2025-26 Season plans?
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npaden
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Currently firming up plans to hunt red stag and possibly fallow deer in New Zealand this July with my son for his senior trip.
Really hoping to draw a Colorado bear tag and go after one of the monster bears we have been getting on trail camera the last couple years in September.
Will be doing crossbow for both mule deer and whitetail in October here in Texas.
Really need to look hard at using up my points for deer and elk in Colorado. I'm in no mans land with too many points to just burn them but would like to get them used up so I can start using just a point or two every year or two and drawing late season tags for our place in Colorado.
Would like to hunt pronghorn in Wyoming. We don't quite have the points but came close last year in the special. This fall is going to be a little different with my son starting college. Not sure if that is going to be easier or harder for him to take off to go on a hunt.
I'm actually getting enough points that I'm actually going to have a chance to draw something in Arizona, Utah and Nevada. 13 points for pretty much everything in all 3 states. Maybe lightning will strike and I will draw a OIL tag.
Really hoping to draw a Colorado bear tag and go after one of the monster bears we have been getting on trail camera the last couple years in September.
Will be doing crossbow for both mule deer and whitetail in October here in Texas.
Really need to look hard at using up my points for deer and elk in Colorado. I'm in no mans land with too many points to just burn them but would like to get them used up so I can start using just a point or two every year or two and drawing late season tags for our place in Colorado.
Would like to hunt pronghorn in Wyoming. We don't quite have the points but came close last year in the special. This fall is going to be a little different with my son starting college. Not sure if that is going to be easier or harder for him to take off to go on a hunt.
I'm actually getting enough points that I'm actually going to have a chance to draw something in Arizona, Utah and Nevada. 13 points for pretty much everything in all 3 states. Maybe lightning will strike and I will draw a OIL tag.
Bowhuntrben
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It seems like every year I have grand plans of burning points and doing special hunts, but at this point I always come back to the feeling that if I do one of these hunts with my points (or take my Dad with his points) that I am taking opportunities away from taking my sons hunting with me. My hunts this year are focused on maximizing opportunities to take them.
Hunt opening week of archery deer at home in MN. Also hunt the week of the first firearm season at home in MN. Hoping to be able to take my two oldest boys with me on at least parts of each of these hunts.
Right now hoping to take my oldest son on a hunt in New Mexico as part of a combined family trip. I don't think he'll be old enough during the application period, so I'm thinking we will do an OTC bear hunt since he'll be old enough by the time the hunt starts.
I will also possibly put my son in for some hunts in Washington since it's cheap for youth, even if odds are terrible. Might also put him in for some Texas hunts.
I'll also likely take my son out for the youth hunt and/or regular firearm hunt in Wisconsin.
For myself, I will continue to build points in Colorado and Wyoming. Maybe I'll get around to using them some day when my boys are older.
Hunt opening week of archery deer at home in MN. Also hunt the week of the first firearm season at home in MN. Hoping to be able to take my two oldest boys with me on at least parts of each of these hunts.
Right now hoping to take my oldest son on a hunt in New Mexico as part of a combined family trip. I don't think he'll be old enough during the application period, so I'm thinking we will do an OTC bear hunt since he'll be old enough by the time the hunt starts.
I will also possibly put my son in for some hunts in Washington since it's cheap for youth, even if odds are terrible. Might also put him in for some Texas hunts.
I'll also likely take my son out for the youth hunt and/or regular firearm hunt in Wisconsin.
For myself, I will continue to build points in Colorado and Wyoming. Maybe I'll get around to using them some day when my boys are older.
Wildabeest
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WY General Elk
WY General Deer
WY Antelope Draw
MT Big Game Combo Draw, 0 points
WY General Deer
WY Antelope Draw
MT Big Game Combo Draw, 0 points
In for everything here in Wyo and shooting for the moon on all first choices with a high potential of general only, which I'm A-Ok with.
NM: In for Barbary and Oryx.
AZ: Javelina and quail.
KS: Deer if I draw. Birds for sure.
Missouri: Squirrel and fishing float trip. The spawn loves this one.
I'll be doing a lot of bird hunting and training with the pup, will do a dedicated Sage Grouse trip here in Wyo. Blessed to be living relatively close to really good bird hunting. As usual I'll do a few weekend trips in SD, NE, and KS for birds.
NM: In for Barbary and Oryx.
AZ: Javelina and quail.
KS: Deer if I draw. Birds for sure.
Missouri: Squirrel and fishing float trip. The spawn loves this one.
I'll be doing a lot of bird hunting and training with the pup, will do a dedicated Sage Grouse trip here in Wyo. Blessed to be living relatively close to really good bird hunting. As usual I'll do a few weekend trips in SD, NE, and KS for birds.
thusby
Well-known member
Burn my 9 Colorado elk points and never reenter the game in that state.
Kansas goose is probably in the cards.
Kansas goose is probably in the cards.
Burning CO points as it doesn't seem worth accumulating anymore given the deer and antelope trophy class is getting worse by the year (generally speaking for high PP units)
15 Deer Points
20 Antelope points
OTC Archery Elk
OTC Turkey
thinking about wasting money on NM Elk draw just cant figure out choices with units that I would have a snowball chance in hell? seems most units are 0% from research?
Points for WY antelope and elk
15 Deer Points
20 Antelope points
OTC Archery Elk
OTC Turkey
thinking about wasting money on NM Elk draw just cant figure out choices with units that I would have a snowball chance in hell? seems most units are 0% from research?
Points for WY antelope and elk
TheGrayRider
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Alaska dall sheep backpack hunt (Brooks Range) - 198 days, 17 hours, and 52 minutes, but who is counting?
Very blessed, grateful, and thankful to return to bighorn sheep country again. The training continues…Truly magnificent animals in wild, amazing places.
Happy hunting to all, TheGrayRider a/k/a Tom.
Very blessed, grateful, and thankful to return to bighorn sheep country again. The training continues…Truly magnificent animals in wild, amazing places.
Happy hunting to all, TheGrayRider a/k/a Tom.
xebadir
Member
Been waiting a while to cash in some points. It’s a varied list for this year, so we’ll see.
WY General elk, should draw.
Wy Cow Elk - looking at at a type 7 so roll the dice
Wy Antelope - spent last year so taking a chance to see if I can pull a random.
Wy deer point
Bonus points in MT
MI elk chance (because eventually right)
MI spring Turkey
ND whitetail
MI whitetail close to home.
Of course dreaming about pulling a super, but like that’ll happen.
WY General elk, should draw.
Wy Cow Elk - looking at at a type 7 so roll the dice
Wy Antelope - spent last year so taking a chance to see if I can pull a random.
Wy deer point
Bonus points in MT
MI elk chance (because eventually right)
MI spring Turkey
ND whitetail
MI whitetail close to home.
Of course dreaming about pulling a super, but like that’ll happen.
el unit
Well-known member
MT elk and deer for 2025
AK moose, MT elk and deer for 2026
AK moose, MT elk and deer for 2026
The_Yuki_Yama
New member
South Dakota West River deer
California Black Bear
California Blacktail/Mule deer
May join my father on his South Dakota Bull Elk if he decides to go this year
Apply for Antelope in South Dakota and Montana with 25% draw odds in my chosen unit with my number of points.
California Black Bear
California Blacktail/Mule deer
May join my father on his South Dakota Bull Elk if he decides to go this year
Apply for Antelope in South Dakota and Montana with 25% draw odds in my chosen unit with my number of points.
how many sd elk pts for your dad? Ain’t ever a sure thing. Or landowner?
The_Yuki_Yama
New member
Around 12 I think? Have access to great private land in H9A which is a much easier draw than the public units where I shot this bull about 15minutes into the season... still not technically a guaranteed draw but pretty darn high odds.
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Good deal. Having private in those edge units would be awesome. Makes it a lot easier to draw for sure.
