Myths and Inaccuracies related to quota hunts

QuotaLady

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1) If you miss putting in one year, your priority points are not affected. You won't gain that year, but you won't lose any either.
2) One quota hunt doesn't affect the other. If you are drawn for a Spring Turkey hunt, it will have not affect on your priority status or bearing on whether or not you will be drawn for a WMA hunt.
3) Your priority is YOURS, the only time party priority is considered is during the drawing. If you are in a party with 3 folks and you have 4 points, and your buddies only have 3, you are going into the drawing in the 3 point priority category. However, if your application is unsuccessful, you will gain one point for a total of 5 and your buddies will each gain one point for a total of 4 each.
4) Regardless of the mistake made on an application, my office can correct it...UNTIL the deadline passes! You can review your application on the website, look for the link "Check Your Quota Hunt Application Status & Permit Availability".
5) There is NO priority point system for the Elk quota hunt.
6) My quota hunt program does not have a "buy a point". It never has.
7) Number of drawings and number of hunt choices are two completely different things. You may choose 1 drawing and enter up to 15 hunt choices on your application. You may also choose 2 drawings and enter only 2 hunt choices.
8) Each individual MUST submit an application. If you are hunting in a party, the first one in your party will "create a new party" and therefore be the party leader. The party leader chooses the number of drawings and the hunt choices and whether or not to allow lower priority members to join the party. The ONLY way for someone to join the party is to submit an application, choose "join an existing party" and input the 6 digit party number into the box that comes up. The party number links the leader with the member so that if the leader is drawn, all the members are drawn.
9) Your application is NOT complete and I have NO record of it, until you get a TAN or Temporary Authorization Number. When applications are accepted into the quota hunt system, it sends the TAN back to notify the user that their application is complete and in the system.
10)You will get a new party number every year. They do not carry over from one year to another.
11) You DO NOT have to apply with the same folks every year. You can apply alone one year, in a party of 10 the next and a party of 5 the year after that. It will not affect your priority status. The exception being if you allow lower priority members to join your party.
 
I didn't know the elk hunt had no priority points, thanks for the info. So everybody in the state who puts in has the same chance to draw an elk tag?
 
catman529 said:
I didn't know the elk hunt had no priority points, thanks for the info. So everybody in the state who puts in has the same chance to draw an elk tag?

Yes, Catman, that is correct.
 

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