23 swing for fences tag

[Kiwi]

I’m focusing on my son this year.

Applied for a long shot AZ buck elk tag which I definitely don’t expect my son will draw.

Applied for a limited entry WY elk tag which I do expect he will draw, unless the draw odds go crazy.

 

[hank4elk]

My fence is close...

 

[ccc23454]

My fence is close...

I hope you and rio get lots of time outside that fence just simply enjoying it!

 

[MuleyMB]

Be all my resident Wyoming only this year!! A Billy tag would be sweet, on a plus note get to start with a LQ turkey

 

[Beignet]

Middle Fork Salmon launch permit for early August.

My buddy got one for the Selway in mid June! I think the averaged odds are like 1.56% for that river. Hoping for a normal runoff this year.

 

[Zim]

Sadly, these days just about every tag out there qualifies as swinging for the fence. In the 90’s & 00’s I drew great random tags virtually every year. That all ended in 2012 with a NH moose. Since then it’s been hunts in preference based systems only. Like this year I got one hunt I should draw, WY gen elk with 5.33. Once again, preference based. That hunt has a two month window, so I can afford to draw some overlap hunt. Will be trying, but expecting nothing. A sheep tag anywhere would work. 25+ points in several states. Hasn’t mattered even when squared. Can’t imagine a guy entering on the ground floor.

 

[rogerthat]

Montana big horn ram! I can feel it!

 

[perma]

I just want to hunt elk in good weather.

 

[BirdManMike]

My buddy got one for the Selway in mid June! I think the averaged odds are like 1.56% for that river. Hoping for a normal runoff this year.

I was a big loser for the dozenteenth (or so) year in a row.

 

[Deleted member 52098]

I put in for a nearly un-drawable NM unit. Treated the application fee like a raffle tag. Plus NM is awesome, so happy to contribute to the state

 

[Beignet]

I was a big loser for the dozenteenth (or so) year in a row.

I still haven't drawn the dang Smith River permit in nearly as many years.

 

[Chad Gus]

Early season arizona elk tag, hopefully burn them next year on a late rifle hunt

 

[Duck-Slayer]

Hoping for a general WY elk tag w/ 4 pts. Gave no money to NM this year, that I have not done in over 10 years. Not giving CO any money either. Trying to decide if I should apply for ID moose for the 20th year, literally…. Got 13 WY antelope points I should burn if WY elk is a no go, NV will hopefully give me another early deer tag ….. be July till I’m fully sure of my plans though,
Matt

 

[338win]

First year for a while that I didn't donate to Nm

 

[TheTone]

My buddy got one for the Selway in mid June! I think the averaged odds are like 1.56% for that river. Hoping for a normal runoff this year.

It’s a fun trip, some really technical water. The year I did it we launched June 29.

 

[Beignet]

It’s a fun trip, some really technical water. The year I did it we launched June 29.

Nice! Any idea what the gauges looked like then? I initially looked at our dates for last year and had a freak-out, having forgotten about all the rain. I believe we’re June 13 this year.

 

[TheTone]

Nice! Any idea what the gauges looked like then? I initially looked at our dates for last year and had a freak-out, having forgotten about all the rain. I believe we’re June 13 this year.

I just checked the paradise gauge and it said 2.3. It was getting low fast that year. I know some people that had a July date that year and they didn’t go

 

[cgasner1]

Hopefully pull something outside of Montana this year putting in for so quality units though. If not I’ll probably start chasing unicorns this year

 

[Shangobango]

The highest odds last season for the hunts I applied for in NM this season were about 4.5 percent.

If I don’t draw there the Wyoming antelope tag I will apply for is about 4 percent in the special random.

I just found out I drew a turkey tag for a certain WMA close to home that runs about 5% odds. This is the second time I drew it in 3 years.

I kind of feel like I already won for 2023 hunts.

 

[JohnCushman]

Seems like a general elk tag in WY is swinging for the fences anymore.