Yes, they cover each state over the course of the year and you can see which units are within reach for your point levels based on historical draw odds. They also cover opportunity hunts which might not require any points.
if you have onx give HF a look.
Very good points. I was a member of Hunting Fool for one year back in 2010 and did not renew because I was not yet at a phase in my hunting career when I could leverage the information. I was also a member of GoHunt from 2017-2020 and only canceled because I am living overseas for 3 years. GoHunt’s filtering tool is far superior to Hunting Fool’s website. That said, picking up the useful aspects of Hunting Fool through an onX elite membership is a bonus. It is evident HF is working to improve their user friendliness in filtering information, so it may get better. I will see how things go with HF over the next couple of years and decide whether or not GoHunt is a worthwhile additional expenditure then.
Thanks for that insight!Listening to a recent Backcountry Hunter podcast the CEO of Hunting Fool explained that 6 months of their magazine is focused on difficult to draw units in each state, and the other 6 months is focused on opportunity scenarios to get people out hunting sooner rather than later.
The Hunt Backcountry Podcast: 269 | Tag Draws, Preference Points, and Hunting Opportunity on Apple Podcasts
Show The Hunt Backcountry Podcast, Ep 269 | Tag Draws, Preference Points, and Hunting Opportunity - Feb 17, 2021podcasts.apple.com
You need to call and ask for it. They then email it to you...
Or if yo just 'say' you drew cuz you want the list bad enough.
The call list worked great for me once in 2008. I tried it again a few years later and it is more like you describe and I ended my subscription. It's great to get good information but bad information can cost some valuable days in the field if your not careful. I think there's going to be a lot more people calling for the list now and former tag holders may be less likely to give information.Or if yo just 'say' you drew cuz you want the list bad enough.
Utility of the list of names and phone numbers is marginal to medium at best in my extensive experience using it. Always amazed when I draw a primo tag how many guys best advice is some dang motel they thought was great. And those guys wanna keep you on the line all evening for no useful reason I can figure. Also get some pretty decent intel but a lot of chaff to sort through to get there. To be fair, have had a lot of great hunting discussions with some super serious hunters come from the list as well.
Thanks!
You need to click on the option at this link and establish an account with Hunting Fool. When you click on the Hunting Fool logo, it will automatically populate that you are an elite member of onX and the expiration date of your Hunting Fool web based membership will mirror the expiration date of your onX Elite membership.
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