MassNTrash I put in for Moose, sheep, goat, antelope, deer, elk, and bison all on january 5th lol i couldnt wait so you are free to apply whenever you like.
>The highlight for me was applying
>a couple of my buddies
>for only the second time
>and they drew....
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>31-1 RANDOM
>45-1 RANDOM
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>What are the odds of a
>that? (1% and 4% respectively!)
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Congrats hk3m. I got lucky too....unit 2. I guess my vacation schedule just got fixed for the next 8 months or so. Anybody out there hunted 2 in the last few years?
Draw Odds up...looks like a lot of the premium areas took hits and tag numbers were lowered such as 31, 100, 124 etc. For example my area gave out 29 total NR tags last year, this year 19. Also, the reg draw for 113 gave you 50% better draw odds than the more expensive special draw...go figure!
Unsuccessful all choices . . . I couldn't really hope for the bull tag, but I had started to let myself daydream of a second choice cow. Oh well, I guess I will start planning an antelope hunting trip. That doesn't sound too bad!
A friend and I drew Unit 45 elk!! Going to bowhunt first and if necessary come back for rifle. Hoping to get out there for a scouting trip in late August!!
That 79 was from the random draw...124 doesn't have enough tags for the random draw just like some of the sheep tags...same w/ the special random draw. But there was 1 issued in the reg preference point draw and 2 in the special preference point draw. Like I said tag quotas have dropped in a lot of the good areas.
LAST EDITED ON Feb-21-12 AT 07:20PM (MST)[p]30 Hart is right on the button. There were no tags available in either of the random draws because there was only 1 tag available in each of the PP draws. The only reason 2 were issued in the Special is obviously that a party of two were selected for the one available tag, which caused that second tag to be given out. Unless guys put in for 124 hoping to draw a PP and draw their second choice, I can't understand why you would even waste your time putting in for a unit like that.
No luck here. Looks like the unit I've been applying for several years had the odds go through the roof compared to previous years. Seen several posts here on the unit, so its not a surprise, but goes to show you how publicity can make drawing odds go down. Oh well, one more pref point to add to the collection. Probably need to change my strategy next year.
Drew unit 31 also as a random! Can't wait for the hunt! Thanks Delmag! Any pointers or success photos from 31 would be great to start getting the blood flowing!!!
LAST EDITED ON Feb-22-12 AT 10:55PM (MST)[p] Never mind, it was already explained by TOPGUN, Maybe I should read all of the posts the first time through