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Hunter recruitment is actually down. License sales are up however. It’s just a little game the state agency’s are playing as Pittman Robertson money is divied out based on license sales numbers. Notice how a lot of states now sell you a combo fishing/hunting license? That’s because they get you with two checks on their numbers then. Also a majority of states now requires NR to purchase a hunting license to apply. This is to also increase the license sales numbers. I am counted as one hunter, but I buy licenses in 11 different states each year, most of which are fishing hunting combo licenses so that counts me as 22 different “sportsman” if you just go off license sales.

Not quite. During the first round bonus pass, if person has 10 points and 12ae takes 15, they have no chance at it, if their second choice is 35 and that takes six, then they get the tag. The random draw part hasn’t even occurred yet thus they never ever had a “hail Mary” for the 12ae tag.

There’s a 28 nosler browning that just came up for sale. Buy that. You can kill anything in the country with it and it’ll shoot just as good as a CM.

I know I’ll lose my job if I take the last week of October, first week of November off, AND the second week of November. 13a is latest so I went with it simply because if I happen to draw I’ll have a week to get home and put out fires

13a rifle or bust for me. I’ve got Utah and Nevada muley tags, muskox in Alaska, and Wyoming bison so it’s the first time in my entire life where I didn’t put a more realistic 2nd choice but I literally can’t make another tag fit this year. Unless it’s 13a rifle

You can always go south in that unit. The coues aren’t “pockety” in the southern part. Easier to glass so you’ll see coues deer. If you’re looking for a giant or bust, then you can hunt up in the pines but you’re gonna be up against a pretty big task. Most of the big coues that come from the pines are either killed over salt or atleast found on a cam over salt and then glasses for. If you won’t be around to run cams you’ll be better served to drop down into the desert in my opinion.

I ordered a Daniel defense blackout with a 9” barrel and pinned suppressor to make it legal. Won’t see it till this fall but it should be fun!

We bought a chest freezer at Walmart for $190. Cheaper then most good coolers. Run it with a 2000 watt Honda. Then I don’t have to idle my truck all day. It doesn’t do fridge but like they said you can freeze jugs and rotate them through your coolers. Haven’t been on a camping hunt without it in the last 10 years.

Thanks for the heads up Kev!

Bear spray.

How many points does your wife have?

Cool!! Congrats! Come back and let us know how it went!!

You can kill a bull like that in any unit in AZ. Pick one you can get to easily and scout, draw it and go hunting.

Essentially it just takes the refuges ability to manage their own refuge and puts it in the hands of the state. It has good and bad points. The Charles M Russell NWR in eastern Montana has always had the deer season close two weeks earlier then the Montana state season to give the bucks a chance to rut. They also prohibited doe harvest as they didn’t think the population was at management objective. This bill “aligned” the refuge with state regs thus crushing the one remaining public land area in eastern Montana with decent muley hunting. It’s not all roses.

Congrats Bob! This will make an even 20 for me for deer and elk. The one state I’m hoarding them in for some reason!! Too much going on for me. NV and UT primo deer tags for me and Alaska muskox and WY buffalo so my fall is tapped out!!!

How did this hunt ever turn out for you Redman?

This is fricken awesome!!! Keep us posted on it!!! Busy fall for you guys!!!

I drew that one in Montana last year! Not complaining! Draws have been very very good to me over the years, I am just impressed with your point portfolio!! I got into the game a little late to ever force draw on top tier tags anywhere so I’ve focused on 4th-5th tier type hunts across the west and have gotten pretty lucky along the way! Good luck with the deer draw. I think you’ll have a lot of fun either way!

Some people look up to sports stars or political figures. With those bonus point numbers, you are officially my new hero!!! I think you’re on to something. I’ve spent a little time on the kaibab but never on the strip. I think you can kill every bit as good of a buck on the late kaibab and have a lot more fun doing it. I think the biggest reason most people kill on average smaller deer in there then the strip is because more people put mega time into a strip hunt because they know they need to. A second thing is I think most people don’t know the difference/ can’t pass up a high 170’s buck so they run across one a lot quicker on the kaibab then on the strip. That’s just my uneducated 2 cents

Do you have one less then max? I would expect a LOT of guys to have the same idea as you. I’m assuming you’ll put a strip hunt first choice so I would put whichever is easier as you second. If you’re two less then max or more I’m thinkin you’ll prob need to draw in the random.

When will these be available? Just ordered a 3-21 S&B Exos but this would fit the bill and weigh less but I gotta have it by early July.

Tried lots of calling. Not sure if we missed the rut or what. We went down for a few days Labor Day weekend to scout/hunt. Saw some cows and little bulls. Then, going off friends in Utah’s recommendation of when the peak of the moose rut was we went the first week of October. I called in one little bull to about 150 yards across the river, but I think he was more just curious. Spent 4-5 days calling and never did call one in or hear a moose make any noise at all. Killed mine on a small island and he was on it with another 35” bull and two cows. Funny thing was the day before we had lunch about 200 yards from that island and spent a solid 1.5 hours calling while quietly eating lunch. I know without a doubt those moose where there the whole time and didn’t even stand up to look. I wouldn’t bank on calling them in. That being said I might just suck at it.

Another pic floating mine out. I’m so jealous of you right now!!! Literally the funnest hunt I’ve ever been on!!