or rather one heck of a mess I have gotten my wife into, and she doesn't even know it yet.
Anyway, the story is pretty simple. Since Wyoming began their point system I have been buying myself and my wife points and sporadically applying for both of us, but always gaining points. She has always wanted to go on "one" really good elk hunt before she feels she is too old to go. I had planned on applying for unit 100 for her as success was high, terrain was mild and elk were plentiful, BUT, and here is where I messed up, last year I didn't apply for a hunt for her in January as she knew that due to obligations she couldn't hunt the fall of 2011, even if she were to draw, AND when points time came around in late summer,,,, yep, you guessed it, I forgot to apply, stupid, stupid, stupid, is all I can think. I really wanted a good elk hunt for her. As for myself I am thinking units 22, 24, 30, 31, 32, 100, or 111, not really pinned one down, but plan to stick with it until I finally draw, which I think I will draw one of the above in the next five years. But for her I felt like unit 100 was the ticket, due to the several reasons already mentioned.
Anyway, can anyone offer advice for what to do now, maybe what unit to check out. I have seen several questions like this in the past and generally try to avoid questions like this unless it is a last resort, and it seems this situation fits the bill. I mean I believe she could draw a unit 61 (2) with the special fee, but I have been told that the terrain is very rugged and it is in the grizzly zone and I don't believe either of us would be extremely comfortable there as a diy hunt.
I do know there are lots of units that can be drawn with less than max points but from experience there is usually a reason for this. And actually there may be no perfect answer to my dilema. Bottomline what I would like to find is an area with moderate to medium terrain with a good population of animals.Trophy quality isn't as important as hunt quality, but again I may be asking too much given the circumstances, but ANY help will be greatly appreciated. A PM would be great. Thanks to any help with my screw up.
Anyway, the story is pretty simple. Since Wyoming began their point system I have been buying myself and my wife points and sporadically applying for both of us, but always gaining points. She has always wanted to go on "one" really good elk hunt before she feels she is too old to go. I had planned on applying for unit 100 for her as success was high, terrain was mild and elk were plentiful, BUT, and here is where I messed up, last year I didn't apply for a hunt for her in January as she knew that due to obligations she couldn't hunt the fall of 2011, even if she were to draw, AND when points time came around in late summer,,,, yep, you guessed it, I forgot to apply, stupid, stupid, stupid, is all I can think. I really wanted a good elk hunt for her. As for myself I am thinking units 22, 24, 30, 31, 32, 100, or 111, not really pinned one down, but plan to stick with it until I finally draw, which I think I will draw one of the above in the next five years. But for her I felt like unit 100 was the ticket, due to the several reasons already mentioned.
Anyway, can anyone offer advice for what to do now, maybe what unit to check out. I have seen several questions like this in the past and generally try to avoid questions like this unless it is a last resort, and it seems this situation fits the bill. I mean I believe she could draw a unit 61 (2) with the special fee, but I have been told that the terrain is very rugged and it is in the grizzly zone and I don't believe either of us would be extremely comfortable there as a diy hunt.
I do know there are lots of units that can be drawn with less than max points but from experience there is usually a reason for this. And actually there may be no perfect answer to my dilema. Bottomline what I would like to find is an area with moderate to medium terrain with a good population of animals.Trophy quality isn't as important as hunt quality, but again I may be asking too much given the circumstances, but ANY help will be greatly appreciated. A PM would be great. Thanks to any help with my screw up.
