Some other things I'd tell 18 year-old me:
- You'll gain money and status in your career when you stop chasing money and status in your career and instead just try to be as helpful as possible to your employer, coworkers, and clients.
- You'll gain friends and social influence when you stop...
Swallow/kill your pride. I'd be lightyears ahead of where I am now if I'd have figured that one out sooner.
Pride is at the root of an enormous number of bad decisions. Why do people buy things they can't afford and live outside their means? Maybe because they're too proud to admit they're not...
Antlerless results are available through the portal. Dad drew what should be a good cow elk tag. Nothing for me, but I didn't try very hard (this year is busy enough).
I have been driving myself crazy all day trying to figure out why I didn't draw a third choice that the reports seem to indicate I should have drawn. I have a question in and will see what they say if/when they respond.
My odds are so low that I feel nothing at all.
My application strategy was "go big or go home" thanks to lucky draws elsewhere. I expect nothing. I'll either get what I expect, or be pleasantly surprised. Not bad either way!
There were roughly 1,100 - 1,200 leftover last year. Almost 800 were resident junior mule deer. Besides that, ~300 mule deer and ~100 pronghorn, mostly archery.
I got lucky and drew a bighorn ewe tag.
Turns out I'm not bankrupt or poor - in fact, I'm feeling pretty rich right about now. Life is good. Nothing beats sheep hunting!
Utah has a new contractor running the draw this year, so I'm not going to get my hopes up too high based on dates from previous years.
I would love to see results this week. As a resident, my odds this year are in the realm of "bad but not absurd." I should have around a 7% shot at an elk tag...
I don't like APRs and would only support them for a short duration after a die-off.
I hunted on a 4+ points unit for deer not too long ago. I had a pair of bucks at 200 yards - a very small 4 point and an old and large 2 point. I'd have been very happy with the old 2 point, but couldn't legally...