all I can say is if you have waited 18 years to hunt a decent zone in CA you have wasted an awful lot of time. I just don't understand the mindset behind waiting that long. I have hunted 3 good X zones since 2012 and taken decent bucks in all hunts. Why wait so long? Oh well, your life.
I’ve helped a friend on a G3 hunt and imo it was a waste of time. Fun hunt for sure but definitely not worth the max point time it took to draw and for that matter there isn’t a single unit in the entire state worth the wait. I did something similar as you Wiz and cashed in my points with my dad and had a good hunt and have hunted several times since.Shhhhh! Let them keep applying for G3. There are no other good places to hunt in CA! ;-)
I know a guy who had the same problem!I have points in a few states, some max points. There's nothing wrong with that. The only thing to watch out for is how you approach the hunt when you cash in the points. I've had 2 PREMIERE hunts with max points and ate the tag both times because of expectations. I really put too much pressure on myself and made the hunt much less fun in my opinion. I'm a DIY hunter and going to a new area out of state is always somewhat dicey unless you have a guide or some great intel.
Ahhh the infamous point banking. They tried that one year in CO and abandoned it. If I remember right the main complaint was that it would cause major point creep for the next tier of hunts...OK, i'm coming in from left field on this but it brought up something i've thought alot about and I think it's a good idea..just curious what you guys think. What if DFW allowed applicants to enter the number of point they wanted to use, up to their current max. If a guy has been waiting 18yrs to hunt G3 and it's no longer the hunt you expected, then why not enter the draw and use let's say 12 of your points for X5B and then next year you'll still have 6pts available to use. Had you hunted X5B when you had 11 points, you would still be at 6pts after a total of 18yrs so it doesn't give any advantage I can see. It just allows the max guys an opportunity to bow out and maybe get 2 consecutive X zone hunts after 20yrs of waiting. I don't know, may be this pandemic has allowed me to over think things..? Curious to hear what others think (about the PP topic).
You would see point creep in x zone increase with a very slight if at all drop in high profile regions such as g3 points. Colorado did this exact idea years ago. I wouldn’t be against it even though it wouldn’t benefit me if anything it would hinder me. I personally would like to see California go to a similar draw as Nevada but neither one of our ideas are going to happen in this stuck in its ways state.OK, i'm coming in from left field on this but it brought up something i've thought alot about and I think it's a good idea..just curious what you guys think. What if DFW allowed applicants to enter the number of point they wanted to use, up to their current max. If a guy has been waiting 18yrs to hunt G3 and it's no longer the hunt you expected, then why not enter the draw and use let's say 12 of your points for X5B and then next year you'll still have 6pts available to use. Had you hunted X5B when you had 11 points, you would still be at 6pts after a total of 18yrs so it doesn't give any advantage I can see. It just allows the max guys an opportunity to bow out and maybe get 2 consecutive X zone hunts after 20yrs of waiting. I don't know, may be this pandemic has allowed me to over think things..? Curious to hear what others think (about the PP topic).
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