I whiffed on antelope, but drew deer
Likewise. I want to see those reports. Really shocked that I drew a deer tag, and I'm guessing that it was in the randomNo dice for me. My wife drew deer/pronghorn.
A resident that I've recently became aquianted with drew a good bull tag in the SE portion of the Red Desert. He has been putting in for it for 11 years. One of the overlapping units allows him to hunt until mid Dec. He said he will have 60 days to rifle hunt for a bull! Hopefully I can join him if he is still hunting late season, hunting herded up bulls could be fun/tough.
Point creep was insane for some of the units this year. Anxious to read odds report.
Draw odds are upLikewise. I want to see those reports. Really shocked that I drew a deer tag, and I'm guessing that it was in the random
In regular draw, the deer unit I put in for jumped 4 points and the loper unit I hunted last year jumped 3.5 points.Stats are posted for antelope now. EGADS!!! Point creep is more of an explosion now
This is first year of price increases for all special and elkIs this the first year of the significantly increased cost of the Special Draw Tags? Or the last year before the price goes up?
That could've had something to do with the big point creeps. We did the Special last year to avoid the price hike. The price increase could have pushed people from the special to the regular. But then again, any unsold special tags go into the regular draw. Who knows? Probably take a few draws to sort out what is "normal."This is first year of price increases for all special and elk
I'm sure that the price increases had a lot to do with it, and I was kind of expecting it. Some areas even went up on the special, though. One theory that I've heard is that many people are deciding to just go ahead and push all of their chips in, use their points to get drawn, and then get out of it… but we won't see if that is just wishful thinking for another couple of years.That could've had something to do with the big point creeps. We did the Special last year to avoid the price hike. The price increase could have pushed people from the special to the regular. But then again, any unsold special tags go into the regular draw. Who knows? Probably take a few draws to sort out what is "normal."
Good luck to those that drew. Kill a big 'un and post some pics!
Don't understand why WY is still issuing doe antelope tags with the shape the herd is in..I caint offer any help on 34 (or 50) but I would advise getting rolling on finding a spot to hunt. Check out those HMAs/etc and get in any applications that maybe required. I have learned that success in more difficult to access units is proportional to the effort.
We drew a few doe antelope tags to go with our elk. Unfortunately the elk season opens first
That's exactly what I did last year. After WGF & WOGA bent me over on 19 years worth of moose points in '22, I decided not to pay the game anymore & cashed in 6 for a general Bull tag. Good job I did too! I know several people who didn't draw general with 5! I did see 1 massive bodied 5x5 several times but never could put it together. I passed on 39 different cows......I'm sure that the price increases had a lot to do with it, and I was kind of expecting it. Some areas even went up on the special, though. One theory that I've heard is that many people are deciding to just go ahead and push all of their chips in, use their points to get drawn, and then get out of it… but we won't see if that is just wishful thinking for another couple of years.
Appreciate the well wishes. My son and I will have fun either way