 Drawing

[NDGuy]

ND drew for it's Moose and Elk tags today....


No dice.....

For those of you that don't know our tags here are OIL tags. Pretty brutal odds too but if you are successful you have a shot at some giant bulls. We had over 20k people applying for 400ish elk and moose tags. Still worth putting in for the chance of a $30 elk/moose tag but man those odds are brutal, and no preference points at all.

There is always next year right?

 

[CAH]

No tags for me!

 

[Horses Ghost]

my son and I also struck out. Bighorn drawing is next but that is 20,000 hoping for 3 tags, would be like winning the mega lottery

 

[nodakian]

None here either.

 

[strand]

Nothing here but it's always fun to play the game

 

[NDGuy]

Nothing here but it's always fun to play the game

Always hopeful and never expected! A guy I know drew bull moose!

I'm moving states down the road, can barely hunt big game in our own state nowadays besides archery deer. Takes 3 years to draw a whitetail rifle tag in farm country now.

 

[Scoot]

Sadly, I'm a MN resident now, so I can't apply for these. I did get lucky and drew a moose tag about ten years ago. Worked really hard to find a moose (needle in a haystack where I was at) and finally shot a big cow with my bow during the gun season (totally struck out during the archery season). I had at least a dozen people looking for me and I was out a ton, but it was tough sledding! I was thrilled I punched my tag though!!!

I always hoped I'd draw an elk or bighorn tag... Good luck to those waiting on a sheep tag.

 

[NDGuy]

Sadly, I'm a MN resident now, so I can't apply for these.

At least you got it done when you were here. I think my old man is finally throwing in the towel and is going to just put in for Cow moose next year. He just wants meat anyways.

 

[OFFHNTN]

Nadda for me..........again.

 

[dirtytough]

Nothing for the wife or I.

 

[rackcity24]

Nothing for me, but my mom got a cow elk tag for E2. It should be a fun hunt.

 

[archer109]

Nothing for my family either


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[Boxerboxer]

Young coworker just drew the elk tag for the unit right around TRNP his first year trying.

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[wind gypsy]

Have a few buddies who have drawn elk tags in the last decade, always sounded like a fun hunt. Maybe they could issue more opportunity if they didn’t give rifle tags in the rut though?

 

[slick]

Young coworker just drew the elk tag for the unit right around TRNP his first year trying.

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Heck ya! That’s something i would come back for and help a friend out immediately

 

[Boxerboxer]

Heck ya! That’s something i would come back for and help a friend out immediately

I'll be out there with my dad for mule deer when the season starts, most likely, but would definitely help pack one if schedule allows.

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[NDGuy]

Young coworker just drew the elk tag for the unit right around TRNP his first year trying.

Have a few buddies who have drawn elk tags in the last decade, always sounded like a fun hunt. Maybe they could issue more opportunity if they didn’t give rifle tags in the rut though?

One think I wish they could do is just somehow make it where older people or at least people that have applied for x amount of years had a higher chance. No offense to your coworker, but grinds my gears when someone in their first year trying gets one whereas my old man has been applying for 45 years and hasn't drawn.

I get it though, at least everyone has a level playing field but still stinks.

 

[Boxerboxer]

One think I wish they could do is just somehow make it where older people or at least people that have applied for x amount of years had a higher chance. No offense to your coworker, but grinds my gears when someone in their first year trying gets one whereas my old man has been applying for 45 years and hasn't drawn.

I get it though, at least everyone has a level playing field but still stinks.

I get the frustration for sure. I also like the idea that you're not forcing everyone into waiting til they're old and grey to draw. Good luck to your old man, at any rate.

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[NDGuy]

I get the frustration for sure. I also like the idea that you're not forcing everyone into waiting til they're old and grey to draw. Good luck to your old man, at any rate.

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Even if they didn’t do preference points, something like allocating based on age of applicants, or else possibly having a minimum age or number of residency years to apply.

 

[dirtytough]

At the end of the day it’s supply and demand. There aren’t enough tags for everyone to draw one. So if you make better odds for one person it makes it worse odds for someone else. A straight random draw is probably the most fair way to run a draw imo.

They could do like Idaho and only let you apply for one species? Deer and antelope, elk, sheep, or moose.