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Point creep in Utah (every state) will continue for all species and weapon choices. It is a mathematical certainty.

There are so few non-resident tags for these species none of this really matters. You are kidding yourself if you think you are going to draw one of these tags except for a minuscule fraction of nonresidents with the most points. Even if they go to bonus points or even some multiplier it is a...

I saw NM Paul drew Unit 34 he is going to be asking for everyone's sweet spots. I drove through a couple months ago so I will help him out.

Just found out I am going back to the Valle Vidal for my fifth hunt (I have never had the tag) to help a friend on the muzzleloader hunt. WHEN I finally draw it, I will be dialed in :). Two weeks in the Gila with my tag and one week in the Valle Vidal - more than I could have hoped for. I just...

Two weeks in the Gila with bow in hand.

In hindsight I think I would do a Euro, but that ship sailed. Thanks for all the input.

Good work!

My taxidermist is asking how I want my moose mounted form/position? I know I want it looking straight on but not sure about other head positioning. Anyone have a picture or form they think is a good idea? I have no idea where I am hanging it but someday, I hope to have it over a large stone...

Member, Iowan, took this beast.

Three 16A antelope rifle tags. One archery elk Valle Vidal tag. One RC Oryx tag. For my family/friend group. Draw odds have decreased a bunch since that time. I prefer to spread them out - give my group one great tag a year and I am more than happy.

The wolf in captivity reminds many of us of our beloved dogs. The wolf is clearly exhausted and appears to be in pain. For all practical purposes it is being tortured like a Russian held prisoner. Most people do not support torture. The wolf was run down by a snowmobile. Most of us believe in...

Seems straight forward to me - this guy is a stupid POS. He makes humans look terrible. I am all for regulated wolf hunting (I have legally killed one) but running them down on a snowmobile does not seem like fair chase. Thank goodness someone had the courage to turn him in and hold him...

My guess is it will be on the 24th. This is the year I draw my dream tag (ok another dream tag).

Ban non-resident shed hunting and non-residents pheasant hunting - just give us a few more elk and mule deer tags.

I was raised Catholic, attended Catholic school for 12 years, was an altar boy for six years, converted to Evangelical Lutheran through marriage, have been the church president twice, and believe that religion teaches us to generally be good people. Ushered at Easter service yesterday. The...

If there are an odd number of tags, how do you know how many are bonus versus random?

That was the biggest surprise to me - I thought they would double the late season archery tags. Low impact, low success, but likely still enjoyable time hunting. Interesting option for some low point holders (non-residents with 0-15 points) to at least be able to hunt. Might even clear a couple...

Shortly after midnight on April 24th emails will start.

I believe all the auction, raffle, etc. tags should go to the draw system - that said we should all be prepared to pay much more for our licenses. We should all (residents especially) be willing if not eager to help pay much more for the cost of wildlife management and habitat development...

Will pay it gladly to eliminate most auction tags.

I agree that Farmington NM is a sleeper of sorts. I spent some time there when I hunted 2C and it was nice. I am staying in Iowa but hope to visit Alaska and a western state or two annually. I can hunt deer October 1 to January 10, pheasants late October to January 10, turkeys April and May...

From a pure hunting standpoint, I like New Mexico - chance to draw a great tag and use your third choice for a good hunt. Lots of terrain diversity, option to buy landowner tags, warm weather, etc. There are no doubt drawbacks to New Mexico. For me it would be about finding the right town to...

I think statically we all know someone in that group by no more than two degrees of separation. About 5% of the towns in Iowa have fewer people than that hunting group.

If it has been closed, I would have had a much longer walk for sure but would have still gone on my hunt. This is not the only access to the roadless area. Again, I was more shocked they allowed access at all. Not at all surprised they closed it. We all known how much public ground is land...

If you owned that ground, would you allow the public to cross it? No, you would not. Frankly when I hunted there, I was surprised they allowed it at all.

If you can't beat 'em join 'em. If it is such a sweet deal get in on it. Buy some overpriced land that generates little to no revenue, maintain it year around, pay the taxes, etc. You will enjoy hunting for a couple days each year for your work and investment. Dig deep and find a way.

New Mexico has been good to my family/friend group. We have had more tags in New Mexico than all other states we apply in combined by a long shot - like 10:1. Wyoming has second place locked up with all other states way back in line. We caught the tail end of the 'good ole days' and have had...

Thanks for all the messages. We had a great hunt. We drove the 130 early Friday morning and saw 100+ elk. We did not see many bulls until the loop took us back towards Cloudcraft. The turkeys were sounding off and we saw 200+. A few mule deer - I think I saw a whitetail deer - is that possible...

Iowan shared this photo along with a great hunt story in the thread, "Hike Near High Rolls / Mountain Park".

I had a really nice conversation with the young lady in charge of licensing. They know they have a problem with the non-resident moose point system. They think converting to a bonus point system is one solution. People with really high points do not like the idea which I can appreciate. I view...

I just received an email that our Oryx hunt this weekend will be delayed a bit - not hunting on Friday due to activity on the base. This gives us a little time to kill on Friday morning. Can anyone recommend a moderate hike/trail near High Rolls / Mountain Park which is where we are staying...

I take this a compliment - the damn women I work with are superstars. In fact, I should put one of them on this.

The harvest on the Henry Mountain Archery Bison hunt was 0% yet the Hunter Satisfaction Rating was 5 - that is awesome that they had a great hunt yet did not harvest. I suspect that means they were into bison just could not connect. The BCLC hunt likely they never even saw bison. BI6509 Henry...

The one with the kicker is my brother's bull. He is 62" with some cool character. Mine is just barely over 60". We thought my brothers bull was older too - I do not know if it matters but he was with two other bulls (fighting) and he looked grey compared to their brown. We were with Renfro's -...

I stopped buying the moose points and did just that in 2023. I do agree that I completely wasted that money on Wyoming moose points. The moose below were killed on an OTC type tag with no guide. The amount I spent on moose points in WY would not cover the airplane costs and new gear I bought...