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Western States Draw Deadlines: 2017

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shaynew1
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I be in fo 75 w no points. I'll have an otc elk tag if I don't draw Gila. But I will.
Lungblood
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I admire the confidence. What are those Gila odds, roughly?
shaynew1
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I think using last years numbers 16b nonres archery 2 was ~3.somethin

dont know why i have 18 in my mind
GottaRide
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Time slipped up on me. I got in yesterday for an "any season, any legal weapon", private land cow tag in Colorado Unit 63. I am in no man's land with 6 preference points. $500 for a cow tag is kind of hard to swallow.
shaynew1
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You just better kill one and have $500 worth of elk to eat.

and just double checked...its 4.4%!
AgEng06
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shaynew1 said:

I think using last years numbers 16b nonres archery 2 was ~3.somethin

dont know why i have 18 in my mind

Ha, I was trying to look at goHunt for your odds and wonder WTF I was doing. Makes sense now...
Lungblood
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Would you say you're normally a lucky person, when it comes to chance drawings and such as.
shaynew1
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i worry ive spent all my luck on tricking my wife into marriage and a laundry list of frivolous things like foot races and golf bets
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shaynew1 said:

You just better kill one and have $500 worth of elk to eat.

and just double checked...its 4.4%!


That is the kicker. I am very fortunate to be able to hunt the family ranch and almost always fill my tag. That eases the pain considerably.
GottaRide
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My cousin just texted that he found an elk kill last night and this morning saw the lion leaving it when he went back to put a camera on it. Hopefully I will have some pictures to share in the next few days that will help kill the time until September.
AgEng06
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Be sure to initially post that the pics came from NE Texas...
Lungblood
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So... I'm working on a t-shirt design... Whatdya think?






AgEng06
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Lungblood
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What size do you want?
Lungblood
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I feel like the toned down color scheme paired with the message says.... "classy, but aggressive".
shaynew1
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Sleeveless merino blend?
stdeb11
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Me like it
Lungblood
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shaynew1 said:

Sleeveless merino blend?


I'm trying to keep sht simple.
shaynew1
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One high hit complete pass through. Jungle. Sailed one over another one.
Lungblood
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Pigs: 4

Shay: goose egg

Wax on, Wax off Danielson
shaynew1
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My spirits remain high. All the arrows have flown beautifully and I think I haven't collapsed when I've shot.

Won't be long. And I'll have to order some more broadheads. I mean...have a picture of a dead one.
GottaRide
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This is where I hunt. My cousin said that the cat moved the carcass because golden eagles had found it. I asked about the temp and he said that the camera was in full sun and it was actually about 65 degrees.
shaynew1
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He delivers!
Lungblood
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Nice cat pics!
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shaynew1 said:

My spirits remain high. All the arrows have flown beautifully and I think I haven't collapsed when I've shot.

Won't be long.


Well that's good. Just remember to aim low.... Like 1/2" under the heart. Those little bassterds will duck worse than deer, imo.
GottaRide
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I started a new thread on it. I think these pics were deserving.
shaynew1
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Ya ten pages in I doubt many people would have seent them.
Lungblood
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Thinking about applying for Nevada now. I have about a week to decide.

I feel like I could get a cheap flight into Vegas and drive to elk or muley country in under 3 hours, just based off a quick bit of research. Anyone here have any Nevada insight?
AgEng06
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goHunt always has really good strategy articles about each state, but they're behind the pay wall... You got an email address?

Here is a short writeup from toprut.com (a free site)... http://www.toprut.com/news/2017/04/03/comprehensive-look-at-nevada-draw-odds/

I will also add, if you haven't looked at toprut.com yet, you should. Their Google Earth unit maps are really good.
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I think you're going to be waiting quite a few years for elk in Nevada. Deer seems drawable within a couple of years or even in one year on certain units.
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I've clicked around TopRut.com a few times in the last month. While not as clean as goHunt it seems like a great source. The draw odds made sense and the unit info and maps are great. Very nice for free. It seems like I would only miss goHunt's strategy articles and giveaways if I let my subscription run out.

stdeb11
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Thanks for the toprut recommendation...not sure how I hadn't stumbled across that till now. Seems like a good site with lots of free information

Edit: Meant thumbs up emoticon
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I apply for sheep in Nevada and get points for deer and elk. I plan to cash in on those points many years down the road (10-20). There are some archery deer hunts with good draw odds around 5 points. Draw odds for Elk are just terrible.

Some of the best desert bighorn hunting is around Vegas. I look at my sheep application as a donation, but it's fun to dream about that Vegas/Sheep Hunt vacation.
Lungblood
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AgEng06 said:

goHunt always has really good strategy articles about each state, but they're behind the pay wall... You got an email address?

Here is a short writeup from toprut.com (a free site)... http://www.toprut.com/news/2017/04/03/comprehensive-look-at-nevada-draw-odds/

I will also add, if you haven't looked at toprut.com yet, you should. Their Google Earth unit maps are really good.

I'm prob about to pull the trigger on a sub... and yes, I have found some of the toprut articles as well...

Lungblood
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Water Turkey07 said:

I think you're going to be waiting quite a few years for elk in Nevada. Deer seems drawable within a couple of years or even in one year on certain units.
Yeah.... I've figured that out... I'm mainly interested in an "easy" to draw archery mule deer tag... near Vegas.
 
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