Need Pauns Mgmt Tag Advice Pronto

MuskegMan

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UDWR just called me at work here in Alaska. Said I'm the next NR alternate for a Paunsaugunt tag. I put in with 7 points. This hunt is Nov 3 - Nov 7 after the Any Weapon Hunt. 3-points on one side is legal, so a 4x3 or 3x3 is what I can shoot.

I'm not real desperate for a hunt as I've already been Dall Sheep hunting and have a Sitka deer hunt starting Nov 10.

Should I jump on this tag? I've never shot a mule deer, but the chance of seeing some toads in the rut would be pretty cool, even with the points restriction.
 
I would enjoy my year hunting sitka and sheep and save my points for a year without much going on.

The management hunt will be awesome, but you can draw it again in a year or two.

Grizzly
 
Personally I would wait. You have already waited seven years what is a couple more going to do.

I just don't think i would want to wait seven years to kill a management buck. But idk your choice.
 
7 points gives you a good chance of getting it again soon. Wait. My dad has that tag this year. They called him up also. Except he lives on the Unit.

Dillon
 
You never know what tomorrow will bring, I say take the opprotunity and run. Hunting the Paunsaguant is something I promise you will not regret its awesome country with awesome deer. It would suck to one day be sitting there in some kind of misfortune and wished you would have taken the opprotunity of a lifetime but passed it up.
There are 3 things in life that do not go work togather very often. That is TIME, MONEY, and HEALTH. If you can do it then do it... Let us know what you decide. remember that Everyone dies but not everyone lives.
 
Okay, so I passed up the tag. Whomever is the next alternate is the lucky dog. I figured it was going to cost me $2,500 (air travel, car, tag fee, etc.) to come down and shoot a mgmt buck. 8 pts for next year baby.

I've still got 3 deer tags to fill here in Alaska.

This was tag #1 in August:

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