Good luck! And in spite of what you may have heard, they have been good on the table so far.
Breast like Canadian, thighs like chicken and saddle meat taste like really good beef roast.
I had heard mostly bad things about the taste prior to killing one. Having a breast mount done, looks nice and leaves money to go hunt them a few more times.
Those are fun to hunt! I've got to try it with my recurve!
Nicely done!
Vdo84, I'm not sure of the actual odds, but it's not bad at all. In NC, you may have to skip a year, but very possible you can draw with one try.
All were shot out of the air. There are 5000 tags and I believe 15-20 thousand apply.
I have drawn 2 times out of 3 tries. We apply as a group. I believe that you can have up to 5 in a group. If one draws, all of group draws. Only downside, if group is larger than tags remaining, no one draws.
Got Swan back from taxidermist. This is a very economical mount, leaves money for more trips! Sorry, could not get photo vertical.
Mounted by Acorn Grove Taxidermy in Rocky Mount NC.
I was wondering the same on the draw odds?? I have gotten a tag here in ND for the past 5 years and filled every year. Should have put the one on the wall with a 82 in wing span looked like a pterodactyl. And I know tags are normally left over every year.
Revharvey
Actually hunted with Mike and his guys at Conmans this hunt and in 2013.
Yes, highly recommended.
James
Scroll up a bit and see info on draw. Never leftover tags in NC.