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I killed a big 2x3 that was 25 1/2 inches wide so your guess on the spread is probably conservative at 23. Great find!

Big respect for that wildlife officer. Earned his money on that one, and then some! That's the kind of guy you want backing you up if the shtf!

I liked that guy for his strong opinions, even when they differed with mine, which was rare. Nonetheless if you can dish it out and not take it when its served back to you, you probably need to go.

Remember the screw up where some people didn't get entered in the draw? Game and Fish determined that issuing tags to the applicants that did not get included in the draw would have no biological impact and did just that.

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They will take care of it, but that still sucks. That being said, I've never heard of any failure whatsover on the carbon/wood composite stays on a Kifaru.

Hence the name!!! Way cool man, great pics!

Nice to see everyone agree about Duwane! He is a super nice guy and a heck of an outdoorsman.

I'd be happy to throw some guesses your way! Congratulations on your tag! Pronghorn hunts in Arizona have been some of my absolute funnest hunts. Good Luck!

The draw generates random numbers. The ones with the lowest random numbers get drawn. If they can't fill the tag they go to the lowest number next on the list that applied for that hunt. Not that complicated with a decent database and query functions.

Sounds like they need a "Friday Night" butt whipping!

I'm all ears! Please share your mathemetician's conclusions.

Our state has a combination of a preference point system and a bonus point system. I personally don't think there is anything wrong with the draw rules per se, but the way they execute it could certainly use a little polishing up! The bonus point round where the 20% is set aside acts like a preference point system. If you have more points than anybody else who applies, you get drawn, period. This right here pretty much should shut the mouths of all the people who say "I've waited this long, blah, blah, blah". If you truly have more than anybody else applying you get your tag!!! The one/two pass and 3-5 pass, the other 80% part of the drawing is truly random so anyone who is a resident can pretty much draw any tag in the State, with the exception of a few of the sheep hunts and maybe bull bison. Otherwise, if you are lucky enough or have enough points to get lucky, you can get drawn. It's like a lottery, or drawing, or raffle, or any other game of chance where there are certain trends that can be predicted to some degree but you must recognize that there is an element of CHANCE, fairness goes out the window!!! The way I see it is there are a lot of people who have no clue how the draw actually works, so when they get lucky a couple of times, they almost come to expect certain outcomes, when statistics and trends say otherwise. If they only understood what their actual chances were, I doubt as many people would be getting so worked up about not drawing and creating threads like this to vent.

Bummer! Glad I got to see him under a little tent at the Paradise Casino outside of Yuma about 10 or 12 years ago. True legend!

Preference is when they take the ones with the most points and they draw tags, no randomness whatsoever. Basically you are waiting in line. Point creep is the issue here and if you don't start with enough points you might not ever draw. With bonus points the computer assigns a random number to each bonus point and the computer uses the lowest number in the draw. You don't get extra tickets in the bucket. You get extra chances for the computer to randomly assign you a low enough number to be successful in the draw.

When Jr tags are $50 vs $135 you're darn right!

I drew a bison tag for July so I know I am going to be using a lot of vacation time for that. Didn't want to get caught with my pants down drawing a great bull elk tag with little to no vacation time to scout or hunt so I decided to wait it out this year and get a bonus point only. All is not lost however...my wife drew a cow tag so this will be a great learning experience for her and teaching experience for me. Hopefully we end up with some meat in the freezer one way or the other!

Nice Pics Ike, good luck!

I used Cabelas during the Spring draw. I had to do the math to determine if I got drawn, but it did hit the first day. It didn't show on the account activity as a tag hit until the charge actually posted a few days later. Normally without temporary authorizations your credit limit minus balance due will be your available credit. If your available credit is lower than the difference between credit limit and balance due you have a hit!

I've been hit on day two on WF.

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My wife got a tag! 23N general antlerless! We are thankful to our Graceful Lord for this and every other blessing!

As a Pope and Young Member, I like the change. I highly encourage anyone who hunts with a bow to become a member! They are our largest voice.

I've been in the field with Adam and his family and they are as safe as anybody can be. This can happen to anyone at anytime. Great reminders Adam! Thanks for the heads up!

Looks great! Big congrats on some excellent trophies.