When you’ve missed all your draws
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I went 0/16 on primary draws...worst draw season ever for me. Expected to draw atleast 1 or 2 of them. Several were not hard to draw tags 30+% but law of averages didnt pan out i guess. Luckily i live in Wyoming and have a solid backup plan, hopefully find few more deer hunts to plug november and december holes, like to add a phesant hunt also.
AggieHunter
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I missed two 80% odds tags!
EYJONAS!
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I must be doing something wrong to not have 16 chances
There’s no way I could have waited til 2:19 to check my results.
This isnt the look at all my tag page this is the "why do the tag gods hate me" page...lol. nice tags you will have a great season!
Work was crazy and I finally got away to check in the bathroom lol
I realize that now... and almost feel bad... But i truly do feel your pain and this is the best results I have ever had.
P.S. I do feel that I cheated this year being a group leader and having a woman and a disabled vet in the group going for 80% of the same tags
LCH
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Let me think about it.. I went 4 for 13 this year. Not too shabby I guess, even if 3 of the 4 were 100% odds.
Keeptrying
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Wife and I are 0/4. Not looking good.
For goodness sake we have to draw something!
For goodness sake we have to draw something!
Right? I’ve managed to not be drawn for a single species in a single zone in 7 years. So it was always OTC hunts for me.
thusby
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Double down on hunting local! I'm waiting on Montana antelope and if that doesn't work, then I am in the same boat.
Plan to hunt waterfowl more often and its been awhile since that was my focus, so should be fun. Might even make a pheasant trip to the Dakotas.
Plan to hunt waterfowl more often and its been awhile since that was my focus, so should be fun. Might even make a pheasant trip to the Dakotas.
8andcounting
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Me too .
BuzzH
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I think this scenario gets more and more common. I hope the moron residents that show up every once in a while in Wyoming screaming about LQ for all deer and elk tags take a look at the draw odds.
Drawn a lot of tags over the years so I'm not complaining, but the numbers don't lie.
Chad Gus
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I, once missed drawing a tag that ended up having 99.2% odds (995 tags 1003 applicants) i never get my hopes up about drawing anything
Same here. I’ve had max elk points in Nebraska since the points started, never drawn. Missed a deer draw in Nebraska with resident odds like 95%. Last year missed a 100% antelope unit in Wyoming. 0/12 this year. After Nebraska draws I’ll be 0/16.
Hopefully all the years of OTC will make me a better hunter, or cause me to throw in the towel. Either way seems ok right now.
ashersdad
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Just updated my spreadsheet and looks like our family went 14/99 this year. Nothing I would consider primo tags but it'll be a busy Fall. Oldest son drew antelope tags in OR, UT, and WY.
44hunter45
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I'm skunked this year. Focusing on getting my granddaughter her first deer. OTC.
Duck-Slayer
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The first year I applied in a new unit archery tag, 25 tags 27 applicants. I didn’t draw 
sometimes you just gotta take it with a grain of salt....
Matt
sometimes you just gotta take it with a grain of salt....
Matt
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