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    Trash tag excitement

    If I survive this year, I’ll apply for even more trash tags next year! Was fortunate to make hay in the pre-internet days, experiencing some of the best hunts in the US. But the reality is those days are long gone. Luckily everything is relative. I mostly enjoy the challenge of whatever is...
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    Trash tag excitement

    I applied for a pile of trash tags this year but still failed to draw. But good thing as I just got a new job with training week of 9/8 then heart surgery 9/26. I’d have been wasting my money with any tag. Alls well that ends well.
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    Let them expire? Wyoming Sheep points.

    I bailed with 5 points along with most others back in the year they jacked nonrefundable fees. Easy decision. At 9 your only hope is they morph the system to a hybrid 50/50 preference/random or something similar. I think that is inevitable, as many other states have done. Me, I wouldn't...
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    Let them expire? Wyoming Sheep points.

    Hell no.
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    What are your 2025 Hunting Plans

    New job begins Sept 8th. Heart procedures Sept 26 & Oct 26. Was fortunate to not draw anything this year. Whitetail hunt Illinois November with my new xgun because doc says I should not draw my bow until wire in artery heals. Have no idea if new job will allow me to hunt much. 😂 2025, the...
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    Question about buying preference points

    LOL, All I can say is I feel lucky I jumped in full force in 1996. Got to ride the paper application train for about 5 years before all the social media & internet applicant numbers exploded. Drew more than my share of slammer tags every year while I was fit. Then was able to stretch my...
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    Question about buying preference points

    Beware there are plenty of states that are more than happy to sell you points you will never get to use due to their depleted NR quotas. Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Maine & Wyoming sheep/moose come to mind. You missed the boat by about 25 years.
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    Nevada Draw/Results 2025-2026

    Gr8banana:
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    Nevada Draw/Results 2025-2026

    You answered your own question in the 1st & 2nd paragraphs as well. You are not missing anything.
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    44Hunter45 semi live climbing stand hunt

    I’m 6’-2”, 250# and converted over to LW & XOP climbers exclusively about 20 years ago. Way, way safer than stix & fixed stands. I wear a safety harness full time yet have never slipped in those 20 years.
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    Nevada Draw/Results 2025-2026

    NV Bull tag on 6 is like a tiny fraction of 1% chance. Totally unrealistic for the typical applicant. I know because I apply for the five lowest quality, best odds hunts, regardless of weapon. Randy mirrors my opinion. Says it in his videos. Just a fact of ground floor life.
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    Elk Week 2025 - Nevada Elk Hunt

    I was fortunate enough to draw a NT archery tag in 2006. That was the best elk hunt in my life to date. I scored a 350” but was in bow range of two giants. 15 Years later I was able to help an Idaho guy to an area where he took a 399”.
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    Nevada Draw/Results 2025-2026

    The return on investment for ground floor applicants in both Nevada & Utah is just not worth it. There are far better places to invest, such as Canada or in random draw states like NM. That’s just a statistical fact, not an opinion.
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    Velvalok Antler Preservative - 2 Pack

    VelvaLok Velvet Antler Preservative 19589-111001 $70 Free Shipping The ONE and ONLY velvet antler preservative on the market that sets, dries, and preserves natural velvet while getting rid of bugs. Just spray and walk away! Preserves velvet in 72 hours! Non-toxic and safe to handle - no...
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    Happy Preference Point Day!

    I won three in Wyoming!
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