Elk_Dreemr

I got my 2A/2B antlerless tag for Sep 13-22. Actually perfect for me! It's in my backyard, a time & place to be outdoors, and we're all into meat more than horns anyway. Happy to get it, and our mission is bag a nice cow for all our families. One day I'll hunt bulls. Starting today, I'm prepping for a fall solstice hunt with my buddies. Congratulations to all who drew tags! Hope it's a productive and amazing elk season!

Best of luck to you and your wife. I hope you bring home a monster bull!

So did your tags already come in, or did you only apply for just those hunts? Either way, congratulations, that's awesome! We're still waiting to hear what we got drawn for last Friday. My payment posted just fine that night, why all the secrecy!?

I guess since patience is a big part of the hunting game in general - why should the draw be any different? Think of it as patience cardio.

That's terrible! Sorry to hear that happened to you. I know this entire process is bumpy and full of twisty turns, so until I see that tag I won't count my chickens no matter how tempting!

Not yummy enough for ya? But they use soy ink! 😀

Have a question about hunt party rules. I believe I was drawn for an elk hunt based on the fact that my card was charged $135 on Friday 01 Mar. I listed only myself on the hunt party. Obviously in the event I do kill one, I would have a terrible time trying to pack that out alone. My plan is to bring a couple non-shooter buddies along to assist me in the field and share the experience. Keep in mind they will be with me, but I will be the only one armed with a rifle and I will be the one pulling the trigger. Is this legal?

That's so cool your kids have scored so consistently, the mark of excellent parenting and hunter education from you both, kudos to you! They are very lucky to have parents who can teach them life skills at such a high level. I'll definitely take your advice, you can never learn too much. If I know anything, it's that I've got alot to learn about alot of stuff, not just elk hunting!

How'd you do?

You got that right! How many hunts have you been on?

I'm happy no matter what man! Thanks so much for the great tips and the good vibes. It means so much to me. And yes I agree, home field advantage counts and that's really why I put that on as 4th choice. I've seen them intermittently but it's clear they are generally somewhere else, "out there, somewhere" lol. Did you get drawn?

Music to my ears man! I haven't been able to sleep since Friday thinking about it.

Thank you for the reply. I hope you're right! Did you get a hit on the card?

Thanks, I agree it is possible the 4th was selected...I've been anxiously waiting to find out like all of us have I'm sure. Did you get a hit on your card?

I would hope that my highest-preference choices would come first in any round....but again, I'm still new at all this. I'm realistic about the odds but a Unit 9 or 10 hunt is far and away the way I'm hoping this will go. Fingers crossed!! BTW did you get a hit on the draw?

Elk sushi! Sounds like my kinda fun

I'll be looking for a guide if this works out that way. A really good one, like the kind you could get a trophy with in most cases, and more importantly, be friends with for life.

Don't tease me like that! Seriously I think I'd faint first then get seriously Rambo'ed up next

Non taken, and thank you for asking. Yessir, it is my first elk hunt. I spent my first 19 years growing up the piney woods of TX, then I lived in southern TN for over 20 more years, and have been a resident of AZ for the past couple years. I've taken some really nice whitetails in my life but have never had the opportunity to hunt elk. It's been a lifelong dream and it's so close I can taste it...but still have no idea what I got. It's one of these 4 possibilities, in order of preference as listed on my entry. 1. Bull Elk, 09/27 - 10/03, Unit 10. 2. Bull Elk, 11/29 - 12/05, Unit 10. 3. Bull Elk, 11/29 - 12/05, Unit 9. 4. Antlerless Elk, 09/13 - 09/22, Units 2A and 2B. The reason for 2A/2B is because that's where my ranch is. It's truly my last resort entry. I figure I could probably get an OTC tag and save my 2 points if it came to that, but I put in on there anyway because I liked the dates for a permit hunt and its right out my back door. But if I drew a tag from one of those trophy units, I would be overjoyed. Trip of a lifetime!

BAHAHA Yep you got me!

It's not my first draw, but it is the first time I've gotten a hit on the card. The whole experience is unnecessarily nerve-wracking, that much seems to hold true whether you get drawn or not apparently lol. Thanks for the reply!

That eases my mind tremendously, thank you!!

I hope they're only re-doing the draw for people whose cards didn't go through! My card was hit for $135 on Friday, still no tag or info on the site. If they refund my money I'm gonna be devastated.

I know, but some problems stand the test of time. After all, you noticed it!

The only result I got was a charge on my card in the amount of $135 last Friday, 01 Mar. I called and asked which permit I was drawn for, and they said I would know "within 2 weeks". Excited to find out, but anxiously waiting 2 more weeks to get info they already seem to have is a bit much. But good news is I'm so close to fulfilling a lifelong dream - going on my very first elk hunt - somewhere!