Hi Inyo hunter, I'm not against anyone who wants to put in for the Goodale hunt, that's thier choice . All I'm saying is, I personally have been against the late rut hunts from the start,including the J-12 hunt. Yes my wife drew the tag 4 or 5 years ago, she had max points, so she put in for g-3, her choice, not mine. I haven't ever put Goodale on my tag since the start, my choice. I've had the closest of friends draw the tag, and helped them. The point of my posts, and there have been many, is if you ever saw the number, and quality, of the bucks on that winter range before the late hunts , and saw what it has become,it would make you sick. Go ahead and use your max points, thats your choice, I just think if the bucks made it through the general season, they ought to have a rest. G-3 is not a trophy hunt, it's an opportunity hunt. Yes it would be nice to have more opportunity, but the way to do that is for the DFW to go back to the North American Model of Big Game Management, and focus on the problems that are keeping the numbers at such a low level. But thats a different story, Inyo hunter I'm not against you , or any other person with max points, but I can have a different opinion, and voice it too! That's what these forums are about.
Good Hunting
Brownie