Wyoming Elk General Tag vs LQ Tag

[wapitibob]

Absolutely not what I am saying. I did not even say it was the cheapest route. I said if your time has value "which it does" 10-15 years of $100 a year you may be better off with a landowner tag right now. There is more to my statement you did not quote. Please do not imply that any of the words I wrote imply poaching. That is not what I wrote.

A LO tag for a Cow costs $1200 in NM, I can draw a WY Cow every year for $700.

 

[willy]

I'm a little late to the party as I haven't been on here for a while. This advice is for the next draw as it can't apply now. No pun intended.

If one has the points and the health, apply and figure out how to get there and hunt. One might might not be able to hunt when one is planning to finally use their points in the future.

Good luck next year.

 

[rookieforever33]

That is more in line with what I do. More like every other year as many cow tags need a point now also. My point is about comments talking about having $1000-$1500 in preference points, maybe more, plus years waiting, to buy 1 tag for $700-$1100. Then starting over again. If I were in that position I would consider keeping that money in my account, then either have it cover a big chunk of a tag, or a vacation with my wife, or a down payment on a car, or massive medical bills from something unexpected. If others want to buy points forever, go ahead. If you want to buy a landowner tag, go ahead. But be aware of what you are getting into, and be ready for the rules to change.
Or move there.

 

[Tyson911]

My dumb take on the growing numbers of applicants and point buyers is that although hunting is becoming less popular across the board, the hunters that are still around have more intel and data due to the internet and tools like go hunt - combined with piles of youtebers and influencers that stoke their passion- resulting in more confident and passionate hunters applying in more western states than ever before, ready to tackle the nastiest backcountry elk… whereas 10 years ago they didn’t have the tools to learn about those units or see all the influencers making nasty backcountry Wyoming elk hunts cool

Also - the amount of money people have to throw at their hunting hobby is wild… I feel like the amount of money the average hunter is willing to spend on a hunt is double or triple what it was 10 years ago

 

[cnelk]

“I feel like the amount of money the average hunter is willing to spend on a hunt is double or triple what it was 10 years ago”

Take a guess why that is.

Hint - Youtube - IG

 

[Grizzly550]

My dumb take on the growing numbers of applicants and point buyers is that although hunting is becoming less popular across the board, the hunters that are still around have more intel and data due to the internet and tools like go hunt - combined with piles of youtebers and influencers that stoke their passion- resulting in more confident and passionate hunters applying in more western states than ever before, ready to tackle the nastiest backcountry elk… whereas 10 years ago they didn’t have the tools to learn about those units or see all the influencers making nasty backcountry Wyoming elk hunts cool

Also - the amount of money people have to throw at their hunting hobby is wild… I feel like the amount of money the average hunter is willing to spend on a hunt is double or triple what it was 10 years ago

You nailed it. The internet and its easy ability to find out about anything is creating a focus point in certain areas because of widely available information. There are still some hidden gems that no one is talking about, but those areas or hunts will soon be broadcast over the internet and found out. The frustrating part to me is some "hunters" show up after reading something on the internet or watching an "influencer" and have no clue what they are doing. They wander seemingly aimlessly busting everything in the countryside out. My only option is to continue to outwork them and hope for the best.

The money issue is across all hobbies. Look at the price of boats or going skiing. It has gotten really out of hand. I grew up hunting whitetails where our biggest investment was a $300 gun. Our clothes were nothing special and we had limited optics. I remember my first "good" jacket being less than $50 along with my new Tasco binoculars which came after many years of hunting. The problem is, with the cost of things, if you have invested thousands or tens of thousands in equipment you are going to make sure you use it whether you know how to or not. Materials over skills is a serious issue.

 

[Laramie]

I'm a little late to the party as I haven't been on here for a while. This advice is for the next draw as it can't apply now. No pun intended.

If one has the points and the health, apply and figure out how to get there and hunt. One might might not be able to hunt when one is planning to finally use their points in the future.

Good luck next year.

That isn't true at all. Anyone who has an application is can withdraw or change their application to a different draw. For example, if someone has applied for a general tag, they can modify that application to a LQ area that they desire to draw. Assuming they don't have the preference points for that area, they will still end up in the random draw for that area.

 

[Caseknife]

You nailed it. The internet and its easy ability to find out about anything is creating a focus point in certain areas because of widely available information. There are still some hidden gems that no one is talking about, but those areas or hunts will soon be broadcast over the internet and found out. The frustrating part to me is some "hunters" show up after reading something on the internet or watching an "influencer" and have no clue what they are doing. They wander seemingly aimlessly busting everything in the countryside out. My only option is to continue to outwork them and hope for the best.

The money issue is across all hobbies. Look at the price of boats or going skiing. It has gotten really out of hand. I grew up hunting whitetails where our biggest investment was a $300 gun. Our clothes were nothing special and we had limited optics. I remember my first "good" jacket being less than $50 along with my new Tasco binoculars which came after many years of hunting. The problem is, with the cost of things, if you have invested thousands or tens of thousands in equipment you are going to make sure you use it whether you know how to or not. Materials over skills is a serious issue.

In a nutshell

 

[S.Clancy]

“I feel like the amount of money the average hunter is willing to spend on a hunt is double or triple what it was 10 years ago”

Take a guess why that is.

Hint - Youtube - IG

I think it is part that and part the mass of Boomers is hitting the age where they are willing to spend tons of money on experiences because it won't be much longer and they won't have the health to do them.