Here is some analysis on the 2011 Non-Resident Bighorn Sheep draw:
Total non-res permits: 64
Random non-res draw: 10
Pref. Pts. (PP) non-res draw: 54
This is the same number of non-res bighorn permits issued in 2010.
Of the 54 PP non-res draw, the distribution across PP classes is:
PP / Draw
16 / 4
15 / 24
14 / 19
13 / 2
12 / 5
<=11 / 0
Of 32 sportspersons with the MAX of 16 PP going into the 2011 draw, only 6 applied, drawing 4 permits. It will be interesting to see how many of the 26 who did not apply for a permit will enter the 2011 PP-only draw to carry their MAX points over to 2012. Applicants with 16 PP were assured of drawing in any unit, with the exception of Unit 19, where 2 permits were issued against 4 applicants.
Of 137 sportspersons with MAX-1, or 15 PP, at least 48 applied, drawing 24 permits (it is not possible to tell how many with 15 PP applied in Unit 19, since only applicants with 16 PP drew in that unit). Applicants with 15 PP were assured of drawing in any unit, with the exception of Unit 5, where 13 permits were issued to 34 applicants, Units 10 and 22, where 3 permits were issued to 6 applicants in the aggregate, and Unit 19, where the 2 permits issued went to applicants with 16 PP.
Of 154 sportspersons with MAX-2, or 14 PP, 33 applied in Units 1 thru 4, drawing 19 permits.
Good luck to all who drew permits in 2011. For those of us who did not draw, the good news is that the 64 drawn in 2011 will be gone from the system for 2012!
HT