Struck out on buck and doe tags for the speed goats. My son drew 2 elusive doe whitetail tags, but that's it. Kind of expected it with the tag cuts, but still a bummer.
While you are building points make sure you apply for antlerless tags this year. That should give you a good baseline for physicality and let you learn the unit you may be hunting for later on.
I’ve always applied for a bull bison tag in Wyoming around the Tetons. Odds are dismal, at best, and with as expensive as the NR tag is, it almost makes more sense to go buy a reservation or Ted Turner ranch hunt. But, that’s a discussion for another thread I guess. Fed up with the low odds I...
I’m a long time lurker but don’t do the best job at posting up any of my adventures, but I’m working on changing that. This is a few months overdue, but better late than never!
My oldest boy is a hunting fool. He’s tagged along on waterfowl hunts since he was about 3, ran trap lines and...
Get out and hunt! If that means a female tag, and you are content with that, do it. My 9 year old boy drew a ewe tag in the Pecos in New Mexico this year. We had an absolute riot.
I'll keep the backstraps and tenderloin and take care of them myself, but I don't want to mess with the other cuts. I can handle an antelope, deer, or elk, but I don't even want to try to tackle a bison!
No. But, if you don’t play the game you have a 0% chance of drawing. I drew a NR cow bison in wyoming this year, and my 9 year old son drew a ewe RMS tag in New Mexico (trying to build my 10 replies so I can post that story 🙄). Granted these are both female tags it makes me feel slightly better...
I also drew a unit 2 type 4 tag! I'm really excited, but also in a bit of a pickle. My 9-year old son drew a youth-only bighorn sheep tag in New Mexico. I'm going to need a 3rd job just to afford the tag fees.
A lot of it just depends on how bad you want to hunt. It seems like each year point creep increases, the cost to play increases, tags remain flat or decrease while applicants increases. These factors and more have switched my mindset to hunt as often as possible. Sure, I have a few true OIL...