2022 (16) NR Points...here are my choices

crcountry · Apr 19, 2022

#1: 194,196 Archery Dec
#2: 081 Archery Nov
#3: 071-079 Archery Nov
#4: 194,196 Nov Rifle
#5: 231 Oct Rifle

If I had my wish, I'd just rather have my 1st or 2nd pick...but, I'd also like to hunt this year, so I listed all 5. Secondly, although I'm a bowhunter, I'd rather not hunt in the heat of Aug....I'd rather hunt the rut in the cold.

I'm guessing my choices are a bit irregular in nature, but I'd be happy with any of them.

Lastly, I'm a suburban archery hunter....In fact, I hunt within city limits here in Maryland. Is the Reno hunt a real residential hunt? Do tag holders knock on doors and wait these bucks out, or is hunting in the Reno limits illegal?

Homer · Apr 19, 2022

We all wish it was 1985….

iluvrax · Apr 20, 2022

crcountry said:
#1: 194,196 Archery Dec
#2: 081 Archery Nov
#3: 071-079 Archery Nov
#4: 194,196 Nov Rifle
#5: 231 Oct Rifle

If I had my wish, I'd just rather have my 1st or 2nd pick...but, I'd also like to hunt this year, so I listed all 5. Secondly, although I'm a bowhunter, I'd rather not hunt in the heat of Aug....I'd rather hunt the rut in the cold.

I'm guessing my choices are a bit irregular in nature, but I'd be happy with any of them.

Lastly, I'm a suburban archery hunter....In fact, I hunt within city limits here in Maryland. Is the Reno hunt a real residential hunt? Do tag holders knock on doors and wait these bucks out, or is hunting in the Reno limits illegal?

I drew your 4th choice, as my 3rd choice with 16 points, as a nonresident a couple years ago…
Good luck!!!

Killcarp2 · Apr 20, 2022

194/196 does have some private land but you won’t be getting permission to hunt on it. Plenty of public to hunt there though.

buckhorn · Apr 20, 2022

crcountry said:
#1: 194,196 Archery Dec
#2: 081 Archery Nov
#3: 071-079 Archery Nov
#4: 194,196 Nov Rifle
#5: 231 Oct Rifle

If I had my wish, I'd just rather have my 1st or 2nd pick...but, I'd also like to hunt this year, so I listed all 5. Secondly, although I'm a bowhunter, I'd rather not hunt in the heat of Aug....I'd rather hunt the rut in the cold.

I'm guessing my choices are a bit irregular in nature, but I'd be happy with any of them.

Lastly, I'm a suburban archery hunter....In fact, I hunt within city limits here in Maryland. Is the Reno hunt a real residential hunt? Do tag holders knock on doors and wait these bucks out, or is hunting in the Reno limits illegal?

You should list your choices in order of odds to draw.
Hardest to draw first choice and easiest to draw last choice.

Of the hunts you listed the area seven late archery would be your easiest and most likely to draw.

The two any legal weapon hunts that you listed are the hardest to draw so in reality you wasted your last two choices.

To maximize your chances of drawing one of the five choices you chose, the correct order on your application according to demand (Draw Odds) should be:

1- 194/196 any legal weapon
2- 231 any legal weapon
3- 081 archery
4- 194/196 late archery
5- Area 7 late archery

If you just want to hunt archery you should apply in this order:
1- 081 archery
2- 194/196 Late archery
3- Area 7 Late archery

These hunt choices are not necessarily in order of quality but in order of demand according to the NDOW draw statistics.

maddog58 · Apr 20, 2022

You never know what can happen for sure. I drew a MD tag at .6 of 1% to draw

fullcry · Apr 20, 2022

For me personally 231 is incredibly overrated.
Way to many tags. Way to many landowner tags.

buckhorn · Apr 21, 2022

fullcry said:
For me personally 231 is incredibly overrated.
Way to many tags. Way to many landowner tags.

Another thing that often gets overlooked are the number of Junior Deer tags given out!

BGnight · Apr 24, 2022

194/96 would be a great hunt. Plenty of places to hunt and get away from people even though it's right above Reno. I'm putting in for the muzzy hunt. I live here so it would be super easy to scout a ton. I've been out shed hunting quite a bit and while I haven't seen any monsters, there's tons of deer.