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I have two questions related to the elk draw that I'm hoping somebody here can help answer. 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...

Looking for a little help. Applied for a few super tags this year for the first time. I thought the results were due on or before 2/15. Where do they post the results? I checked my online account and doesn't say anything.

Did everyone get their NR elk applications in? It is ridiculous that the NR's need to put in months before the seasons/tag allocations are even finalized. But that is another thread discussion in itself. Post up if you put in for the regular or special this year and if that is different than...

Here is a pic of my son’s late season bull. He was fortunate and drew the one available NR tag in the regular draw with max points. We didn’t get the snow and cold that we had hoped for, and the bulls weren’t moving much but we still hit it hard and covered a lot of ground from before light...

Any of you locals that have been able to get out scouting want to offer your thoughts on how the elk antler growth looks this year compared to other years? Are you seeing above average development with the wetter than normal fall/winter/spring? I know there has been a lot of speculation that...

I’m posting this in both the AZ and NM forums to since it applies to both. I’m looking for some suggestions for lockers & taxidermists in the Alpine, Eagar/Springerville, Reserve, Socorro area. One of my sons and I have elk hunts that are pretty close together. I have an AZ archery elk tag in...

I’m posting this in both the AZ and NM forums to since it applies to both. I’m looking for some suggestions for lockers & taxidermists in the Alpine, Eagar/Springerville, Reserve, Socorro area. One of my sons and I have elk hunts that are pretty close together. I have an AZ archery elk tag in...

Looking for some advice regarding the 56 or 59 late Type 1 elk hunts. My oldest son has max points and this would be his only chance to ever draw a late season migration hunt. Can either of these hunts be done DIY without horses? I know most of the area within these units is Wilderness and...

So looking at some draw statistics. I noticed that many of the units don't have the correct number of tags available for the NR draws. Are non-resident landowners pulling some of these tags out of the pool before they even get to the draw? Here is one example - unit 40 type 9 elk. There were...

I haven’t posted stories or pics for a while so thought I would catch up and post up some bucks from our past couple seasons here in SD. In 2018 my family didn’t fare very well in the draws and I was the only one to pick up a tag for a mule deer here in SD. My middle son Spencer picked up a...

I'm a NR with 13 elk points. I have been interested in archery units 1, 3A/3C, 10, 27. However with point creep it doesn't seem like I'm ever going to catch up to having enough points to draw. Here are the minimum points needed over the past 4 years in each unit: 1). 11, 14, 14, 15 3A/3C). 10...

Now that we are most of the way through the application season I noticed that my family (three sons and myself) is likely on track to break 1,000 preference points this year!! I have a spread sheet that tracks 176 applications in 8 different states that I put us in for (two of those states ID...

Anyone get their refunds credited to their card yet?

Reminder that the 31st is the deadline to purchase your 2016 annual license. If you didn't have a big game, fishing, or small game license in 2016, then you will have to pay $40/species for every preference point. If you want points for both deer and elk this will cost $80. If you buy a...

My son will be a senior in high school this fall and I'm looking at where to put him in for multiple species. I'm leaning toward one of the Uintas units for his Mountain Goat application. The problem is that he has commitments until the last two weeks of October. Is the last two weeks of...

Finally getting around to writing about my Region G hunt from last fall. For nearly 15 years I had been trying to draw a limited late season migration hunt. I was able to get in on the preference point system the first year and had hoped that with max points I would eventually be able to...

I am pretty proud of my son. He is attending college at Montana State University but this year he decided to try getting in a little hunting between studies and work. He was originally going to focus on deer hunting on Montana?s opener Saturday but Thursday night he was out looking for grouse...

I was downloading some pics from my cellphone today and came across a few pics from my 17 year old son's late season muzzle loader deer hunt here in South Dakota. His hunt was the month of December and we had a great time together on his last season before heading off to college this upcoming...

I just got back from my rifle hunt in 16B. It was a tough hunt (solo backpack hunt) but had a GREAT time. I was able to scout the week before the season and located a nice 7x8 360 class bull and watched him both Wed & Thurs nights before the opener. However, Friday night a pack of wolves came...

Is anyone else having problems with the on line application system? I tried Saturday, Sunday and again this morning and keep getting "internal error" message.

I got the following email last night while visiting my in-laws: Dear BRIAN HEIDBRINK Congratulations! We have recently completed a limited issue drawing for the BLACK HILLS BIGHORN SHEEP Season. Your choice, <<SChoice>> was successful. If you applied using the online application system...

I don't want this thread to get into a debate about the whole SB196 issue relating to tag allocation policy, but I do have a question on how it is being implemented. I am doing research for this year?s applications and as I was going through the youth bull elk hunts. I noticed something that...

My 12 year old son Kyle was pretty excited going into this past fall hunting season. He had been on a couple ?Mentored Youth? hunts here in South Dakota when he was 10 and 11 but they only allowed harvesting of does. He has also tagged along with me and his older brothers on several of our...

My taxi is ready to start working on my full body pedestal mount for my 2011 mountain goat. I know what pose I want and we are going to get a form picked out in the next couple days. Since this may be the only goat I ever harvest, let alone get mounted, I want to make sure I do it right. My...

My taxi is ready to start working on my full body pedestal mount for my 2011 mountain goat. I know what pose I want and we are going to get a form picked out in the next couple days. Since this may be the only goat I ever harvest, let alone get mounted, I want to make sure I do it right. My...

I am looking to take my 16 year old son on a good mule deer hunt before he graduates and heads off to college. He currently has 4 preference points and we have two seasons left before he graduates. I have been looking at unit 30 2nd season and unit 40 3rd season. He should be guaranteed to...

This is my 15 year old son's best buck to date. We had hunted hard all day on the opener in spite of the fact that he had the flu. By the end of the day he was pretty run down and pretty sick so he decided to stay back and hunt about a mile from the truck while I took my other two boys farther...

Can someone please clarify the youth eligibility requirements for me? If I read the regs correctly, you are eligible for the youth hunts if you turn 12 before the end of the hunt and if you don't turn 18 before Feb 12. If this is correct then the system is unfair for youth that have a birthday...

My fall hunting schedule was pretty busy this year highlighted by a 5-week long hunt that included a youth ibex hunt, a Colorado mountain goat hunt, and a 16D rifle elk hunt. After successful hunts for the ibex and mountain goat I had 7 days available to scout before my elk hunt began. After...

My 15 year old son Spencer drew one of the youth ibex tags this past summer. Needless to say we were both very excited to have this great opportunity to hunt such a unique animal. However, there was one glitch in drawing this tag, and that was the fact that I had also drawn a Colorado mountain...

Finally getting around to posting pictures and story of our muzzy antelope hunt in 50/52. First of all, I want to thank AZhunter for contacting me and giving us info on a couple of his productive spots. Lance and his family have shot some real nice goats in this unit. We had a great time on...

Wondering if there is cell phone service in the Mt Massive / Mt Elbert areas. I will be gone from home for 5 weeks on three differnt hunts including a G-17 goat hunt. My anniversary falls right in the middle of this 5 week trip. Would like to call my very understanding wife on our...

My son drew a youth ibex tag. We don't get to see many ibex mounts up here in South Dakota so I am looking for ideas on how to mount his ibex if he is successful. Would any of the past successful ibex hunters be willing to post pictures of their mounts? Open to all options - shoulder...

I drew my first mountain goat tag this year and my son drew an ibex tag. For those of you that have been lucky enough to harvest these, how was the meat and what do you recommend to do with the cuts (burger, sausage, steaks, etc)? Was the meat gamey? Tough/tender? Dry/moist? We butcher and...

The backdoor method is now up. Dad and I drew Unit 76 archery. This will be our 4th time in the unit as NR's. Not sure how I will manage my vacation time though. I got VERY lucky and drew a NR goat tag in G-17 with only 2 preference points a few weeks ago. Wasn't expecting that to happen...

Check the back door method this morning. Says "2011 - 567 NON RES MOUNTAIN GOAT". Does this mean I drew? I thought in the past that a 500 series number meant successful.

I'm pumped!!!! Just got an email from NM. My son drew der-1-144 the 5B youth deer hunt Nov 24 - 28. Now I'm glad he didn't draw his Colorado tag!!!!

I have been doing some application research for a youth antelope hunt for my two sons and have a few questions that some of you MM members may be able to help me out with: 1. I see there is only one mentor/youth hunt available (unit 29 Selected Ranches). There are only 10 licenses. How does...

I wanted to thank everyone on this forum for all their help. I am a veteran rifle and archery hunter but just recently took up muzzle loader hunting this year. I spent many hours going through threads on this sight learning as much as I could about muzzle loaders and it saved me lots of time...

I have paged through the proclamations a couple times and can't find where they address how the draws are conducted in terms of 1st choice, 2nd choice, etc. My question is - Does Utah look at everyones 1st choice before going to any applicants 2nd choice? Or, do they look at an applicants 1st...