Looking for advice on a rifle mule deer hunt for 2016 or 2017 for the wife and I and 2 daughters. I have 1 pp in CO, we each have 1 pp in WY. We will hunt antelope again in WY this fall, 2015, and then I am thinking of skipping that in 2016 and just getting Antelope pp, and hunting mule deer instead. We have never hunted mule deer. A friend has given me a lead on an area in WY to hunt mule deer that we can possibly draw with one pp. We would likely go there, but I am looking at other options for the next year and beyond.
Anyway, my question is, would you guys recommend me continuing to buy pp in WY, MT, and CO for all of us just to have for future hunts 5-10 years from now? I don't see us saving them for 10 years, more like build 3-4 then use them. Should we consider buying general tags in MT with 0 points for the in-between years? For distance purposes, I am only looking at MT, WY, CO and maybe NE. Someday I would like to hunt for a truly big mule deer but for the first few hunts we would all be thrilled with what you guys call an average buck. Thanks for any help guys!
Anyway, my question is, would you guys recommend me continuing to buy pp in WY, MT, and CO for all of us just to have for future hunts 5-10 years from now? I don't see us saving them for 10 years, more like build 3-4 then use them. Should we consider buying general tags in MT with 0 points for the in-between years? For distance purposes, I am only looking at MT, WY, CO and maybe NE. Someday I would like to hunt for a truly big mule deer but for the first few hunts we would all be thrilled with what you guys call an average buck. Thanks for any help guys!