Why no elk tag

overton

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I thought I would get expert opinions from MM members on this one.
I applied for elk tags in 9 western states this season. I had points for many of those states. Even put in for cow as a second choice in some states that should have been almost a automatic draw and yet not a single tag.
No bull tag can be understood but not even a cow tag. Last year it was the same.
Run of bad luck or ?


Ransom
 
Yep, a run of bad carma... and maybe doing 2 things wrong...

1. You need to call Idaho F&G in Dec and get you a elk tag, they are first come first serve...and hunt every year.

2. You should take up archery...get a OTC elk tag in Colorado and hunt every year..

so there were 2 elk tags you missed out on.

Everyone that I have heard of that had 1 point in Wy drew out this year, so you must be one of those that have 2 points for 2008. I would start making plans now for which unit you want, with 2 points you are a shoe in.
 
>Everyone that I have heard of
>that had 1 point in
>Wy drew out this year,
>so you must be one
>of those that have 2
>points for 2008. I would
>start making plans now for
>which unit you want, with
>2 points you are a
>shoe in.[b/]

Not necessarily. Some units had 5% or less draw odds. Still could theoretically take 20 years to draw those tags with a little bit of bad luck.
 
Yukondall..

Regular money for a general tag, you choose which region you want to hunt. They go on sale in Dec for Idaho, first come first serve...
 
I hear your pain. My wife laughes at me every time a draw is out and I say I have not drawn. In 8 years I have drawn 2 tags, one had 40% odds (elk NM) and one was CO elk I was sure to draw with the points I had.

I apply for 20-30 tags per year. Now some are sheep with 1% or worse odds, no surprise I do not draw. However I have missed elk tags with odds of 25%-60% at least a half dozen times. Most tags are bow, or muzzleoader for elk, almost no rifle apps

Here is my record of missed tags:
WY
sheep, randow draw 5 times
Mnt goat 2
elk 8 (special price)
moose random draw 3
deer 4

NM
elk 7
sheep 7
ibex 5
Orynx 7

CO
mnt goat and sheep 5 (in the draw)

MT
mnt goat/sheep 7

Utah
mnt goat 3
sheep 3
elk 8

AZ
elk 8
sheep 8
deer 8

NV
sheep 3
elk 3

ID
mnt goat 1

NH, VT, MN moose 6-8 times each

PA & Kentucky elk 5-7 times each

This is off the top of my head. I am sure there are more.
Go for bow tags, and not top choice units. Sure some one has to draw but with odds of 0.5% it is not likely to be you! Odds of 2% sound bad, but they really are 4 times better then 0.5%
Points help though, I have enough that I am going to draw a great tag each year from now on.

Good luck missing cow tags must really suck.
 

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