OTC plains/river bottom opportunity

[scottprice]

I’d love to hunt plains terrain for whitetail since I have never hunted anything remotely like that. Hilly Plains with Timber River bottoms… what states have over the counter opportunities like that? And what is non-resident license fees?

I figure Dakotas, Nebraska, eastern Colorado…

 

[WCB]

Dakotas are 100% draw, Nebraska yes OTC for the most part though they are capped, Colorado I believe very limit and VERY LITTLE public land.

 

[scottprice]

Dakotas are 100% draw, Nebraska yes OTC for the most part though they are capped, Colorado I believe very limit and VERY LITTLE public land.

I thought Dakotas were only draw for firearms?

 

[spur60]

I thought Dakotas were only draw for firearms?

Non resident archery rules have changed in recent years. There are now 2200 statewide non resident public/private "any buck" archery licenses available via lottery. Private land only "any buck" licenses are OTC.

 

[SuperDUECE22]

North Dakota Archery Whitetail are OTC and like $350 plus $25 in fees & certs

 

[LongWayAround]

Eastern Colorado is limited. It takes a few points. Public land is mostly concentrated to a couple of river corridors. There is a good amount of walk-in away from the rivers, but it varies whether it is open for big game and will mostly be a different tag/unit.

Montana is probably worth looking into.

 

[fulldraw1972]

If your hunting Nebraska, archery tags are draw and have been for a few years now. They are capped at 3,000 tags.
Nebraska is in the top 5 for least amount of public land as well.
SD archery tags are draw and limited for non residents. To top it off you can’t hunt public land till October 1st.
ND is otc but make sure you plan ahead. All tags are mailed out. ND also implemented that nonresidents can not hunt public for the first 9 1/2 days of archery season.