Recent content by BigChiefJ

Drawing early most likely means being disappointed earlier.

Do you know if they follow normal rounding rules for the 84:16 tag distribution?

1.) I understand that the landowner tags come off the available quota before the draw process. Does the WG&F post the actual number of non-res landowner tags actually issued each year for each unit and license type? I don't know if they publish a list, but I emailed them last year and they...

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I went special and any bull close to the road better watch out!

I bet odds for special antlerless elk just got way better.

You're looking at this all wrong. NR Special Elk is about $2000 of free meat!

Thank God the Elk–Full Price License still comes with fishing!

I believe portage is a natural right and should apply in every state. Of course laws about navigation and flowing waterways are also about as clear as mud in most states. :)

I believe you need a badge from the Department of Defense to hunt there. They list the requirements on their website. In the past I hunted a closed base in East Texas with a contractor. His badge allowed me to hunt as his guest.

I could probably own a helicopter if I didn't fish and hunt! :) Regarding public land, I think an aircraft can only land on a designated runway. It's similar to how most public land requires vehicles to stay on established roads/trails.

Do we really know how much a point weighs? I do know 144 points would be a gross. :)

Have you looked at New Mexico? You need to read up on the TPWD system to see how it works for the future. There also might be cheaper private land hunts in the Hill Country, but that could be more feeder hunting than spot and stalk.

Did you do something bad in a past life? Just kidding! Lubbock wouldn't be a bad place to live. It's hot and dry or come to East Texas for hot and wet. The hunting is pretty good but it's going to be on private land. Of course New Mexico isn't very far for small game on public land. You will...

When you apply in Wyoming, I believe they run the preference point draw first and then the random draw. This is only for your first choice. That means if you didn't have enough points to draw in the PP draw, you have another chance for the tags allocated to the random pool. You cannot pick to...