What's your "didn't draw" backup plan?

[Fetty Wapiti]

As a Wyoming resident, drawing tags has become so difficult that plan A is a general hunt and plan B is hoping to draw a decent tag. I have never had the opportunity to explore plan B and don't expect to ever have that opportunity. The good news is that most of our neighboring states have good draw systems in place to allow a top tier hunt every few years. Thanks to Colorado, Montana, and Nebraska I have had some incredible opportunities! After the better part of a lifetime here I am starting to question why it is worth living in a state with a high cost of living and a terrible job market, when you can't hunt where you live.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

As a Wyoming resident, drawing tags has become so difficult that plan A is a general hunt and plan B is hoping to draw a decent tag. I have never had the opportunity to explore plan B and don't expect to ever have that opportunity. The good news is that most of our neighboring states have good draw systems in place to allow a top tier hunt every few years. Thanks to Colorado, Montana, and Nebraska I have had some incredible opportunities! After the better part of a lifetime here I am starting to question why it is worth living in a state with a high cost of living and a terrible job market, when you can't hunt where you live.

Are you joking? You’re general tags are higher quality hunts than most of the draw tags in CO/ID/MT combined

 

[Fetty Wapiti]

Are you joking? You’re general tags are higher quality hunts than most of the draw tags in CO/ID/MT combined

I wish I was joking!

 

[HuntHarder]

Poverty draw MD tag in Montana. Probably swing over to ND for a bow whitetail and maybe a few dux n geese.

 

[TheGrayRider]

Alaska dall sheep hunt (Brooks Range) in 38 days, 5 hours, and 10 minutes - 2nd attempt for a dall ram as we bumped a legal ram back in August 2020.

I signed this hunt contract in January 2022 so I have waited 5 years to return to hunt dall sheep in Alaska again. Demand is certainly outweighing supply.

Luckily, in the interim, I drew a nonresident Arizona desert bighorn sheep tag in 2022 (13 points) in the Kofa’s and was permanently kicked out of the “<1 Club.” I am forever blessed, grateful, and thankful for that opportunity and experience.

Don’t get bit by the sheep bug! It’ll cost you. Good luck and happy hunting to all, TheGrayRider a/k/a Tom.

 

[Scottyboy]

Backup plan is Alabama whitetail for a nice winter break, hopefully some day a pig down there too.

 

[jtevanMT]

My plan A is always OTC elk and deer and adjust based on draw. I drew an archery antelope tag and an Elk B (second tag) that I can also use during December late season muzzleloader. Thus, I will start on Aug 15 with archery antelope and hunt until December 22 or the freezer is full. Mostly long weekend hunts with a full week vacation for each archery elk and late season elk/deer.

 

[bbrown]

As a Wyoming resident, drawing tags has become so difficult that plan A is a general hunt and plan B is hoping to draw a decent tag. I have never had the opportunity to explore plan B and don't expect to ever have that opportunity. The good news is that most of our neighboring states have good draw systems in place to allow a top tier hunt every few years. Thanks to Colorado, Montana, and Nebraska I have had some incredible opportunities! After the better part of a lifetime here I am starting to question why it is worth living in a state with a high cost of living and a terrible job market, when you can't hunt where you live.

Ha! You should definitely move to Colorado for all those “great” tags, “affordable” housing and “high paying” jobs. At least the wilderness is open for all to access here!