Thought on New Mexico draw process

[BigChiefJ]

Draw Results this week?

Unlikely because there's still harvest reporting deadlines for the seasons that ended 3-31.

 

[roadrunner]

Unlikely because there's still harvest reporting deadlines for the seasons that ended 3-31.

Doesn't matter, I've got crappie on the brain right now

 

[BigChiefJ]

Doesn't matter, I've got crappie on the brain right now

Crappie are a good thing to have a lot of. I have the boat running, now I need to use it.

Based on them posting results on Wednesdays, I would guess the 13th would be the soonest. I assume we can still delete our applications.

 

[Bigfoot 1]

Draw Results this week?

It’s generated by computer, no reason it should take even more than a week after the deadline if you ask me. Good luck.

 

[roadrunner]

Crappie are a good thing to have a lot of. I have the boat running, now I need to use it.

Based on them posting results on Wednesdays, I would guess the 13th would be the soonest. I assume we can still delete our applications.

Yeah, my boat is ready. Hasn't been on the water since November. Thinking about doing a little prospecting this weekend. The last couple of weeks have been seasonally mild, so water temps may almost be about right.

 

[mossback50cal]

Oh I won't give up. Now I care more about my kids drawing. My son has been 0-fer his first few years. But, hopefully this is the year! He drew the Bosque turkey hunt, so maybe that's a sign of times to come! The draw anticipation can be just as exciting as the hunt.

 

[mossback50cal]

Yeah, my boat is ready. Hasn't been on the water since November. Thinking about doing a little prospecting this weekend. The last couple of weeks have been seasonally mild, so water temps may almost be about right.

Thinking about pulling the boat out of hibernation this weekend also. I didn't get to go to the lakes last year, was dealing with a medical issue. So, it's a long time coming this year.

 

[NMbuster]

I think the draw typically is completed quickly, what take a lot of time is the validation and audit process. You would be surprise at the deadbeats that can front money for their hunts, not pay their child support . Or the number of felons that applied that should not have. Or the MI hunters that drew but their card expired. The list is long, give NMDGF the time they need. Remember when it would take months to find out if you drew?

 

[roadrunner]

I think the draw typically is completed quickly, what take a lot of time is the validation and audit process. You would be surprise at the deadbeats that can front money for their hunts, not pay their child support . Or the number of felons that applied that should not have. Or the MI hunters that drew but their card expired. The list is long, give NMDGF the time they need. Remember when it would take months to find out if you drew?

Yeah. I remember the days when you didn't know until a tag showed up in the mail, in July, and you drew an elk bowhunt for Sept.

 

[Bigfoot 1]

I think the draw typically is completed quickly, what take a lot of time is the validation and audit process. You would be surprise at the deadbeats that can front money for their hunts, not pay their child support . Or the number of felons that applied that should not have. Or the MI hunters that drew but their card expired. The list is long, give NMDGF the time they need. Remember when it would take months to find out if you drew?

I see your point.

“Deadbeats”, felons, expired cards and etc. is all in a computer also and can or should be incorporated into the process. You could even enact regulations where if you are knowingly one of the aforementioned and you haven’t made amends before you apply and are drawn then you are ineligible for any hunt for the next three years. This is not like taking out a mortgage and waiting to close on a house.

 

[mossback50cal]

Yeah. I remember the days when you didn't know until a tag showed up in the mail, in July, and you drew an elk bowhunt for Sept.

Or antelope in August...