Wyoming Points, keep building or cut losses?

[HunterGatherer]

Cashing my points in next year and then boycotting Wyoming until they get rid of the outfitter welfare program

 

[RyanT26]

Cashing my points in next year and then boycotting Wyoming until they get rid of the outfitter welfare program

That’ll show them.

 

[bigv]

Im early into applying for goat points in wy. How do I buy points for my 20 yr old son? Do I just create an acct for him too and buy points for him or is there a way to link him to me?

 

[nphunter]

Im early into applying for goat points in wy. How do I buy points for my 20 yr old son? Do I just create an acct for him too and buy points for him or is there a way to link him to me?

You have to create an account and then when your buying there is an option to switch sportsman during checkout and you can add them all to the same cart. I think you just need his SSN to create the account.

 

[Rich M]

OP makes it sound like gonna go broke buying points. Isn't it like $100 for antelope, deer, and elk points??? I only get antelope points. Then you spend a couple grand going on the hunt. If you are worried about the point costs, it is time to get out of the game.

@bigv you can apply as a group. Otherwise it is diff accounts. At 20, he's not a youth.

 

[OXN939]

OP makes it sound like gonna go broke buying points.

$130 a year for deer, elk and antelope. Triple that if you get them all. So, conservatively, let's say 5 years to get a decent hunt on an appreciable amount of public. That's 700 bucks of points, plus the license fee- so you're close to or well over 2 grand by that point, depending on if you do regular or special.

For comparison, look at the opportunities on private you could get for that same money, without having to wait or deal with the uncertainty of draw systems.

Nonresidents getting into preference points systems post COVID tend to be very kind to the budgets of western game agencies, usually for very little in return.

 

[Kimber7man]

OP, I’m in a similar situation and here’s what I chose to do. Buy all three pref points for myself and one son. Then next year buy pref points for myself and my other son.
If you buy every other year you won’t lose the points you’ve accrued.
Never know if my son(s) will hunt, but if one of them chooses to do so, he’s golden.
Otherwise one day I’ll put one in a party application and boost my points.
Then do the same with the other.

 

[nphunter]

$130 a year for deer, elk and antelope. Triple that if you get them all. So, conservatively, let's say 5 years to get a decent hunt on an appreciable amount of public. That's 700 bucks of points, plus the license fee- so you're close to or well over 2 grand by that point, depending on if you do regular or special.

For comparison, look at the opportunities on private you could get for that same money, without having to wait or deal with the uncertainty of draw systems.

Nonresidents getting into preference points systems post COVID tend to be very kind to the budgets of western game agencies, usually for very little in return.

x3 if I take both boys. Makes for a pretty expensive trip or 3.

 

[nphunter]

OP, I’m in a similar situation and here’s what I chose to do. Buy all three pref points for myself and one son. Then next year buy pref points for myself and my other son.
If you buy every other year you won’t lose the points you’ve accrued.
Never know if my son(s) will hunt, but if one of them chooses to do so, he’s golden.
Otherwise one day I’ll put one in a party application and boost my points.
Then do the same with the other.

Kind of my thoughts as well. I went ahead and bought them all this year.

My boys like to hunt but with the 19yr old just starting in real life and a job he has no vacation to even hunt at home currently. My youngest is in fall sports and can’t go for the next two years and then off to collage for 8+ years to become a doctor.

I may end up just using their point or going on several trips over the years and using their points up slowly when they can go if ever.

 

[svivian]

Cashing my points in next year and then boycotting Wyoming until they get rid of the outfitter welfare program

 

[displacedtexan]

Cashing my points in next year and then boycotting Wyoming until they get rid of the outfitter welfare program

All the outfitters thank you.