I’m just not feeling it !!!

brutus54 · Jul 24, 2023

Is it just me or is anyone else not that excited this year about the Leftover and Reissue sale and the upcoming weekly circus. I’m just not feeling it this year like the last few years. I hunt the northwest and I’m just not that excited because of the lack of critters I’m seeing. I did get lucky and draw a deer tag. I was going to go and camp and hang out with friends and family and have a great time no matter what anyway. But It’s kind of fun to try to get a Pronghorn tag or see what else is available. Or maybe help somebody else grab a tag. There’s a lot of people that didn’t get tags in the northwest. And I think it’s gonna be really tough to get one of those reissue or leftovers in that area. I mean it used to be like a high every Wednesday at 11 o’clock I needed that anticipation fix. ?

fallguy · Jul 24, 2023

I lost my excitement when they did away with random populating and went to the Wednesday morning fastest internet race and a system that cant handle the instantaneous load.

D_Hoyt · Jul 24, 2023

I've tried the reissue for a few years now without ever getting through the portal. Granted, I was chasing better permits. I don't plan to play the game this year.

LeeWoiteshek · Jul 24, 2023

Lack of quality tags, and the chance to get one isn't making me happy. I'm now at 6 points as a resident, in which I have been putting in for what was a 4-point unit. Sadly, I don't think that particular GMU is worth 6 points. As I've participated in the last 12 draws for that GMU I'm going to have to look elsewhere.

1989Cohunter · Jul 24, 2023

I’ll probably give a shot for if it’s convenient. I won’t be doing like I did last year and stop my day for 15 minutes just to try. This system is hard to not get burned out on.

ORIONTHEHUNTER · Jul 24, 2023

If CPW cared about wildlife and not the money they wouldnt reissue tags for the northwest corner this year

cowhitey · Jul 24, 2023

Don't worry brutus54. That first Tuesday before the leftovers go on sale you'll be feeling it. I'm willing to guess you'll have plans to be in front of a computer Wednesday morning for at least 15 minutes.

Good luck getting the tag your want.

AZGuy · Jul 24, 2023

Only people I know that have scored decent tags have been at the at the local archery shop and the employee was gracious enough to continue to hit submit and they happened to get lucky a few mins in.

fallguy · Jul 25, 2023

AZGuy said:
Only people I know that have scored decent tags have been at the at the local archery shop and the employee was gracious enough to continue to hit submit and they happened to get lucky a few mins in.

I haven’t figured it out yet. There was one tag I really wanted last year so I drove an hour to a restaurant that had fast internet but still struck out and there was a handful of tags for that hunt code.

CPW staff actually prefers random populating but the commissioners over ruled them and thought the current cluster was a better idea even though I’d bet none of them ever went through the exercise of frustration on Wednesday morning.